New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ASSOCIATIONS INCORPORATION ACT 1984 - SECT 22

22 Public officer

(1) Unless the rules of the incorporated association otherwise provide, the first public officer of an incorporated association is:

(a) in the case of an incorporated association incorporated pursuant to an application under section 9-the person who made the application, or

(b) in the case of an incorporated association incorporated pursuant to an application under section 46 or 48-the person nominated in the application as the first public officer.

(2) Unless the rules of the association otherwise provide, the public officer of an incorporated association may hold any other office of the association.