Margaret River RSL

4. Objects
4.1 The League is established for the principal purpose of promoting the interests and welfare of former and serving members of the Australian Defence Force and their
dependants and for this purpose has the following objects:
(a) To assist and care for the sick, elderly and needy by providing, or assisting
to provide, pensions, benefits, accommodation, medical treatment, rehabilitation and other forms of welfare.
(b) To establish and accept trusts having for their object the welfare and benefit
of any member of the League, its Branches, or Sub-Branches, or of any member, or ex-member, of the Australian Defence Force, or their dependants.
(c) In furtherance of any of the objects of the League, to make grants to and
give assistance to such persons, trusts, groups, associations, societies, institutions or other organisations and authorities and to establish such scholarships as the League may, from time to time determine.
(d) To perpetuate the close and kindly ties of friendship created by mutual service in the Australian Defence Force or in the forces of nations traditionally allied with Australia and the recollections associated with that
experience, to maintain a proper standard of dignity and honour among all
past and present members of the Australian Defence Force, and to set an example of public spirit and noble hearted endeavour.
(e) To ensure the preservation of the memory and the records of those who suffered and died for the nation; to ensure the erection of memorials to their
valour and that they have suitable burial places; to establish and preserve in their honour, ANZAC Day, Remembrance Day and other commemorative occasions.
(f) To promote the defence of the Nation, and guard the good name, interests
and standing of serving members of the Australian Defence Force.
(g) To support serving ADF members at home and abroad and actively assist them in their transition to civilian life, especially if they are detrimentally
affected by their Defence service.
(h) To support Police overseas veterans with appropriate assistance and encouragement to join the League.
(i) To encourage members of the League and citizens to serve the Nation with
a spirit of self sacrifice and loyalty, supporting constitutional arrangements
that promote a stable and progressive society.
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(j) To maintain a national association, non-sectarian, and in relation to party
politics, non partisan.
(k) To enunciate, from time to time, its policy on national questions and to encourage members of the League, its Branches and Sub-Branches to abide by, support and actively carry out such policy so far as is permitted by law.
(l) To establish, maintain, furnish and equip premises, information bureau, libraries, literary, social, educational and benevolent institutions for the benefit and advancement of members of the League, its Branches and SubBranches,
and to print, circulate and publish such papers, books, magazines and circulars, carry on such other literary and journalistic undertakings, and
publish material that may be conducive to the objects of the League.
(m) To subscribe or donate, to become a member of and co-operate with any
other body of persons corporate or unincorporated whose objects are similar
to those of the League and which prohibits the distribution of its or their income and property, amongst its or their members, to an extent at least as great as is imposed on the League under or by virtue of Rule 6.
(n) To establish, maintain and control Branches and Sub-Branches.
(o) To establish women’s auxiliaries and other auxiliaries of the League
throughout the Commonwealth of Australia and its Territories.
(p) To apply all revenues and real property held by the League to the pursuit of these objects, consistent with it meeting all other legal, taxation and other fiduciary responsibilities.
(q) To do all such other lawful things as are conducive or incidental to the attainment of any of the above objects.
(r) To make, amend and repeal By-Laws pursuant to the Rules