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ASSOCIATIONS ACT - SECT 31

Disclosure of interest

    (1)     A member of the committee of an incorporated association who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a contract, or proposed contract, with the association:

        (a)     must, as soon as the member becomes aware of the interest, disclose the nature and extent of the interest to the committee; and

        (b)     must disclose the nature and extent of the interest at the next annual general meeting of the association required to be held by the association.

Maximum penalty:     200 penalty units.

    (2)     Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a pecuniary interest that exists only because:

        (a)     the member of the committee is an employee of the association; or

        (b)     the member of the committee is a member of a class of persons for whose benefit the association is established; or

        (c)     the member of the committee has the pecuniary interest in common with all or a substantial proportion of the members of the association.

    (3)     If a member of the committee of an incorporated association discloses a pecuniary interest in a contract, or proposed contract, in accordance with this section, or his or her interest is not required under this section to be disclosed:

        (a)     the contract is not liable to be avoided by the association on a ground arising from the fiduciary relationship between the member and the association; and

        (b)     the member is not liable to account for profits derived from the contract.



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