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.