(1)  The rules of an incorporated association may be altered only by special resolution.

(2)  The public officer of an incorporated association shall, within one month after an alteration of –

(a) the rules of the association;

(b) the objects or purposes of the association; or

(c) any trusts relating to the association –

lodge with the Commissioner a notice of the alteration in the prescribed form.

(3)  Where, under the rules of an incorporated association, the members of the association are liable to contribute towards the payment of the debts and liabilities of the association or the costs, charges, and expenses of a winding up of the association and an alteration of the rules of the association affects that liability, the public officer of the association shall, within one month after the alteration, give notice of that alteration in a newspaper circulating in the State.

(4)  An alteration of the rules, objects or purposes of an association, or of any trusts relating to an association, is of no effect until subsections (2) and (3) have been complied with in respect of that alteration and, in the case of an alteration of the objects or purposes of the association, unless the alteration is approved by the Commissioner.

(5)  A notice under subsection (2) shall, in the case of the alteration of the rules of an association, be accompanied by a copy of the special resolution by which the alteration was authorized.

(5A)  An alteration to the rules of an incorporated association which purports to have the effect of enabling alterations to its rules to be carried out otherwise than in accordance with subsection (1) is of no effect.

(6)  If the public officer of an incorporated association fails to comply with the provisions of subsection (2) or subsection (3) , he is guilty of an offence.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 2 penalty units.