3.2 The National Judo Federation applying for membership in the OJU shall make written application to the OJU Secretary General, supplying all necessary documentation including rules, names of officers and other relevant qualifications. The OJU Secretary General, on the approval of the President, will generally grant provisional membership which will require the ratification of the next OJU Congress.

3.3 Affiliation to the OJU may be granted in the following case:-

(a) Associate Membership. Associate Membership in the OJU may be granted in the case of a Territory which is a department of a country whose National Judo Federation is already a member of the International Judo Federation, through the offices of another Regional Union. Such Associate Membership, subject to the continuous payment of the annual fees prescribed by the OJU, shall entitle the Associate Member Federation to engage in all OJU activities but shall not include the right to vote as a member Federation.

(b) Full Membership. Full Membership may be granted following satisfactory Provisional Membership. On being granted Full Membership by the OJU Congress, a National Judo Federation automatically becomes a full member of the International Judo Federation. Full Membership carries with it the full privilege of participating in all activities of the OJU and the IJF, including participation in the World Championships and the Olympic Games, subject as always to the general rules of those organisations.

3.4 Membership of the OJU is open to National Judo Federations in the Oceania region who are members of, or intending members of the International Judo Federation. Continued membership is dependant upon the payment of duly prescribed fees and the observance of the Articles contained in the Statutes of the OJU and the Official Bylaws.

(a) To promote cordial and friendly relations between its members and to supervise Judo activities in the Oceania region.

(b) To protect the interests of Judo in the Oceania region.

(c) To organise the Oceania Judo Championships at regular intervals and where possible every year, as well as such other international events deemed necessary.

(d) To organise Judo throughout the Oceania region and to develop and spread the techniques and spirit of Judo.

(e) To ensure the observance of the International regulations of Judo within the Oceania region.

(f) To affiliate to, and support the International Judo Federation.

6.2 The official language of the OJU is English.

6.3 Where possible and necessary, official communications of the OJU shall be disseminated in English and French.

(a) The Congress

(b) The Executive

8.2 The Congress will be held every two years in the place designated by the preceding Congress. In the event that the Congress does not designate the place of the next Congress, or that venue becomes impracticable, the new venue shall be designated by the Executive. Where possible, the Congress shall be convened in conjunction with the OJU Championships. It shall always be taken into account that wherever possible there shall be an equitable rotation amongst the different countries.

8.3 Congress elects the OJU officers and approves or not their actions since the preceding Congress, approves the Statutes and Regulations and makes such modifications as necessary.

8.4 Congress decides upon membership application, proposals from member National Federations and deliberates on all other relevant matters appertaining to the activities of the OJU.

8.5 The Congress may consider only items which are included on the agenda unless a majority of members present vote to the contrary. At least four (4) months before the date fixed for the Congress, the Secretary General shall invite the member National Federations to submit to him items which they wish to have included on the agenda, including nominations for OJU office.

8.6 At least six (6) weeks before the date fixed for the Congress, the Secretary General shall send to the member Federations via airmail letter, a full list of nominations received for OJU office and consolidated items for the agenda as received by him. In addition, he will send a copy of each OJU officer's report to Congress.

8.7 Each member Federation may send two (2) delegates to Congress, one of whom may vote in accordance with the voting rights determined by Congress. Both delegates shall have the right to speak during the Congress.

8.8 Member Federations shall provide the delegates with proof of delegacy signed by the President of that Federation. Where the President himself is the delegate, proof of delegacy is unnecessary. The OJU Secretary General will be responsible prior to the opening of Congress for the examination of credentials and the verification of delegates. In the event of a difference of opinion, the matter shall be decided by the Congress before voting entitlements are announced.

8.9 A member Federation will be allowed to be represented, assuming the delegacy is in order, by the delegate of another member Federation who is present. No delegate shall have the right to represent more than three (3) member Federations, including that of the Federation which he is representing.

8.10 Members of the Executive shall not, as such, have the right to vote, except however in their capacity as delegate (voting) of a member Federation.

8.11 Congress shall be presided over by the President of the OJU, or in his absence by the First Vice President, or in the absence of both those officers by the Second Vice President.

8.12 Four (4) member Federations of the OJU shall constitute a quorum and in case of a deadlock, the President shall have a casting vote.

8.13 The Congress shall decide by a majority vote. Voting shall be done generally by a show of hands or by a roll call. For elections and questions of a particular importance or delicacy or whenever a majority shall so demand, voting shall be by secret ballot.

(a) The President

(b) The First Vice President

(c) The Second Vice President

(d) The Secretary General

(e) The Treasurer

(f) The Technical Director

10.1.1 The Olympic Commissioner (where the next Olympic Games are to be held in the Oceania Region) shall be an ex officio member with no voting rights.

10.1.2 The OJU members of the IJF Commissions and the OJU Referee Director are ex officio non-voting members of the Executive and may attend Executive meetings where no expense is incurred by the OJU.

10.1.3 National Presidents may attend Executive meetings at their own expense on an ex officio basis and may enter the discussions but not have a voting right.

10.2 The members of the Executive shall hold office for at least four (4) years in the position to which they were elected by the Congress. At the expiry of their term of office, Executive members may offer themselves for re-election.

