Western Australian Consolidated Acts

ASSOCIATIONS INCORPORATION ACT 1987

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  
   3A.     Incorporated associations excluded from Corporations legislation  

   PART II -- Application for incorporation  

   4.      Eligibility for incorporation  
   5.      Application for incorporation  
   6.      Advertisement of intended application  
   7.      Request for refusal of incorporation  
   8.      Name of association  
   9.      Incorporation of association  

   PART III -- Consequences of incorporation  

   10.     Effect of incorporation  
   11.     Vesting of property in incorporated associations  
   12.     Liability of officers, trustees and members  
   13.     Powers of an incorporated association  
   14.     Manner in which contracts may be made  
   15.     Limitation of doctrine of ultra vires  

   PART IV -- Rules of incorporated associations  

   16.     Rules of association  
   17.     Addition and alteration of rules  
   18.     Change of name of incorporated association  
   19.     Alteration of objects of incorporated association  

   PART V -- Management of affairs of incorporated associations  

   20.     Management of incorporated association  
   21.     Disclosure of interest  
   22.     Voting on a contract in which a committee member has an interest  
   23.     Annual general meeting  
   24.     Special resolution  
   25.     Accounting records to be kept  
   26.     Annual accounts to be prepared  
   27.     Register of members  
   28.     Rules to be available to members  
   29.     Record of office holders  

   PART VI -- Winding up and cancellation of incorporation  

   30.     Voluntary winding up  
   31.     Winding up by Court  
   32.     Modifications of applied text of Corporations Act  
   33.     Distribution of surplus property  
   34.     Power of Commissioner to require transfer of activities  
   35.     Cancellation of incorporation by Commissioner  
   36.     Vesting of property on failure to implement a distribution plan or cancellation  

   PART VII -- Administration  

   37.     Lodging of documents with Commissioner  
   38.     Evidentiary provision  
   39.     Investigation and audit  
   39A.    Commissioner  
   39B.    Delegation by Commissioner  
   39C.    Information officially obtained to be confidential  
   39D.    Protection from liability for wrongdoing  
   39E.    Judicial notice  

   PART VIII -- Miscellaneous  

   40.     Lodging notice of address for service  
   41.     Service on incorporated association  
   42.     Responsibility of committee members  
   43.     False or misleading statements  
   44.     Restriction on use of “Incorporated”  
   45.     Payment of fees on lodging documents  
   46.     Regulations  
   47.     Repeal  
   48.     Savings and transitional  
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           SCHEDULE 2  
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