  The cross sections of complete fusion and incomplete fusion for the $ ^{9}
$Be + $ ^{197} $Au system, at energies not too much above the Coulomb barrier,
were measured for the first time. The online activation followed by offline
$\gamma$-ray spectroscopy method was used for the derivation of the cross
sections. A slightly higher value of ICF/TF ratio has been observed, compared
to other systems reported in the literature with $ ^{9} $Be beam. The
experimental data were compared with coupled channel calculations without
taking into account the coupling of the breakup channel, and experimental data
of other reaction systems with weakly bound projectiles. A complete fusion
suppression of about 40\% was found for the $ ^{9} $Be + $ ^{197} $Au system,
at energies above the barrier, whereas the total fusion cross sections are in
agreement with the calculations.
