HORSE'S MOUTH
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Australia
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HORSE'S MOUTH
E.A. & Branches, Opinion 2020
'Stuff ' just keeps dissappearing on Facebook and Forums!
'Stuff ' just keeps dissappearing on Facebook and Forums!
| 2020 | 2015,2012 | 2010-2018 | 2014-2018 | History | 2020 -V.A. | 2020 -V.A. | 2020 | Branches | Branches |
| 2020-2021 | 2022 | 2012-2022 | Comment | Dec 2021 | 2022 | FEBRUARY 2022 |
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PAGE 5 CONTENTS
MY E.A. SECURITY BREACH NOTIFICATION 2020 -OR NOT?
EQUESTRIAN AUSTRALIA - COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
WHO ARE / WERE THE ACTUAL MEMBERS OF E.A.?
E.A.'s MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE STATE BRANCHES.
FRANZ VENHAUSE ON VARIOUS ISSUES
WHY DOES EQUESTRIAN AUSTRALIA HAVE THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE IS HAS? -SPORT AUSTRALIA -
OVERVIEW FOR NATIONAL SPORTING ORGANISATION FUNDING AND PERFORMANCE REVIEW
SPORT AUSTRALIA - MANDATORY SPORTS GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES
WHAT GOVERNMENT FUNDING DOES EQUESTRIAN AUSTRALIA RECEIVE FROM THE GOVERNMENT?
E.A. - OUR (COMMERCIAL & GOVERNMENT) PARTNERS
EQUESTRIAN AUSTRALIA NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2018 PG 64
PDF - MORE DETAILS 2018-19 ISSUES- CONTENT
SAFETY - CORONIAL INQUEST 2019
EQUESTRIAN CHIEF ALISTAIR MACKINLAY STEPS DOWN AMID INQUESTS FURORE
2019 EA ANNUAL REPORT
3 TRIBUNALS AND ALMOST A FUNERAL
TRANSCRIPT FROM THE PARLIAMENTARY SITTING -REGARDING EQ AND TRIBUNALS
ARE EQUESTRIAN AUSTRALIA MEMBERS BEING HELD TO RANSOM BY A UNION?
UPDATE ON CLASS ACTION 9ZOETIS – HENDRA VACCINATION) AFTER LAST FRIDAY'S 30 AUGUST, WIN FOR THE HORSES AND THEIR OWNERS
ALLEGED RAPIST PERMITTED TO CONTINUE COMPETING

MY E.A. SECURITY BREACH NOTIFICATION 2020 - OR NOT?
Equestrian Australia today sent an unsigned email to the State's members
https://www.facebook.com/berni.saunders.7/posts/10157279599447833
HISTORY - CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES
On July 12 1997, the EFA became the Equestrian Federation of Australia Ltd, a company limited by guarantee, with a Board of Directors comprising the State Chairs and a number of appointed Directors.
In 2001, the general membership was able to elect a further three Board members directly.
18 January 2004, - new form of "governance", with a skills-based Board of five directors elected by the "shareholders" from nominations by the general membership of the EFA.
In 2009, - changes to the constitutional provisions and also adopted a major 're-write' of the constitution itself. This new constitution became effective in 2010.
In 2016 constitutional changes to accommodate ASC governance principles were presented without any consultation with the State Branches. The changes were needed to comply with the Australian Sports Commission Mandatory Governance Principles. The motion to approve the changes were presented to the Branches in accordance with the EA Constitution and the Branches voted unanimously to pass the motion.
EQUESTRIAN AUSTRALIA - COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
The company was incorporated on 11 February 1997 under the Corporations Act 2001. The registered office and principal place of business of the company is at Unit 7, 11-21 Underwood Road, Homebush, NSW, 2140
WHO WERE THE ACTUAL MEMBERS OF E.A. ?
