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ASSOCIATIONS INCORPORATION ACT 1964 - SECT 31A Administration of incorporated associations

ASSOCIATIONS INCORPORATION ACT 1964 - SECT 31A

Administration of incorporated associations

(1)  The administration of an incorporated association is declared to be an applied Corporations legislation matter for the purposes of Part 3 of the Corporations (Ancillary Provisions) Act 2001 in relation to Part 5.3A (Administration of a company's affairs with a view to executing a deed of company arrangement) of the Corporations Act, subject to the following modifications:
(a) the modifications referred to in subsection (2) ;
(b) such other modifications (within the meaning of Part 3 of the Corporations (Ancillary Provisions) Act 2001 ) as may be prescribed by the regulations.
(2)  The following modifications to the text of the Corporations Act apply for the purposes of subsection (1) :
(a) a reference to a company or body is to be read as a reference to an incorporated association;
(b) a reference to the directors of a company is to be read as a reference to the members of the committee of an incorporated association;
(c) a reference to the secretary of a company is to be read as a reference to the public officer of an incorporated association;
(d) a reference to the principal place of business of a company is to be read as a reference to the address of the public officer of an incorporated association last notified under this Act to the Commissioner;
(e) a reference to a company carrying on business or having a place of business is to be read as a reference to an incorporated association pursuing its objects;
(f) a reference to ASIC is to be read as a reference to the Commissioner;
(g) a reference to a document in the prescribed form is to be read as a reference to a document in the corresponding form prescribed under the Corporations Act with all necessary modifications;
(h) a reference to the Court is to be read as a reference to the Supreme Court;
(i) a reference to the lodgment of a document is to be read as a reference to lodgment of that document with the Commissioner;
(j) a reference to a company's constitution is to be read as a reference to an incorporated association's rules;
(k) a reference to a special resolution is to be read as a reference to a special resolution within the meaning of this Act;
(l) a reference to an officer of a company is to be read as a reference to a member of the committee of an incorporated association and, where applicable, a reference to a past officer is a reference to a past member of the committee of an incorporated association;
(m) a reference in section 446A to a contributory of a company is to be read as a reference to a member of an incorporated association.