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04. Membership

The State School Teachers' Union of W.A. (Incorporated) shall consist of an unlimited number of persons employed or usually employed in the following categories:-

(a) FULL MEMBERS:
- (i) Teachers employed by the Department of Education and Training or by any institution providing technical and further education in Western Australia and teachers employed in pre-school centres in Western Australia provided that such teachers hold or are enrolled for the purpose of obtaining a teaching academic qualification.
- (ii) Any person employed by any of the employers or in any of the places referred to in sub-rule (a) (i) of this rule who is employed as an education officer, guidance officer, counsellor or demonstrator.
- (iii) Teachers employed in a temporary capacity by a technical and further education institution.
- (iv) Teachers employed by and in a Community College in Western Australia.
- (v) School teachers who are employed on a part-time (fractional) basis in the supervision and/or coordination of student teachers during their periods of practice teaching in schools provided that they are eligible for membership of the Union within one of the preceding paragraphs of this subrule.
- (vi) Any person elected to an office in the State School Teachers' Union of Western Australia.
- (vii) Any employee of the SSTUWA (Inc) provided that such persons are not eligible for membership of the Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union of Employees, W.A., Clerical and Administrative Branch.
- (viii) Persons who are qualified to be and desire to be employed in any of the categories of persons specified in subrules (i) - (iv) of this rule. Notwithstanding the above, any person who is not registered with the relevant employer as available for work, and who has not worked as a teacher for at least two years and who no longer has a contract of employment with the relevant employer shall not be eligible for membership under this subrule.
(b) HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS: Any teacher or any employee of the Union who has rendered long and meritorious service to the Union may, upon retirement, be appointed as an Honorary Life Member. For the purpose of such an appointment it shall be necessary that nominations be received and approved by the Executive and published in the W.A. Teachers' Journal or The Western Teacher at least three months prior to the opening of State Council.
(c) HONORARY MEMBERS: Exchange teachers who are members of a teachers' organisation in the State or country from which they have come may be appointed by the Executive as Honorary Members of this Union.
(d) SPECIAL CATEGORY MEMBERSHIP: Persons who are not trained teachers but who because of their special expertise are placed in charge of a class in any area of the educational service may become Special Category Members.
(e) RETIRED TEACHER MEMBERS: Teachers retired from the Department of Education and Training because of age or invalidism may be admitted as Retired Teacher Members at the discretion of the Executive.
(f) ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: The following persons are eligible:-
- (i) Retired employees of the Union.
- (ii) Former members, including all categories who are not eligible for any other form of membership.