Pre September 15th 2020 (Voluntary Administration – constitutional changes)
Pre September 15 2020 the ONLY members of Equestrian Australia were the 7 State Branches. The 7 State branches are incorporated in their own rights and under the E.A constitution have ‘limited’ input into the running of EA. ‘Grass Roots Members’ when used on this website refer to the members of the 7 state branches. Under the constitution forced on E.A. by Sport Australia as a pre-condition to government funding the State Branch representatives meet twice a year to discuss issues, there is no constitutional requirement for E.A. to enact any of the Branch suggestions.
Read - E.A.'s Memorandum of Understanding With the State Branches Which amusingly is called Draft Volleyball Charter Agreement. Was this a template provided by Sport Australia ? As at February 2022 this agreement still hasn't been updated from 2013 and does not recognise the new status of the Branch grass roots members. The post Voluntary Administration E.A. Board has spent it's time creating and revising policies that were not identified by grass roots members as problems, go figure!
Other E.A. By Laws , Documents and Policies
Franz Venhause on various issues
Pre September 15th 2020 -The grass roots members of state branches have absolutely NO DIRECT SAY in the business of E.A. unless their State Branch decides to forward 'grass roots ' members concerns to E.A. Examples on this website evidence that this is rare. The State Branches have absolutely NO requirement via the state constitutions (at least the Vic constitution) , to listen to their state grass roots members regarding ANY EA business.
The State Branches do NOT have state representation on the EA board, the EA board is completely self-sufficient when it comes to running EA business.
The only input that is possible from the State Branches is via the 2 per year meetings of state delegates with the EA board, or using the means as explained in the E.A. constitution - that's it! The state delegate representation is not proportional regarding membership numbers, E. Tasmania has one representative at these meetings as does E.N.S.W. Don’t kid yourselves that they are listening to the Branch Members.
You only have to look at the EV AGM 2012 to see how the E.V. board handles questions/suggestions from their grass roots members regarding EA business:
“Boards Official Response: MOTIONS 2 TO 6 and 8 to 10 Fall outside the powers of the members of E.V., and any vote in relation to these would not bind the association.” ( these motions referred to E.A. – constitution, Olympic selection, Equinect, etc).
Seems pretty clear to me..... NO STATE BRANCH (E.V) GRASS ROOTS MEMBERS INPUT RE E.A. WILL BE COUNTENANCED. And yes, thanks to the E.A. Constitution and the Corporations Act, this is legal.
THE STATE BRANCHES - what have they been up to?
E.South Australia Constitution and Policies
E.Victoria Constitution and Policies
E.New South Wales Constitution and Policies
E.Western Australia Constitution and Policies
E.Northern Territory Constitution and Policies
E.Queensland Constitution and Policies
E.Tasmania Constitution and Policies
WHY DOES EQUESTRIAN AUSTRALIA HAVE THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE IS HAS?
SPORT AUSTRALIA -
It’s a requirement of Sport Australia, this recognition is essential to receive government funding
https://www.sportaus.gov.au/governance/mandatory_sports_governance_principles
OVERVIEW FOR NATIONAL SPORTING ORGANISATION FUNDING AND PERFORMANCE REVIEW
NOTE – The following excerpt is from their 2012 report. The Australian Sports Commission has been re-named Sport Australia.
An NSO must be recognised by the ASC before it can be funded. The eligibility criteria for the recognition of NSOs can be found on the ASC website at ausport.gov.au/supporting/nso/asc_recognition.
The criteria outline areas that organisations must address in order to be considered for recognition. The key criterion demands that organisations need to demonstrate that they have a national perspective and that they are the pre-eminent organisation taking responsibility for the development of the sport in Australia.
Although recognition is a prerequisite for an NSO to be funded by the ASC, it does not automatically mean the NSO will be allocated funding. The ASC reviews all recognised NSOs (funded and unfunded) as part of the Annual Sport Performance Review.
