Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Associations Incorporation Act 1981 - SECT 12A

Name to appear on business documents

12A. Name to appear on business documents



(1) The name of an incorporated association must appear in legible characters-

   (a)  on its common seal (if any); and





   (b)  in all notices, advertisements and other official publications of the
        incorporated association; and

   (c)  in all its business documents.







(2) The registration number of an incorporated association specified in its
certificate of incorporation must appear in legible characters-

   (a)  in all notices, advertisements and other official publications of the
        incorporated association; and

   (b)  in all its business documents.

(3) If subsection (1) or (2) is contravened, the incorporated association is
guilty of an offence and liable to a penalty not exceeding 5 penalty units.

(4) In this section business document in relation to an incorporated
association, means a document that is issued, signed or endorsed by or on
behalf of the incorporated association and is-

   (a)  a business letter, statement of account, invoice or order for goods or
        services; or

   (b)  a bill of exchange, promissory note, cheque or other negotiable
        instrument; or

   (c)  a receipt or letter of credit issued by the incorporated association;
        or

   (d)  a document of a class prescribed as a class of business documents.