Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

ASSOCIATIONS ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

           Part 1 Preliminary
   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Excluded matter for Corporations Act 2001
   4.      Definitions
           Part 2 Administration
   5.      Commissioner may exempt etc.
   6.      Secrecy
   7.      Protection from liability
           Part 3 Incorporation
           Division 1 Incorporation process
   8.      Application for incorporation of association
   9.      Certificate of incorporation
   10.     Commissioner to notify refusal to incorporate association
           Division 2 Effect of incorporation
   11.     Incorporation of association
   12.     Vesting of property in incorporated association
   13.     Power to borrow money and give securities
   13A.    Prohibition on disbursing profits or assets to members
   14.     Liability of members
           Division 3 Name and common seal of incorporated association
   15.     Name
   16.     Name to appear on documents
   17.     Change of name
   18.     Commissioner to notify association of refusal to issue new certificate
   19.     Change of name does not affect existing rights and obligations
   20.     Common seal
           Division 4 Constitution and trusts
   21.     Constitution
   22.     Filing of trusts
   23.     Alteration of constitution etc.
   24.     Commissioner to notify incorporated association of refusal
   25.     Alteration of object etc. does not affect existing rights and obligations
           Division 5 Miscellaneous provision
   26.     Minimum number of members of association
           Part 4 Management of internal affairs
           Division 1 Officers and committee
   27.     Public officer
   28.     Notification of appointment and change of address of public officer
   29.     Management committee
   30.     Certain persons not to be members of committee etc.
   31.     Disclosure of interest
   32.     Voting on contract in which committee member has interest
   33.     Duties of officers etc.
           Division 2 Meetings etc.
   34.     Register of members
   35.     First annual general meeting
   36.     Annual general meetings
   37.     Special resolutions
   38.     Minutes
   39.     Natural justice applies in adjudication of disputes
           Division 3 Miscellaneous
   40.     Disqualified person
           Part 5 Accounts and audit
           Division 1 Accounts
   41.     Accounting records
   42.     Annual statement of accounts
   43.     Presentation of statement at AGM
   44.     Inspection of audited accounts by members
   45.     Filing of audited accounts with Commissioner
           Division 2 Audits
   46.     Audits of tier 1 incorporated association
   47.     Audits of tier 2 incorporated association
   48.     Audits of tier 3 incorporated association
   49.     Auditor's powers and duties
   50.     Auditor's liability
   51.     Obstruction of auditor
   52.     Removal of auditors
           Part 6 Disposal of property
   53.     Application of Part 6
   54.     Transfer of property
   55.     Power of incorporated association to sell trust property
           Part 7 Transfer of incorporation
   56.     Application for transfer
   57.     Requirements before application can be made
   58.     Meaning of
   59.     New body ceases to be incorporated association
   60.     Transfer not to impose greater liability etc.
   61.     Effect of new certificate of incorporation
   62.     New body is continuation of incorporated association
   63.     Commissioner may direct incorporated association to change its incorporation
           Part 8 Dissolution of certain associations
   64.     Application of Part 8
   65.     Dissolution
   66.     Commissioner may act administratively for dissolved incorporated association
   67.     Property of dissolved incorporated association vests in Commissioner
   68.     Commissioner may sell vested property
   69.     Property vested in Commissioner subject to all charges etc.
   70.     Commissioner to keep records etc.
   71.     Court may declare dissolution of association void
           Part 9 External administration
           Division 1 Winding up and other matters relating to external administration
   72.     Application of Corporations Act 2001 to external administration
   73.     Winding up by Supreme Court on certificate of Commissioner
   74.     Court may appoint unregistered company liquidator
   75.     Penalty for contravention of applied provisions
   76.     Distribution of assets on winding up
   77.     Prescribed property in winding up
           Division 2 Appointment of statutory manager
   78.     Appointment
   79.     Effect of appointment
   80.     Revocation of appointment
   81.     Expenses of administration
   82.     Liabilities arising from administration
   83.     Additional powers of Commissioner
   84.     Stay of proceedings
   85.     Statutory Manager to report to Commissioner
           Division 3 Offences
   86.     Interpretation
   87.     Application of Division
   88.     Non-disclosure
   89.     Failure to keep proper records
   90.     Incurring debts not likely to be paid
   91.     Powers of court if debts unlikely to be paid
   92.     Frauds by officers
           Part 10 Investigation of incorporated associations
   93.     Investigation of incorporated association's affairs
   94.     Commissioner may require production of books
   95.     Commissioner may carry out investigations in relation to books
   96.     Examination of persons concerned with incorporated association
   97.     Power of entry
   98.     Immunity from liability for complying with direction or requirement
   99.     Privileged communications
   100.    Orders against persons concerned with incorporated associations
           Part 12 Miscellaneous provisions
   103.    Civil proceedings not to be stayed
   104.    Form and evidentiary value of books
   105.    Provisions indemnifying officers or auditors
   106.    Penalty for non-compliance with Act or condition imposed under Act
   107.    Falsification of books
   108.    Misrepresentation as to incorporation under this Act
   109.    Oppressive or unreasonable acts
   110.    Dealings with prescribed property
   111.    Regulatory offences
   112.    Proceedings for offences
   113.    Evidentiary provisions
   114.    Right of appeal - disqualified person
   115.    Right of appeal - general
   116.    Commissioner may require production of document
   117.    Fax or electronic transmission of documents
   118.    Service of documents
   119.    Regulations
           Part 13 Repeal and transitional provisions
   120.    Definitions
   121.    Repeal
   122.    Applications
   123.    Certificates of incorporation, officers etc.
   124.    Notices for associations performing local government functions
   125.    Investigations
   126.    Consents in relation to prescribed property
   127.    If constitution not in accordance with Act on commencement
   128.    Audits
           Schedule Repealed Acts
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