Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Collusive Practices Act 1965 - SECT 4

As to trade associations

4. As to trade associations

For the purposes of this Act-

   (a)  where an association, body or organization (whether or not it is a
        trade association), or a person representing an association, body or
        organization, is a member of another association, body or
        organization, every member of the first-mentioned association, body or
        organization shall be deemed to be a member of the last-mentioned
        association, body or organization;

   (b)  where a person is a member of an association, body or organization in
        the capacity of representative of another person (including a
        corporation), that other person shall be deemed to be a member of that
        association, body or organization;

   (c)  the constitution of a trade association shall be deemed to be an
        agreement to which all persons who, for the time being, are members of
        the trade association are parties;

   (d)  where a direction by or on behalf of a trade association has been
        given to, or was intended to affect the conduct of, all or any of its
        members, it shall be conclusively presumed that the direction was
        authorized by the constitution of the trade association and that those
        members were required by that constitution to comply with it; and

   (e)  an agreement made by a trade association shall be deemed to be an
        agreement to which all members of the trade association from time to
        time are parties and by which those members agree to do all acts and
        things that, under the agreement, are to be done by them or that the
        trade association is to cause, require or recommend them to do.