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ASSOCIATIONS INCORPORATION ACT 1985 - NOTES

ASSOCIATIONS INCORPORATION ACT 1985 - NOTES

Legislative history

Notes

• Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.

• Earlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.

• For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.

Legislation repealed by principal Act

The Associations Incorporation Act 1985 repealed the following:

Associations Incorporation Act 1956

Principal Act and amendments

New entries appear in bold.

Year

No

Title

Assent

Commencement

1985

30

Associations Incorporation Act 1985

4.4.1985

28.6.1985 (Gazette 27.6.1985 p2244)

1985

100

Associations Incorporation Act Amendment Act 1985

7.11.1985

28.6.1985: s 2

1992

36

Associations Incorporation (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1992

21.5.1992

1.6.1993 (Gazette 20.5.1993 p1694)

1997

29

Associations Incorporation (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997

12.6.1997

1.2.1998 (Gazette 24.12.1997 p1860)

1999

33

Financial Sector Reform (South Australia) Act 1999

17.6.1999

Sch (item 5)—1.7.1999 being the date specified under s 3(16) of the Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1999 of the Commonwealth as the transfer date for the purposes of that Act: s 2(2)

2000

4

District Court (Administrative and Disciplinary Division) Amendment Act 2000

20.4.2000

Sch 1 (cl 3)—1.6.2000 (Gazette 18.5.2000 p2554)

2000

57

Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Attorney-General's Portfolio) Act 2000

20.7.2000

Pt 2 (s 4)—14.8.2000 (Gazette 10.8.2000 p444)

2000

65

Associations Incorporation (Oppressive or Unreasonable Acts) Amendment Act 2000

16.11.2000

15.2.2001 (Gazette 1.2.2001 p392)

2001

23

Statutes Amendment (Corporations) Act 2001

14.6.2001

Pt 5 (ss 919)—15.7.2001 being the day on which the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth came into operation: Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. S 285, 13 July 2001 (Gazette 21.6.2001 p2270)

2006

17

Statutes Amendment (New Rules of Civil Procedure) Act 2006

6.7.2006

Pt 9 (ss 41 & 42)—4.9.2006 (Gazette 17.8.2006 p2831)

2006

43

Statutes Amendment (Domestic Partners) Act 2006

14.12.2006

Pt 9 (ss 32 & 33)—1.6.2007 (Gazette 26.4.2007 p1352)

2006

44

Statutes Amendment (Justice Portfolio) Act 2006

14.12.2006

Pt 3 (s 5)—18.1.2007 (Gazette 18.1.2007 p234)

2009

84

Statutes Amendment (Public Sector Consequential Amendments) Act 2009

10.12.2009

Pt 18 (s 36)—1.2.2010 (Gazette 28.1.2010 p320)

2016

24

Statutes Amendment (Commonwealth Registered Entities) Act 2016

2.6.2016

Pt 2 (ss 46)—1.1.2017 (Gazette 27.10.2016 p4237)

2016

29

Real Property (Electronic Conveyancing) Amendment Act 2016

16.6.2016

Sch 2—4.7.2016 (Gazette 30.6.2016 p2761)

2017

51

Statutes Amendment (SACAT No 2) Act 2017

28.11.2017

Pt 7 (ss 23 to 26)—22.2.2018 (Gazette 30.1.2018 p524)

2019

23

Associations Incorporation (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2019

3.10.2019

3.10.2019

2019

25

Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Simplify) Act 2019

3.10.2019

Pt 6 (ss 15 & 16)—1.7.2020 (Gazette 23.1.2020 p109)

Provisions amended

New entries appear in bold.

Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.

Provision

How varied

Commencement

Long title

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993

s 2

deleted by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993

Pt 1





s 3





s 3(1)





accounts

substituted by 36/1992 s 3(a)

1.6.1993

authorised person

inserted by 36/1992 s 3(b)

1.6.1993

beneficiary

inserted by 36/1992 s 3(b)

1.6.1993

body corporate

inserted by 36/1992 s 3(b)

1.6.1993



substituted by 23/2001 s 9(a)

15.7.2001

committee

deleted by 36/1992 s 3(c)

1.6.1993

domestic partner

inserted by 43/2006 s 32(1)

1.6.2007

financial year

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993



substituted by 29/1997 s 3

1.2.1998

gross receipts

inserted by 36/1992 s 3(d)

1.6.1993

insolvent under administration

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993

officer

substituted by 36/1992 s 3(e)

1.6.1993

prescribed association

inserted by 36/1992 s 3(e)

1.6.1993

putative spouse

inserted by 36/1992 s 3(e)

1.6.1993



deleted by 43/2006 s 32(2)

1.6.2007

special resolution

substituted by 100/1985 s 3

28.6.1985



amended by 36/1992 s 3(f), (g)

