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At last week’s Committee meeting the Finance Report showed that over $33k of unpaid invoices are owed to this Association as of this week.
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30% of that amount is owed by affiliated clubs for new balls, affiliations, ground fees and umpire fees. A large amount of those bills are unpaid for a time period exceeding the terms expected for payment.
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This creates great difficulty for the Association when paying leases, for new ball stock and other operational expenses.
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The Association is forced to demand quicker and more reliable payment from clubs for bills.
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The terms of payment for each invoice issued monthly are: payment in full within 14 days.
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This is not new. This condition has been in place for many, many years.
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There are some serious steps the Aassociation can take under the constitution if clubs let bills go for more than 1 month overdue. (For instance section 8 allows removal of affiliation for unfinancial clubs.)
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But these steps have been were suggested:
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Withhold admin services (eg. enquiries, approvals for transfer, replacement or regrading)
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Stop supplying new balls on ‘credit’ (new balls may require payment at the time of collection)
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Suspension of the awarding of match points
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None of these need to be considered for any club in good financial standing. (i.e bills paid within 14 days)
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Please contact the QSDCA Treasurer by emailing treasurer@qsdca.com.au to refresh your invoice information.