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Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.
Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
• document
• registrar-general.
"accounting records" includes invoices, receipts, orders for the payment of money, bills of exchange, cheques, promissory notes, vouchers and other documents of prime entry, books and records which record documents of prime entry, and any working papers and documents that are necessary to explain the methods and calculations by which accounts are made up.
"annual general meeting", in relation to an incorporated association, means a meeting of the association held under section 68 or 69.
"annual return" means a statement referred to in section 79 (1) (a).
"approved form" means a form approved by the registrar-general under section 126 (Approved forms).
"authorised person" means a person authorised to apply for the incorporation of an association or proposed association under section 16 (a).
"banker's books" means—
(a) books of a banking corporation including any documents used in the ordinary business of a banking corporation; and
(b) cheques, orders for the payment of money, bills of exchange and promissory notes in the possession or under the control of a banking corporation; and
(c) securities or documents of title to securities in the possession or under the control of a banking corporation whether by way of pledge or otherwise.
"banking corporation" means a bank, building society or credit union.
"books" includes any register or other record of information and any accounts or accounting records, however compiled, recorded or stored and any other document.
"books", for part 8 (Investigation of association's affairs)—see section 99.
"certificate of incorporation" means a certificate of incorporation issued under section 19, section 27 or section 38 (3).
"commencement date" means 1 January 1992.
"committee", in relation to an association, means the committee of the association established under section 60 (1).
"company limited by guarantee", for part 6 (Transfer of incorporation)—see section 81.
"court" means the Supreme Court or the Magistrates Court.
"financial year", in relation to an incorporated association, means the period, not exceeding 12 months, fixed by the rules of the association as the financial year of the association for this Act.
"inaugural member of a committee" means a person who is, under section 61, taken to be an inaugural member of the committee of an incorporated association.
"inaugural public officer" means the person who is, under section 58, taken to be the inaugural public officer of an incorporated association.
"incorporated" means incorporated under this Act or the repealed Act.
"incorporation", in relation to a nonexistent incorporated association, for division 3.6 (Contracts)—see section 42.
"member", in relation to membership of an incorporated association whether as an individual or as a body corporate, includes associate member or any other class of member.
"memorandum", for part 6 (Transfer of incorporation)—see section 81.
"model rules" means the rules prescribed under section 127 (2) (a).
"objects", in relation to an incorporated association, means the objects that are, under section 29, the objects of the association.
"officer", in relation to an incorporated association, means—
(a) a member of the committee of the association; or
(b) the public officer, secretary, treasurer or executive officer of the association, the holder of any other office of the association (however described) or a person occupying any of the abovementioned offices, whether validly appointed or not; or
(c) any other person who is concerned in or takes part in the management of the association's affairs;
but does not include a patron or the holder of another honorary office of the association if the office does not give its incumbent a right to participate in the management of the association's affairs.
"pecuniary gain"—see section 4.
"public officer", in relation to an incorporated association, means the person appointed to be the public officer of the association in accordance with section 57.
"purport"—
(a) to enter into a contract, for division 3.6 (Contracts)—see section 42; and
(b) to execute a contract, for division 3.6 (Contracts)—see section 42.
"repealed Act" means the Associations Incorporation Act 1953 as in force from time to time before the commencement date.
"reproduction", in relation to a document, means—
(a) a machine-copy of the document; or
(b) a print made from the negative of the document; or
(c) if an image of the document has been stored by means of a computer or by other electronic means—a print-out of the image.
"rules", in relation to an incorporated association, means the rules that are, under section 31 (1), the rules of the association.
"special resolution" means a resolution passed in accordance with section 70.
"trade"—see section 4.
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.
Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history. These details are underlined. Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
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Associations Incorporation Act 1991 No 46
notified 30 September 1991 (Gaz 1991 No S97)
s 1, s 2 commenced 30 September 1991 (s 2 (1))
remainder commenced 1 January 1992 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1991 No S140)
as amended by
Statute Law Revision (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993 No 1 sch 1
notified 1 March 1993 (Gaz 1993 No S23)
commenced 1 March 1993
Registrar-General (Consequential Provisions) Act 1993 No 64 sch 1
notified 6 September 1993
s 1, s 2 commenced 6 September 1993 (s 2 (1))
sch 1 commenced 1 October 1993 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1993 No S207)
Real Property (Consequential Provisions) Act 1993 No 90 sch
notified 17 December 1993
s 1, s 2 commenced 17 December 1993 (s 2 (1))
sch commenced 1 January 1994 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1993 No S270)
Associations Incorporation (Amendment) Act 1994 No 21
notified 20 May 1994 (Gaz 1994 No S87)
commenced 20 May 1994 (s 2)
Administrative Appeals (Consequential Amendments) Act 1994 No 60 sch 1
notified 11 October 1994 (Gaz 1994 No S197)
s 1, s 2 commenced 11 October (s 2 (1))
sch 1 commenced 14 November 1994 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1994 No S250)
Land Titles (Consequential Amendments) Act 1995 No 54 sch 1
notified 20 December 1995 (Gaz 1995 No S313)
commenced 20 June 1996 (s 2)
Financial Institutions (Removal of Discrimination) Act 1997 No 88 sch
notified 1 December 1997 (Gaz 1997 No S380)
s 1, s 2 commenced 1 December 1997 (s 2 (1))
sch commenced 31 December 1997 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1997 No S442)
Legal Practitioners (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997 No 96 sch 1
notified 1 December 1997 (Gaz 1997 No S380)
s 1, s 2 commenced 1 December 1997 (s 2 (1))
sch 1 commenced 1 June 1998 (s 2 (2))
Statute Law Revision (Penalties) Act 1998 No 54 sch
notified 27 November 1998 (Gaz 1998 No S207)
s 1, s 2 commenced 27 November 1998 (s 2 (1))
sch commenced 9 December 1998 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1998 No 49)
Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1999 No 66 sch 3
notified 10 November 1999 (Gaz 1999 No 45)
commenced 10 November 1999 (s 2)
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 44 pt 24
notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)
pt 24 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No S65)
Criminal Code (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Amendment Act 2004 A2004-15 sch 2 pt 2.7
notified LR 26 March 2004
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 March 2004 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 2 pt 2.7 commenced 9 April 2004 (s 2 (1))
Statute Law Amendment Act 2004 A2004-42 sch 3 pt 3.2
notified LR 11 August 2004
s 1, s 2 commenced 11 August 2004 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.2 commenced 25 August 2004 (s 2 (1))
Statute Law Amendment Act 2005 A2005-20 sch 3 pt 3.3
notified LR 12 May 2005
s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 8 March 2005 (LA s 75 (2))
sch 3 pt 3.3 commenced 2 June 2005 (s 2 (1))
Statute Law Amendment Act 2007 A2007-3 sch 3 pt 3.8
notified LR 22 March 2007
s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 1 July 2006 (LA s 75 (2))
sch 3 pt 3.8 commenced 12 April 2007 (s 2 (1))
Statute Law Amendment Act 2007 (No 2) A2007-16 sch 3 pt 3.4
notified LR 20 June 2007
s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 12 April 2007 (LA s 75 (2))
sch 3 pt 3.4 commenced 11 July 2007 (s 2 (1))
Name of
Act
s 1 sub A2007-3 amdt
3.34
Dictionary
s
2 om 2001 No 44 amdt 1.246
ins
A2007-3 amdt 3.36
Notes
s
3 defs reloc to dict A2007-3 amdt
3.35
sub A2007-3 amdt
3.36
def determined
fee am 1999 No 66 sch
om
2001 No 44 amdt 1.249
def
legal practitioner om 1997 No 88
sch
def Registrar om
1993 No 64 sch 1
def Registrar
of Titles om 1993 No 64 sch 1
Registrar and Deputy
Registrars
s 5 om 1993 No
64
Acting
appointments
s 6 om 1993 No
64
Registrar a corporation
sole
s 7 om 1993 No
64
Protection and liability of Registrar and
other officers
s 8 om 1993 No
64
Registers
s
9 am 1993 No 64
Copies of certificates of
incorporation
s 10 am 1993 No
64
Inspection of
documents
s 11 am 1993 No 64;
