ASSOCIATIONS INCORPORATION ACT 1991
Table of Provisions
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
- 1 Name of Act
- 2 Dictionary
- 3 Notes
- 3A Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
- 4 Pecuniary gain—interpretation
PART 2--ADMINISTRATION
- 9 Registers
- 11 Copies of documents
- 12 Disposal of documents
- 13 Defective documents
- 13A Contact details may be kept confidential
PART 3--INCORPORATION GENERALLY
Division 3.1--Preliminary
- 14 Eligibility for incorporation
- 15 Ineligible associations—incorporation
- 16 Matters preliminary to incorporation
- 17 Powers of authorised person
Division 3.2--Incorporation
- 18 Applications for incorporation
- 19 Certificate of incorporation
- 20 Date of incorporation
- 21 Constitution of incorporated associations
- 22 Corporate identity
- 23 Property
- 24 Legal capacity of incorporated associations
- 25 Restriction of actions
Division 3.3--Incorporation of amalgamating associations
- 26 Amalgamation of incorporated associations
- 27 Incorporation of amalgamating associations
- 28 Effect of incorporation—amalgamated associations
Division 3.4--Objects and rules of incorporated associations
- 29 Objects
- 30 Alteration of objects
- 31 Rules
- 32 Rules other than model rules
- 33 Alteration of rules
- 34 Illegal objects or rules
- 35 Copies of documents for members
- 35A Committee may refuse access to documents
Division 3.5--Names of incorporated associations
- 36 Names
- 37 Reservation of names
- 38 Change of name
- 39 Compulsory change of name
- 40 Effect of change of name
- 41 Name on association's documents etc
Division 3.6--Contracts
- 42 References to purported entry into contracts etc—div 3.6
- 43 Ratification of pre-incorporation contracts
- 44 Liability of party to contract
- 45 Substituted contract
- 46 Substituted rights and liabilities
- 47 Post-incorporation contracts
Division 3.7--Rights and liabilities of members and officers
- 48 Relationship between association and members
- 49 Court's jurisdiction
- 50 Rules of natural justice
- 51 Liability of officers and members
- 52 Property rights
- 53 Enforcement of rights
Division 3.8--Miscellaneous
- 54 Disposal of trust property
- 55 Authentication and execution of documents
- 56 Validity of documents executed under common seal
PART 4--MANAGEMENT
Division 4.1--Appointment of public officer and committee
- 57 Public officer
- 58 Inaugural public officer
- 59 Notice of public officer's appointment or change of address
- 60 Committee
- 61 Inaugural committee
- 62 Notice of changes in committee
- 63 Disqualification from office––convictions or bankruptcy
- 63A Disqualification from office––noncompliance with Act
- 63B Disqualification from office––disqualified under other
- 64 Vacancy in office of public officer
- 64A Resignation of committee member
- 65 Disclosure of material personal interest
- 65A Matter on which committee member has material personal interest
- 65B Dispute resolution procedure
- 65C Disciplinary action
- 66 Information from officers
Division 4.2--Duties of officers
- 66A Duty of care and diligence
- 66B Duty of good faith and proper purpose
- 66C Use of position
- 66D Use of information
Division 4.3--Register of members
- 67 Register of members
- 67A Inspection of register of members
- 67B Restriction of access to personal information
Division 4.4--General meetings
PART 5--RECORD KEEPING AND REPORTING
- 70A Application—pt 5
- 70B Definitions—pt 5
- 70C Exemption from revenue thresholds
- 71 Accounting records
- 72 Annual statement of accounts
- 73 Presentation of statement to members
- 74 Review or audit of accounts
- 75 Review reports
- 76 Audit reports
- 77 Reviewer's and auditor's liability
- 78 Obstruction of auditor
- 79 Registrar-general's power to require statements and reports
PART 6--TRANSFER OF INCORPORATION
- 81 Definitions for pt 6
- 82 Voluntary transfer of incorporation
- 83 Cancellation where continued incorporation inappropriate
- 84 Membership of proposed company
- 85 Cancellation of incorporation following voluntary transfer
- 86 Effect of cancellation of incorporation
- 87 Transfer of land to company
PART 7--WINDING-UP
- 88 Voluntary winding-up
- 89 Application for winding-up by the court
- 90 Winding-up by the court
- 91 Application of Corporations Act
- 92 Property of defunct association
- 93 Cancellation of incorporation
- 94 Property of former incorporated association
- 95 Property vested in registrar-general
- 96 Liability in relation to property vested in registrar-general
- 97 Registrar-general's power to act for defunct association
- 98 Records of property vested in registrar-general
PART 8--INVESTIGATION OF ASSOCIATION'S AFFAIRS
- 99 Meaning of books in pt 8
- 100 Secrecy
- 101 Investigations by registrar-general
- 102 Scope of registrar-general's powers
- 103 Production of association's books
- 104 Inspection of books held by lawyer
- 105 Liability of person producing books
PART 9--OFFENCES AND RELATED MATTERS
- 106 Proceedings for offences
- 107 Offences related to inspection of books
- 108 Offences by officers of associations etc
- 109 Offence—pecuniary gain
- 110 Liability of members
- 112 Offences by unincorporated bodies
- 114 Investment with associations
- 115 Certificates as evidence
- 116 Copies or extracts of books as evidence
- 117 Constructive notice of documents etc
PART 10--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS
- 118 Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 10
- 119 Reviewable decision notices
- 119A Applications for review