10.3 No person shall hold more than one elected post on the Executive

10.4 The election for the above four (4) year terms of office shall be separated by a two (2) year period as follows:

10.4.1 The President, Second Vice President and Technical Director having been elected for a four year term of office at a Congress, the elections for the posts of the First Vice President, Secretary General and Treasurer shall be held at the next ordinary session of the Congress of the OJU, which is held approximately two (2) years after the Congress at which the President, Second Vice President and Technical Director were elected.

10.4.2 However, the term of members of the Executive of the OJU shall be automatically extended up to the time of the next Congress if the term expires before the meeting of such Congress. If because of a resignation, or for any other reason a post other than that of the President becomes vacant on the Executive, the Executive may co-opt a replacement member who shall serve until the next Congress, which will approve or not the co-option made by the Executive, and if so approved, the co-opted member shall complete the term of office for which the original member had been elected.

10.5 Nominations for any of the elected posts on the Executive must be sent to the OJU Secretary General in accordance with the requirements of Article 8 (paragraph 5).

10.6 As a general rule, the Executive shall meet at least once per year and particularly during the days preceding a Congress. A meeting of the Executive may however be convened by the President each time he judges it necessary, or on the request of a majority of the members of the Executive.

10.7 When for any reason whatsoever a meeting of the Executive cannot take place, necessary decisions may be taken following an exchange of letters, telegrams or other written means of communication.

10.8 The Executive makes all decisions regarding the activities of the OJU between each Congress, and approves or not any urgent decisions taken by the President.

10.9 The Executive makes all of it's decisions by a simple majority. In the event of an equality of votes, the President or his deputy shall have a casting vote.

10.10 In order to be considered valid, any meeting of the Executive must include at least four voting members and be presided over by the President, or in the event of his absence by the First Vice President, or in the absence of both those officers by the Second Vice President.

10.11 All elected members of the Executive shall generally hold IJF recognised Black Belt Judo rank.

11.2 The function, the accountability and the term of office of the appointed officers shall be defined by the Executive at the time the appointment is made.

13.2 The Vice Presidents assist the President and represent him whenever directed by the President or the Executive.

19.2 Each member Federation must pay each year to the OJU Treasurer by the 1st of March of that year the annual fees as fixed by the OJU Congress, and for those Federations to whom it is applicable, the current annual fees for the International Judo Federation.

19.3 The Executive may at its discretion on a year-to-year basis elect to pay members fees on behalf of its members.

19.4 In any case where an OJU member Federation is not up to date with payments of their membership fee to the OJU, or where applicable the IJF, its participation in OJU or IJF activities will not be permitted.

19.5 Member National Federations shall pay to the OJU a percentage prescribed by the Congress, of the gross receipts of such events as the Oceania Judo Championships, Regional Games, International "meets" and other such events held under their auspices.

19.6 All income and expenditure of the OJU is processed through the OJU Treasurer, who shall be responsible for providing the Congress with a certified audited statement prepared by duly qualified chartered and licensed accountants appointed by the Congress. Should Congress fail to so appoint such accountants, the OJU Executive shall make the appointment. The Audit accountants shall reside in the same town as the OJU Treasurer.

19.7 All fees and monies remitted by the OJU Treasurer shall be acknowledged by official receipts. Any banking adjustment necessary, due to currency fluctuations, shall be adjusted by the OJU Treasurer and the sum involved shall be considered owing by or to those member countries.

19.8 All the officers of the OJU, namely the Executive and any appointed officers will offer their services freely, however where possible their travel expenses, accommodation and living expenses will be assumed by the OJU in the case of all meetings or missions of an official nature, with the exception of meetings or missions for which expenses are assumed by another organisation. In the case of OJU Technical officials being required by the Executive to officiate at an OJU controlled event, their expenses shall be covered by the OJU in the same manner as that applicable to the OJU Executive. Expenses entailed by each National Federation's technical and administrative officials shall be assumed by their own respective National Federations.

19.9 All television, radio, film and photographic rights, as well as concessional rights relating to the Oceania Judo Union Championships and of international matches are the exclusive property of the OJU. These rights may not be sold or negotiated without the written agreement of the OJU Executive, which may delegate its authority to negotiate the sale or utilisation of these rights, but which shall retain the sole responsibility for the final decision and for the utilisation of the income from the sale of the rights.

19.10 The three official cheque signatories for the OJU are the President, the Treasurer and the First Vice President. All financial transactions for amounts over $US5000.00 must be authorised by at least two of the three signatories.

23.2 Member Federations failing to pay subscriptions before the 1st of March of each year shall be automatically suspended from all international activity until they pay what they owe in full. Member Federations in arrears shall be dis-affiliated from the OJU and shall not be re-admitted at any time until they pay what they owe in full. Member Federations in arrears at the time of Congress shall not be permitted to take part in the meeting.

26.2 In accordance with the IJF rules, the OJU may appoint a Dan Commission to advise and regulate the award of IJF Dan grade diplomas and licences. This Dan Commission shall be responsible to the OJU Executive through the OJU Technical Director.

26.3 The OJU and the IJF recognise only those grades which are awarded officially by the member National Federation to their own licenced members, to the exclusion of all others. A Federation may not give a grade to a licenced member of another Federation without the written accord of that Federation. Any grade given without this agreement will not be recognised by the OJU or the IJF.