2001 No 44 amdt 1.250, amdt 1.251
Disposal of
documents
s 12 am 1993 No
64
Defective
documents
s 13 am 1993 No 64;
2001 No 44 amdt 1.252, amdt 1.253
Ineligible
associations—incorporation
s
15 am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.254, amdt 1.255; A2007-16 amdt 3.14
Powers of authorised
person
s 17 am 1993 No
64
Applications for
incorporation
s 18 am 2001 No 44
amdts 1.256-1.258
Certificate of
incorporation
s 19 am 1993 No
64
Restriction of
actions
s 25 am 1993 No
64
Amalgamation of incorporated
associations
s 26 am 1993 No 64;
2001 No 44 amdts 1.259-1.261
Incorporation of amalgamating
associations
s 27 am 1993 No
64
Effect of incorporation—amalgamated
associations
s 28 am 1993 No 64;
1993 No 90; 1995 No 54
Objects
s
29 am 1993 No 64
Alteration of
objects
s 30 am 1993 No 64; 1998
No 54; 2001 No 44 amdt 1.262, amdt 1.263
Rules other than model
rules
s 32 am 1993 No
1
Alteration of
rules
s 33 am 1993 No 64; 1998 No
54; 2001 No 44 amdt 1.264, amdt 1.265
Copies of documents for
members
s 35 am 2001 No 44 amdt
1.266
Reservation of
names
s 37 am 1993 No 64; 2001 No
44 amdts 1.267-1.271
Change of
name
s 38 am 1993 No 64; 2001 No
44 amdt 1.272, amdt 1.273
Compulsory change of
name
s 39 am 1993 No
64
Name on association's documents
etc
s 41 am 1998 No
54
References to purported entry into contracts
etc—div 3.6
s 42 sub
A2007-3 amdt 3.37
Notice of public officer's appointment
or change of address
s 59 am 1993
No 64; 1998 No 54 2001 No 44 amdts 1.274-1.276
Notice of changes in
committee
s 62 am 1993 No 64;
1998 No 54 2001 No 44 amdt 1.277, amdt 1.278
Disqualification from
office
s 63 am 1993 No 64; 1998
No 54
Vacancy in office of public
officer
s 64 am 1998 No
54
Disclosure of committee member's
interest
s 65 am 1998 No
54
Information from
officers
s 66 am 1993 No
64
Special
resolutions
s 70 am 1994 No
21
Accounting
records
s 71 am 1998 No
54
Annual statement of
accounts
s 72 am 1998 No
54
Presentation of statement to
members
s 73 am 1998 No
54
Audit of
accounts
s 74 am 1998 No 54;
A2004-42 amdt 3.2
Auditor of prescribed
associations
s 76 am 1993 No 64;
1998 No 54
Obstruction of
auditor
s 78 am 1998 No
54
Annual
returns
s 79 am 1993 No 64; 1998
No 54; 2001 No 44 amdt 1.279
Lodgment of particulars instead of
documents
s 80 am 1993 No
64
Voluntary transfer of
incorporation
s 82 am 1993 No 64;
2001 No 44 amdts 1.280-1.282
Cancellation where continued incorporation
inappropriate
s 83 am 1993 No 64;
2001 No 44 amdts 1.283-1.285; R5 LA (see 2001 No 44 amdt 1.286); A2007-16 amdt
3.15
Cancellation of incorporation following
voluntary transfer
s 85 am 1993
No 64
Transfer of land to
company
s 87 am 1993 No 64; 1993
No 90; 1995 No 54
Application for winding up by the
court
s 89 am 1993 No
64
Property of defunct
association
s 92 am 1993 No 64;
1993 No 90; 1995 No 54; 1998 No 54
Cancellation of
incorporation
s 93 am 1993 No 64;
2001 No 44 amdts 1.287-1.289; R5 LA (see 2001 No 44 amdt 1.290)
Property of former incorporated
association
s 94 am 1993 No 64;
1993 No 90; 1995 No 54
Property vested in
registrar-general
s 95 am 1993 No
64
Liability in relation to property vested in
registrar-general
s 96 am 1993 No
64
Registrar-general's power to act for
defunct association
s 97 am 1993
No 64
Records of property vested in
registrar-general
s 98 am 1993 No
64
Secrecy
s
100 am 1993 No 64; 1998 No 54
Investigations by
registrar-general
s 101 am 1993
No 64
Scope of registrar-general's
powers
s 102 am 1993 No
64
Production of association's
books
s 103 am 1993 No
64
Inspection of books held by
lawyer
s 104 am 1993 No
64
Proceedings for
offences
s 106 am 1993 No
64
Offences related to inspection of
books
s 107 am 1993 No 64; 1998
No 54
Offences by officers of associations
etc
s 108 am 1993 No 64; 1998 No
54
Offence—trade or pecuniary
gain
s 109 am 1998 No
54
Improper use of officer's
position
s 111 am 1998 No
54
om A2004-15 amdt
2.17
Offences by unincorporated
bodies
s 112 am 1998 No
54
False or misleading
statements
s 113 am 1993 No 64;
1998 No 54
om A2004-15 amdt
2.17
Investment with
associations
s 114 am 1993 No 64;
1998 No 54
Certificates as
evidence
s 115 am 1993 No
64
Constructive notice of documents
etc
s 117 am 1993 No
64
Notice of
decisions
s 118 am 1993 No 64;
1994 No 60
Review by
Tribunal
s 119 am 1993 No 64;
1994 No 60
Extensions of time for applications
etc
s 120 am 1993 No 64; 2001 No
44 amdt 1.291, amdt 1.292
Registered office of incorporated
association
s 121 am 1993 No 64;
A2007-16 amdt 3.16
