Become a Member

Membership Types

Members are divided into three types:

Ordinary Members – companies or businesses with primary interests within the recreational or light commercial boating industry. These members hold full voting rights.

Affiliate Members – organisations that have an interest in the safety, sustainability and/or development of the recreational and light commercial boating industry and include government agencies, volunteer marine rescue groups, boating clubs and associations, regional development groups and service groups. These members do not have voting rights.

Life Members – individuals that have given outstanding service to the Association and have been awarded the honour of Life Membership. These members hold full voting rights.

Membership Categories:

Ordinary Members are divided into three primary divisions:

• Retail and Service Division
• Boat Builders and Marine Manufacturers Division
• Marina and On-water Tourism Division

Members may be involved in one or more that one of these Divisions and may register in each division appropriate to their business operations.

The following chart provides an outline of marine business activities under their primary categories.

Membership Fees:
Membership fees contribute only to the basic administration of the Association, and the Association relies on other sources of income to ensure that the industry is promoted, developed and represented. This may be via sponsorships, funding and through the success of events and promotions. All of this is hard, time consuming work undertaken by a small staff.

Membership fees fall due annually on 1 January. Currently there is a standard fee paid per member. In 2006, a new membership fee system will be introduced.

Ordinary and Affiliate Members will pay a base membership fee to assist with the cost of administration of their membership and to cover the contribution paid to the AMIF on their behalf.

In addition, Ordinary Members will pay an additional fee for each primary division that they are involved in to assist with the costs associated with servicing the needs of that particular aspect of the Industry. In some cases members may be involved in all three divisions.

In this way, members that are involved in only one category contribute to the activities of the Association pertaining only to their business focus, and those that have wider business interests contribute more broadly towards activities that assist their wider interests.

It is in the interests of members to ensure that they do contribute membership fees in accordance with the scope of their business.

2008 Membership Pack and Application Form