1.6.1993

spouse

inserted by 43/2006 s 32(3)

1.6.2007

total receipts and payments

inserted by 36/1992 s 3(h)

1.6.1993

Tribunal

inserted by 51/2017 s 23

22.2.2018

s 3(2)

amended by 36/1992 s 3(i)

1.6.1993

s 3(3) and (4)

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993

s 3(5)

amended by 36/1992 s 3(j)

1.6.1993



deleted by 23/2001 s 9(b)

15.7.2001

s 3(6)

inserted by 36/1992 s 3(k)

1.6.1993



amended by 23/2001 s 9(c)

15.7.2001



amended by 43/2006 s 32(4)

1.6.2007

s 3A

inserted by 23/2001 s 10

15.7.2001

s 4

substituted by 36/1992 s 4

1.6.1993

Pt 2





s 5

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993

s 6





s 6(1)

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993

s 6(2)

amended by 29/1997 s 4(a)

1.2.1998

s 6(2a)

inserted by 29/1997 s 4(b)

1.2.1998

s 7

substituted by 36/1992 s 5

1.6.1993

s 7(5)

amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998

s 8

deleted by 36/1992 s 5

1.6.1993

ss 9 and 10

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993

s 11





s 11(1) and (3)

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993

s 12

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993

s 13





s 13(1)

amended by 36/1992 s 6(a), Sch 2

1.6.1993



amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998

s 13(2)

amended by 36/1992 s 6(b), Sch 2

1.6.1993



amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998

s 14





s 14(1)

amended by 36/1992 s 7(a), (b), Sch 2

1.6.1993



amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998

s 14(2)

amended by 36/1992 s 7(c), Sch 2

1.6.1993



amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998

s 14(3)

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993

s 14(4)

amended by 36/1992 s 7(d), Sch 2

1.6.1993



amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998

s 15





s 15(1)

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993

s 15(2)

amended by 36/1992 s 8

1.6.1993

s 17

substituted by 36/1992 s 9

1.6.1993

s 17(1)

amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998

s 17(2)

amended by 51/2017 s 24

22.2.2018

Pt 3





s 18





s 18(5)

amended by 36/1992 s 10(a)

1.6.1993

s 18(6)

amended by 36/1992 s 10(b), (c), Sch 2

1.6.1993



amended by 43/2006 s 33

1.6.2007

s 18(7)

amended by 36/1992 s 10(d)

1.6.1993

s 19





s 19(2)

amended by 36/1992 s 11, Sch 2

1.6.1993



(b) deleted by 23/2019 s 3

3.10.2019

s 20





s 20(1) and (3)

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993

s 20(4)

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993



amended by 29/2016 Sch 2

4.7.2016

s 21





s 21(2)

substituted by 36/1992 s 12

1.6.1993

s 22





s 22(1)

amended by 36/1992 s 13(a)

1.6.1993

s 22(2)

amended by 36/1992 s 13(b), Sch 2

1.6.1993

s 22(3), (4), (6)

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993

s 22(7)

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993



amended by 29/2016 Sch 2

4.7.2016

s 22(8)

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993

s 22(9)

inserted by 36/1992 s 13(c)

1.6.1993

s 23





s 23 (1)

s 23 redesignated as s 23(1) by 36/1992 s 14

1.6.1993

s 23(2)

inserted by 36/1992 s 14

1.6.1993

s 23A

inserted by 36/1992 s 15

1.6.1993

s 23A(1)

(c)(iv) deleted by 29/1997 s 5

1.2.1998

s 24





s 24(1)

substituted by 36/1992 s 16

1.6.1993

s 24(2)

substituted by 36/1992 s 16

1.6.1993



amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998

s 24(3)

amended by 29/1997 s 6

1.2.1998



(b) deleted by 23/2019 s 4

3.10.2019

s 24(4) and (5)

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993

s 24(7)

inserted by 100/1985 s 4

28.6.1985

s 24A

inserted by 29/1997 s 7

1.2.1998

s 25

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993



amended by 33/1999 Sch (item 5)

1.7.1999

s 28

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993

Pt 4





Pt 4 Div 1





s 29





s 29(2) and (3)

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993

s 30

substituted by 36/1992 s 17

1.6.1993

s 30(1)—(3)

amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998

s 31





s 31(1)

amended by 36/1992 s 18(a), (b), Sch 2

1.6.1993



amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998

s 31(2)

amended by 36/1992 s 18(c)

1.6.1993

s 31(3)

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993

s 32





s 32(1)

amended by 36/1992 s 19(a), (b), Sch 2

1.6.1993



amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998

s 32(2)

substituted by 36/1992 s 19(c)

