Common use of Failure to Attend Clause in Contracts

Failure to Attend. (a) A Player must notify the AFL Club or the AFL, as the case may be, as soon as practicable, but in any event, no less than two days prior to the required appearance of any inability to attend any such appearance that has been scheduled or notified in accordance with this clause 24. The Player must provide reasons for his inability to attend and such reasons must be or relate to matters which are beyond the Player’s control. The Player is obliged to use his best endeavours to arrange for another Player of comparable reputation from the same Club to attend the appearance. (b) A Player’s failure to attend a scheduled appearance other than as permitted by clause 24.9(a) will be deemed to be a breach of this Agreement by the Player, and the AFL or the AFL Club, as the case may be, may reschedule the appearance and/or impose a sanction against the Player in accordance with the following: (i) 1st Offence: A fine of $250 for a Club appearance and $500 for an AFL appearance; (ii) 2nd Offence: A fine of $500 for a Club appearance and $1,000 for an AFL appearance and in either event, an extra one appearance be scheduled for the Player; (iii) 3rd or Subsequent Offence: $1,500 for a Club appearance and $3,000 for an AFL Appearance. For the purposes of this clause each year shall stand alone and no offence in the previous year or years shall count as an offence in any following year/s. Any cancelled appearance may be rescheduled by the Club or the AFL, as the case may be subject to clause 24.8(b). (c) Any rescheduling of Player appearances pursuant to clause 24.8 shall be reasonably rescheduled having regard to peak requirements for AFL and Club promotion. All fines shall be reinvested into development programs.

Failure to Attend. (a) A Player must notify the AFL Club or the AFL, as the case may be, as soon as practicable, but in any event, no less than two days prior to the required appearance of any inability to attend any such appearance that has been scheduled or notified in accordance with this clause 2426. The Player must provide reasons for his inability to attend and such reasons must be or relate to matters which are beyond the Player’s control. The Player is obliged to use his best endeavours to arrange for another Player of comparable reputation from the same Club to attend the appearance. (b) A Player’s failure to attend a scheduled appearance other than as permitted by clause 24.9(a26.9(a) will be deemed to be a breach of this Agreement by the Player, and the AFL or the AFL Club, as the case may be, may reschedule the appearance and/or impose a sanction against the Player in accordance with the following: (i) 1st Offence: A fine of $250 for a Club appearance and $500 for an AFL appearance; (ii) 2nd Offence: A fine of $500 for a Club appearance and $1,000 for an AFL appearance and in either event, an extra one appearance be scheduled for the Player; (iii) 3rd or Subsequent Offence: $1,500 for a Club appearance and $3,000 for an AFL Appearance. For the purposes of this clause each year shall stand alone and no offence in the previous year or years shall count as an offence in any following year/s. Any cancelled appearance may be rescheduled by the Club or the AFL, as the case may be subject to clause 24.8(b26.8(b). (c) Any rescheduling of Player appearances pursuant to clause 24.8 26.8 shall be reasonably rescheduled having regard to peak requirements for AFL and Club promotion. All fines shall be reinvested into development programs.