4 - Club Affiliation & Membership Registration of Players & Officials

Interclub Transfers

A player must obtain an official clearance from his/her previous overseas, interstate or local club, by writing to the secretary of the club and requesting a written response on an official letterhead within 14 days.

If any club allows a member to play without the required clearance documentation, the member will be deemed an illegal player and the club will be fined accordingly.

Clubs are required to respond to a player's request for a transfer clearance within 7 days. If a clearance is refused, the club must respond and inform IHNSW.

If a club fails to respond within 7 days, the player may appeal in writing to IHNSW for immediate clearance to play.

If a player has been refused clearance, he/she has a right of appeal to the Committee of Management, who may uphold the refusal or grant the clearance at its sole discretion and its decision is final.

IHNSW will not become involved in financial disputation between individual members and their clubs (Incorporated Associations in their own right). In the event that a request for clearance is refused due to a financial liability, the onus is on the member to resolve the matter with their club and to the satisfaction of both parties. Any resultant action and/or litigation is a matter for and between the individual member and his/her club alone.

If a player who has been cleared to an interstate or overseas club returns in the same season, he/she must return to his/her original club.