SPORT AUSTRALIA - Mandatory Sports Governance Principles
Mandatory Sports Governance Principles circa 2012
HORSES MOUTH COMMENT- following are screen grabs from the Sport Australia webpages back around 2012 I think. These are allegedly the Mandatory Sports Governance Principles that EA has had to comply with to qualify for Government funding. Given the many and various breaches of these Mandatory Sports Governance Principles that EA has made over at least 8 years, what took Sport Australia so long to recognize these failings?
More Recent Mandatory Sports Governance Principles
https://www.sportaus.gov.au/governance/mandatory_sports_governance_principles
WHAT GOVERNMENT FUNDING DOES EQUESTRIAN AUSTRALIA RECEIVE FROM THE GOVERNMENT?
https://www.sportaus.gov.au/grants_and_funding
FROM SPORT AUSTRALIA - 2020- 2019
Recipient name- Equestrian Australia
Recipient type - Organisation
Category - NSO
Home state - N/A
Financial Year - 2019 / 2020
Funding amount - $3,472,234.00
https://www.equestrian.org.au/sites/default/files/EA%20Annual%20Report%202019-2020%20FINAL.pdf







E.A. - OUR PARTNERS
https://www.equestrian.org.au/Partners
EQUESTRIAN AUSTRALIA NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2018 PG 64
https://www.equestrian.org.au/sites/default/files/EA%20Annual%20Report%202017-18.pdf
ECONOMIC DEPENDENCY ON GRANTS
The company is dependent on grants received from the Australian Sports Commission, Australian Paralympic Committee and Australian Olympic Committee for the majority of its revenue used to fund its operations 2018: 50% (2017: 52%).
At the date of this report the Directors have no reason to believe the Government will not continue to support the Company. In the event Grant Funding contracts is withdrawn the costs associated with the supported aspects of the business (High Performance & Participation) would reduce commensurately.
PDF - More details 2018-19 Issues- CONTENTS
SAFETY - CORONIAL INQUEST 2019
#deaths ,#eventing, #EA chair, #distraction, #safety,# MacKinlay, #inquest, #lack of co operation, #Olivia Inglis, #obfuscation
EQUESTRIAN CHIEF ALISTAIR MACKINLAY STEPS DOWN AMID INQUESTS FURORE
#deaths ,#eventing, #EA chair, #distraction, #safety,# MacKinlay
2019 EA ANNUAL REPORT
#Chair, #MacKinley, #inquest, #Zoetis, #funding, #yellow card, #Hendra,#sponsorship, #resignation, #Ricky MacMillan, #board
3 TRIBUNALS AND ALMOST A FUNERAL
#EQ, #tampering, #dressage, #Boston Toft, #Peter Toft, #injustice, #unfair, #unobtainable, #State Branches, #mediation, #justice, #complaint, #integrity, #judge, #liar, #Cheat, #threats
TRANSCRIPT FROM THE PARLIAMENTARY SITTING -REGARDING EQ AND TRIBUNALS
# National Sport Tribunal,# funding, # EQ, # arbitration, # jurisdiction,
ARE EQUESTRIAN AUSTRALIA MEMBERS BEING HELD TO RANSOM BY A UNION?
#Hendra, #vets, #vaccine, #Zoetis, #FEI, #vaccination, #Neil, #Class Action, #Equine deaths,
UPDATE ON CLASS ACTION AFTER LAST FRIDAY'S 30 AUGUST, WIN FOR THE HORSES AND THEIR OWNERS
#Hendra, #vets, #vaccine, #Zoetis, #vaccination, #Class Action, #Equine deaths, #costs,
ALLEGED RAPIST PERMITTED TO CONTINUE COMPETING
#National news, #International news, #disrepute, #commital, #trial, #rape, #stalking, #competition, #victim, #charges, #Buczak, #high performance, #Victoria, #branch, #safety, #protection, #disrepute
BOARD REVOLVING DOOR STRIKES AGAIN 2018
Loss of confidence in the three directors.-Judy Fasher, Colin Chantler and David Lindh.