Service of
documents
s 122 am 1993 No 64;
1998 No 54
Translation of
instruments
s 123 am 1998 No
54
Determination of
fees
s 125 am 1993 No
64
sub 2001 No 44 amdt
1.293
Approved forms
s 126 sub 2001 No 44 amdt
1.293
am A2007-3 amdt
3.38
Regulation-making power
s 127 am 1993 No 64; 1998 No
54
sub 2001 No 44 amdt
1.293
am A2007-16 amdt 3.17, amdt
3.18
Repeal
s
128 om 2001 No 44 amdt 1.293
Transitional and savings
provisions
pt 11 hdg exp 2 June
2005 (s 141 (2))
General
savings
s 129 exp 2 June 2005 (s
141 (2))
Legal
proceedings
s 130 exp 2 June 2005
(s 141 (2))
Associations incorporated under repealed
Act
s 131 exp 2 June 2005 (s 141
(2))
Registers kept under repealed
Act
s 132 exp 2 June 2005 (s 141
(2))
Winding-up
s
133 exp 2 June 2005 (s 141 (2))
Applications for
incorporation
s 134 exp 2 June
2005 (s 141 (2))
Documents to be
lodged
s 135 exp 2 June 2005 (s
141 (2))
Statement of
objects
s 136 am 1993 No
64
exp 2 June 2005 (s 141
(2))
Change of
name
s 137 am 1993 No
64
exp 2 June 2005 (s 141
(2))
Transition—public
officer
s 138 exp 2 June 2005 (s
141 (2))
Transition—committee
s
139 am 1998 No 54
exp 2 June 2005 (s
141 (2))
Transition—additional
return
s 140 am 1993 No 64; 1998
No 54
exp 2 June 2005 (s 141
(2))
Expiry of pt 11
etc
s 141 am 1998 No
54
om R4
LRA
ins A2005-20 amdt
3.13
exp 2 June 2005 (s 141
(2))
Transition—annual general
meeting
s 142 om R4
LRA
Transition—register of
members
s 143 am 1993 No
64
om R4 LRA
Modification of Corporations Act, part 5.7
in its application to incorporated
associations
sch 2 am 1993 No
64
Dictionary
dict ins
A2007-3 amdt 3.39
def
accounting records reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt
3.35
def annual general
meeting reloc from s 3 A2007-3
amdt 3.35
def annual
return reloc from s 3 A2007-3
amdt 3.35
def approved
form sub 2001 No 44 amdt
1.247
reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt
3.35
def authorised person
reloc from s 3 A2007-3
amdt 3.35
def
banker's books reloc from s 3 A2007-3
amdt 3.35
def banking
corporation am 1997 No 88
sch
sub 1999 No 66
sch
reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt
3.35
def books reloc
from s 3 A2007-3 amdt 3.35
def
"books", for pt 8 ins A2007-3 amdt
3.39
def certificate of
incorporation reloc from s 3 A2007-3
amdt 3.35
def
commencement date sub 2001 No 44 amdt
1.248
reloc from s 3 A2007-3 amdt
3.35
def committee
reloc from s 3 A2007-3
amdt 3.35
def company
limited by guarantee ins A2007-3 amdt
3.39
def court reloc
from s 3 A2007-3 amdt 3.35
def
financial year reloc from s 3 A2007-3
amdt 3.35
def inaugural
member of a committee reloc from s 3 A2007-3
amdt 3.35
def inaugural
public officer reloc from s 3 A2007-3
amdt 3.35
def
incorporated reloc from s 3 A2007-3
amdt 3.35
def
incorporation ins A2007-3 amdt
3.39
def member reloc
from s 3 A2007-3 amdt 3.35
def
memorandum ins A2007-3 amdt
3.39
def model rules
reloc from s 3 A2007-3
amdt 3.35
def objects
reloc from s 3 A2007-3
amdt 3.35
def officer
reloc from s 3 A2007-3
amdt 3.35
def pecuniary
gain ins A2007-3 amdt
3.39
def public officer
reloc from s 3 A2007-3
amdt 3.35
def purport
ins A2007-3 amdt 3.39
def
repealed Act reloc from s 3 A2007-3
amdt 3.35
def
reproduction reloc from s 3 A2007-3
amdt 3.35
def rules
reloc from s 3 A2007-3
amdt 3.35
def special
resolution reloc from s 3 A2007-3
amdt 3.35
def trade
ins A2007-3 amdt 3.39
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.
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Republication No |
Amendments to |
Republication date |
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1 |
Act 1993 No 90 |
31 January 1994 |
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2 |
Act 1994 No 60 |
14 November 1994 |
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3 |
Act 1997 No 96 |
30 April 1998 |
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4 |
Act 1998 No 54 |
31 January 1999 |
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5 |
A2001-44 |
23 November 2001 |
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6 |
A2004-15 |
9 April 2004 |
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7 |
A2004-42 |
25 August 2004 |
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8 |
A2005-20 |
2 June 2005 |
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9 |
A2005-20 |
3 June 2005 |
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10* |
A2007-3 |
12 April 2007 |
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