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ASSOCIATIONS ACT 2003

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

PART 2--ADMINISTRATION

  • 4A Director  
  • 4B Delegation  
  • 4C Approved forms  
  • 5 Director 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 Director 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 Director 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 Director 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 matters

  • 40 Disqualified person  
  • 40A Application to NTCAT by 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 Director  

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 transfer and new body  
  • 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 Director may direct incorporated association to change its incorporation  

PART 8--DISSOLUTION OF CERTAIN ASSOCIATIONS

  • 64 Application of Part 8  
  • 65 Dissolution  
  • 66 Director may act administratively for dissolved incorporated association  
  • 67 Property of dissolved incorporated association vests in CEO  
  • 68 CEO may sell vested property  
  • 69 Property vested in CEO subject to all charges etc.  
  • 70 CEO to keep records etc.  
  • 71 Reinstatement of dissolved incorporated association by NTCAT  

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 Director  
  • 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 Director  
  • 84 Stay of proceedings  
  • 85 Statutory Manager to report to Director  

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 Director may require production of books  
  • 95 Director 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 Disposing, charging or dealing with prescribed property  
  • 111 Regulatory offences  
  • 112 Proceedings for offences  
  • 113 Evidentiary provisions  
  • 114 Review by NTCAT  
  • 116 Director 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  

PART 14--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR JUSTICE AND LICENSING LEGISLATION FURTHER AMENDMENT ACT 2022

  • 129 Definitions  
  • 130 Delegation  
  • 131 Secrecy  
  • 132 Protection from liability  
  • 133 Property vested in Commissioner  
  • 134 Pending applications  
  • 135 Pending appeals  
  • 136 Appeals not yet commenced  
  • 137 Continuation of ongoing documents and actions  
  • 138 Offence provisions – before and after commencement  

PART 15--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR STATUTE LAW AMENDMENT (NTCAT CONFERRAL OF JURISDICTION) ACT 2023

  • 139 Definitions  
  • 140 Applications to NTCAT by disqualified persons limited to declarations made after commencement  
  • 141 Appeals not commenced by disqualified persons before commencement  
  • 142 Appeals by disqualified persons not determined before commencement  
  • 143 Review by NTCAT limited to decisions made after commencement  
  • 144 Other appeals not commenced before commencement  
  • 145 Other appeals not determined before commencement  
  • 146 Applications relating to dissolved incorporated associations not determined before commencement  
  • 147 Applications to Treasurer and NTCAT regarding incorporated associations dissolved before commencement  

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