1.6.1993

s 33

deleted by 36/1992 s 20

1.6.1993

Pt 4 Div 2

heading amended by 29/1997 s 8

1.2.1998

s 34

deleted by 36/1992 s 21

1.6.1993

ss 3334B

inserted by 24/2016 s 4

1.1.2017

s 35

substituted by 36/1992 s 21

1.6.1993

s 35(1)

amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998

s 35(2)

amended by 29/1997 ss 9(a), 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998



amended by 23/2001 s 11

15.7.2001

s 35(4)

amended by 29/1997 s 9(b)

1.2.1998

s 35(5)

amended by 29/1997 s 9(c)—(f)

1.2.1998

s 35(7)

amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998

s 36





s 36(1)

amended by 36/1992 s 22(a)

1.6.1993

s 36(3)

substituted by 36/1992 s 22(b)

1.6.1993



amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998

s 37

substituted by 36/1992 s 23

1.6.1993

s 37(2)

amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998

s 37(3)

(d) deleted by 29/1997 s 10(a)

1.2.1998



amended by 23/2001 s 12

15.7.2001

s 37(4)

amended by 29/1997 s 10(b)

1.2.1998

s 37A

inserted by 36/1992 s 23

1.6.1993

Pt 4 Div 3





s 39





s 39(1)

amended by 36/1992 s 24(a)

1.6.1993



substituted by 24/2016 s 5

1.1.2017

s 39(2)

amended by 36/1992 s 24(b)

1.6.1993

s 39(3)

deleted by 36/1992 s 24(c)

1.6.1993

s 39(4)

amended by 36/1992 s 24(d)

1.6.1993

Pt 4 Div 3A

inserted by 36/1992 s 25

1.6.1993

s 39A





s 39A(1)—(4)

amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998

s 39AB

inserted by 44/2006 s 5

18.1.2007

Pt 4 Div 3B

inserted by 36/1992 s 25

1.6.1993

s 39C





s 39C(3)

amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998

Pt 4 Div 4





s 40

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993

Pt 5

heading amended by 36/1992 s 26

1.6.1993

Pt 5 Div 1

heading inserted by 29/1997 s 11

1.2.1998

s 40A

inserted by 36/1992 s 27

1.6.1993



substituted by 23/2001 s 13

15.7.2001

s 40B

inserted by 29/1997 s 12

1.2.1998



substituted by 23/2001 s 13

15.7.2001

s 41

substituted by 36/1992 s 27

1.6.1993

s 41(2)

amended by 29/1997 s 13

1.2.1998



amended by 57/2000 s 4

14.8.2000



substituted by 23/2001 s 14

15.7.2001

s 41(5)

amended by 17/2006 s 41

4.9.2006

s 41A

inserted by 36/1992 s 27

1.6.1993

s 41B

inserted by 36/1992 s 27

1.6.1993



substituted by 29/1997 s 14

1.2.1998

s 41C

inserted by 29/1997 s 14

1.2.1998

s 41D

inserted by 29/1997 s 14

1.2.1998

s 41D(1)

amended by 23/2001 s 15

15.7.2001

s 41E

inserted by 29/1997 s 14

1.2.1998



amended by 23/2001 s 16

15.7.2001

s 42





s 42(3)

amended by 36/1992 s 28(a)

1.6.1993

s 42(4)

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993



amended by 29/2016 Sch 2

4.7.2016

s 42(5)

inserted by 36/1992 s 28(b)

1.6.1993

s 43





s 43(1)

substituted by 36/1992 s 29

1.6.1993

s 43(1a)

inserted by 36/1992 s 29

1.6.1993

s 43(2) and (4)

amended by 36/1992 Sch 1

1.6.1993

s 43A

inserted by 29/1997 s 15

1.2.1998

s 43A(7)

substituted by 25/2019 s15

1.7.2020

s 44





s 44(1)

substituted by 25/2019 s16

1.7.2020

s 44(3)

inserted by 36/1992 s 30

1.6.1993

s 44A

inserted by 36/1992 s 31

1.6.1993

s 45





s 45(1)

deleted by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993

s 45(3)

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993

s 46





s 46(3)

amended by 100/1985 s 5

28.6.1985

s 46(4)—(7)

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993

ss 4749

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993

Pt 5 Div 2

inserted by 29/1997 s 16

1.2.1998

s 49AA





s 49AA(4)





relevant day

amended by 23/2001 s 17

15.7.2001

s 49AF





s 49AF(2)

amended by 23/2001 s 18

15.7.2001

Pt 6





s 49A

inserted by 36/1992 s 32

1.6.1993

s 49A(3)

amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998

s 49B

inserted by 36/1992 s 32

1.6.1993



deleted by 84/2009 s 36

1.2.2010

s 50





s 50(1)

amended by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 3(a))

