Membership categories
SACA membership is divided into the following categories:
Honorary Life
Nominated in recognition of outstanding service to the SACA and the advancement of cricket, Honorary Life Membership is approved at the Annual General Meeting.
Honorary Life Members are exempt from paying fees and have all the privileges of membership, including voting rights. They receive one Honorary Life Member card and two Transferable Associate cards.
Membership is transferred to the spouse on death, with the same privileges.
Life
Life Members receive one Life Member card and two Transferable Associate cards. Life Members have full privileges and the membership can be transferred to a spouse on death with the same privileges. All Life Members have voting rights.
Honorary
MEMBER OVER 80 YEARS OF AGE AND WITH 50 YEARS’ CONTINUOUS MEMBERSHIP
No new members have been added to this category since 1994 as it contravenes South Australian age discrimination laws. Remaining Honorary (Over 80) Members receive one Honorary Member card and two Transferable Associate cards. Upon death, membership is entitled to be transferred to a spouse who then receives one Honorary Member Card and one Transferable Associate card. All Honorary (Over 80) Members have voting rights.
SERVICES RENDERED
Honorary (Services Rendered) Membership is awarded for services to cricket, at the SACA Board’s discretion. Entrance fees are waived, but Members do not have voting rights. Membership ceases upon death. A surviving spouse may apply for immediate membership with one Transferable Associate card.
65 CONTINUOUS YEARS
Cardholders with 65 years continuous membership are granted Honorary status by the SACA Board. Members eligible for this category are contacted each July. Members receive one Honorary Member card and two Transferable Associate cards, and voting rights. Upon death, membership can be transferred to a spouse who is entitled to one Honorary Member card and one Transferable Associate card.
LADIES COMPLIMENTARY
This category of membership is activated following the transfer to a widow of Honorary (Over 80) and Honorary (65 Continuous Years) memberships. Members are entitled to receive one Honorary Members card and one Transferable Associate card. Honorary (Ladies Complimentary) Members do not have voting rights and membership is not transferrable.
Financial
FULL MEMBER
Full Members must be aged at least 18 and live within 80 kms of the Adelaide GPO or outside Australia. Members elected before 1956 are entitled to purchase two Transferable Associate cards.
Members elected since 1956 are entitled to purchase one Transferable Associate card.
All Full Members have voting rights.
COUNTRY
Country Members must be at least 18 years old and live more than 80 kms from the Adelaide GPO by the shortest rail or road route; or live in any other Australian State or Territory. Country Members elected before 1956 are entitled to purchase two Transferable Associate cards.
Country members elected since 1956 can purchase one Transferable Associate card.
All Country members have the same rights and privileges as Full Members.
JUNIOR
Junior Members must be aged 10 to 17 years as at 31 August 2013. Members turning 18 during the season will remain as Juniors until the next year when they will transfer to Full or Country membership. A Junior member has the option to purchase a Transferable Associate card. Junior Members do not have voting rights.