Common use of Programming of Appearances Clause in Contracts

Programming of Appearances. (a) A Player shall be given a written reminder by the AFL or his AFL Club, as the case may be, of each programmed appearance 14 days prior to the date of the appearance and shall be given a further reminder 7 days prior to such date. (b) In programming the 21 half day appearances and allocating those appearances amongst the Players in an AFL Club, the following factors shall be taken into account: (i) the equitable sharing of the work load of appearances amongst the Players; (ii) the varying periods of Player time involved in appearances and the different periods of time spent travelling to and from the location at which appearances are held; (iii) any relevant skill or attribute a Player has for a particular type of appearance; (iv) the training, playing and other commitments of the Players; and (v) a Player’s reasonable cultural or religious beliefs and commitments. (c) In the event that an AFL Club imposes activities on a Player which prevents the Player from fulfilling an allocated appearance, the Player will not be held responsible for the nonappearance nor will he be subject to penalty. (d) Players who are completing secondary school studies shall not be required to perform any AFL appearances. (e) An appearance may be less than but will not, as a general rule, exceed four hours in duration, provided that with the Player’s agreement: (i) an appearance may be scheduled over two separate occasions, provided that the total duration shall not exceed four hours; (ii) two half day appearances may be combined in one full day to facilitate events of a longer duration such as country visits. (f) The AFL and each AFL Club agree that: (i) they shall not schedule appearances during any periods of leave that a Player is entitled to take under this Agreement or under any applicable long service leave certified agreement, save with the consent of that Player; (ii) they shall not schedule appearances during a Player’s one day off each week; (iii) they shall not schedule appearances during a Player’s 4 hour professional development time each week; and (iv) Players who are undertaking tertiary studies shall not be required to perform AFL or AFL Club appearances which fall on or within 2 days prior to scheduled exam dates. (g) Nothing in clause 24.4(e) shall be construed as entitling the AFL or AFL Clubs to program 84 hours of a Player’s time for appearances.

Programming of Appearances. (a) A Player shall be given a written reminder by the AFL or his AFL Club, as the case may be, of each programmed appearance 14 days prior to the date of the appearance and shall be given a further reminder 7 days prior to such date. (b) In programming the 21 half day appearances and allocating those appearances amongst the Players in an AFL Club, the following factors shall be taken into account: (i) the equitable sharing of the work load of appearances amongst the Players; (ii) the varying periods of Player time involved in appearances and the different periods of time spent travelling to and from the location at which appearances are held; (iii) any relevant skill or attribute a Player has for a particular type of appearance; (iv) the training, playing and other commitments of the Players; and (v) a Player’s reasonable cultural or religious beliefs and commitments. (c) In the event that an AFL Club imposes activities on a Player which prevents the Player from fulfilling an allocated appearance, the Player will not be held responsible for the nonappearance nor will he be subject to penalty. (d) Players who are completing secondary school studies shall not be required to perform any AFL appearances. (e) An appearance may be less than but will not, as a general rule, exceed four hours in duration, provided that with the Player’s agreement: (i) an appearance may be scheduled over two separate occasions, provided that the total duration shall not exceed four hours; (ii) two half day appearances may be combined in one full day to facilitate events of a longer duration such as country visits. (f) The AFL and each AFL Club agree that: (i) they shall not schedule appearances during any periods of leave that a Player is entitled to take under this Agreement or under any applicable long service leave certified agreement, save with the consent of that Player; (ii) they shall not schedule appearances during a Player’s one day off each week; (iii) they shall not schedule appearances during a Player’s 4 hour professional development time each week; and (iv) Players who are undertaking tertiary studies shall not be required to perform AFL or AFL Club appearances which fall on or within 2 days prior to scheduled exam dates. (g) Nothing in clause 24.4(e26.4(e) shall be construed as entitling the AFL or AFL Clubs to program 84 hours of a Player’s time for appearances.