Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ABORIGINAL COUNCILS AND ASSOCIATIONS ACT 1976 No. 186 of 1976 - SECT 43

PART IV-INCORPORATED ABORIGINAL ASSOCIATIONS
43. (1) The committee of an Aboriginal association may apply to the Registrar,
in writing signed by each member of the committee, for the incorporation of
the association.

(2) An application under sub-section (1) shall state-

   (a)  the proposed name of the Association when incorporated, which shall
include the words ''Aboriginal Corporation'' or the words ''Torres Strait
Islanders Corporation'';

   (b)  the objects of the association;

   (c)  whether the members of the association are to be liable to contribute
        towards the payment of the debts and liabilities of the association
        and, if so, the extent of that liability;

   (d)  the place or places where the activities of the association are, or
        are to be, carried on; and

   (e)  the names and addresses of the persons who constitute the committee of
        the association, and shall be accompanied by a statement of the Rules
        by which, in the event of the incorporation of the association, its
        affairs are to be regulated.

(3) Subject to this Act and the regulations, the Rules referred to in
sub-section (2) shall make provision for and in relation to-

   (a)  the qualifications of members of the association;

   (b)  the creation of the executive offices of the association and the
        procedure for filling those offices;

   (c)  the procedure for the settling of disputes between the association and
        its members;

   (d)  the constitution of the Governing Committee of the association and the
        powers of that Committee;

   (e)  the procedure for the conduct of meetings of the Governing Committee
        of the association;

   (f)  the manner in which the funds of the association are to be managed;

   (g)  the method of altering the rules of the association, whether by making
        new rules or by varying or rescinding rules in force; and

   (h)  the method of altering the objects of the association, and may make
        provision, not contrary to law, for and in relation to any other
        matter.

(4) The Rules of an association with respect to any matter may be based on
Aboriginal custom.