New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ASSOCIATIONS INCORPORATION ACT 1984 - SECT 23

23 Vacancy in office of public officer

(1) Where at any time there is a vacancy in the office of public officer of an incorporated association, the committee of the association shall, within 14 days after the vacancy arises:

(a) give notice of the occurrence of the vacancy to the Director-General in an approved form, and

(b) appoint a person to fill the vacancy.

(2) Where the committee of an incorporated association fails to comply with subsection (1), each member of the committee is guilty of an offence and liable to a penalty not exceeding 2 penalty units.

(3) A person is not eligible to be appointed as public officer of an incorporated association unless:

(a) the person has attained the age of 18 years, and

(b) the person is resident in the State.

(4) The acts of the public officer of an incorporated association are not invalid by reason only of any defect that may be discovered in the appointment or qualification of the public officer.