1.6.2000



substituted by 51/2017 s 25(1)

22.2.2018

s 50(2)

substituted by 51/2017 s 25(1)

22.2.2018

s 50(2a)

inserted by 36/1992 s 33

1.6.1993



deleted by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 3(b))

1.6.2000

s 50(3)

deleted by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 3(c))

1.6.2000

s 50(4)

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993



amended by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 3(d))

1.6.2000



amended by 51/2017 s 25(2), (3)

22.2.2018

s 50(5)

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993



amended in pursuance of the Acts Republication Act 1967

1.6.2000



substituted by 51/2017 s 25(4)

22.2.2018

s 50(6)

inserted by 51/2017 s 25(4)

22.2.2018

s 51

amended by 100/1985 s 6

28.6.1985



substituted by 36/1992 s 34

1.6.1993

s 51(2) and (7)

amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998

s 52

deleted by 36/1992 s 35

1.6.1993

s 53

substituted by 36/1992 s 36

1.6.1993

s 53(5)

amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998

s 53A

inserted by 29/1997 s 17

1.2.1998

s 54

amended by 36/1992 s 37, Sch 2

1.6.1993



amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998

s 55

substituted by 36/1992 s 38

1.6.1993

s 55(4)

amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998

s 56





s 56(1) and (3)

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993

s 56(4)

substituted by 36/1992 s 38(a)

1.6.1993



amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998

s 56(5)

amended by 36/1992 s 38(b), Sch 2

1.6.1993



amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998

s 57

substituted by 36/1992 s 40

1.6.1993

s 57(1) and (2)

amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998

s 58

deleted by 36/1992 s 41

1.6.1993



inserted by 29/1997 s 18

1.2.1998

s 58A

inserted by 29/1997 s 18

1.2.1998

s 59





s 59(2)

amended by 36/1992 s 42, Sch 2

1.6.1993



amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998

s 60

amended by 36/1992 s 43, Sch 2

1.6.1993



amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998

s 61

amended by 36/1992 s 44, Sch 2

1.6.1993



amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998



substituted by 65/2000 s 3

15.2.2001

s 61(11)

substituted by 23/2001 s 19

15.7.2001

s 61(13)

amended by 17/2006 s 42

4.9.2006

s 62

substituted by 36/1992 s 45

1.6.1993

s 62(6)—(9) and (11)

amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998

ss 62A62E

inserted by 36/1992 s 45

1.6.1993

s 63





s 63(1), (2), (4) and (5)

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993

s 63(6)

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993



amended by 29/1997 s 19

1.2.1998

s 63(7)

inserted by 36/1992 s 46

1.6.1993

s 64

amended by 23/2019 s 5

3.10.2019

s 66





s 66(1)

amended by 36/1992 Sch 2

1.6.1993

s 67





s 67(2)

amended by 36/1992 s 47

1.6.1993



amended by 29/1997 s 21 (Sch)

1.2.1998



amended by 24/2016 s 6

1.1.2017

Sch

inserted by 36/1992 s 48 (Sch 3)

1.6.1993



deleted by 29/1997 s 20

1.2.1998

Transitional etc provisions associated with Act or amendments

Associations Incorporation (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1992, Sch 1—Transitional provisions

(1) The provisions of Div 2 of Pt 4 of the principal Act as in force immediately before the commencement of this Act continue to apply to an incorporated association in relation to a financial year of the association that commenced before the commencement of this Act.

(2) The provisions of Div 2 of Pt 4 of the principal Act as amended by this Act apply to an incorporated association in relation to a financial year of the association that commences after the commencement of this Act.

Statutes Amendment (SACAT No 2) Act 2017, Pt 7

26—Transitional provisions

(1) A right of appeal under section 50 of the principal Act in existence before the relevant day (but not exercised before that day) will be exercised as if this Part had been in operation before that right arose, so that the relevant proceedings may be commenced before the Tribunal rather than the Administrative and Disciplinary Division of the District Court.

(2) Nothing in this section affects any proceedings before the Administrative and Disciplinary Division of the District Court commenced before the relevant day.

(3) In this section—

principal Act means the Associations Incorporation Act 1985;

relevant day means the day on which this Part comes into operation;

Tribunal means the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

Historical versions

Reprint No 1—1.7.1991



Reprint No 2—1.6.1993



Reprint No 3—1.2.1998



Reprint No 4—1.7.1999



Reprint No 5—1.6.2000



Reprint No 6—14.8.2000



Reprint No 7—15.2.2000



Reprint No 8—15.7.2001



4.9.2006



18.1.2007



1.6.2007



1.2.2010



4.7.2016



1.1.2017



22.2.2018



3.10.2019