Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Every officer of a
registered society having the receipt or charge of money shall at such times
as by the rules of the society he should render account, or upon demand made,
or upon notice in writing given or left at his last or usual place of
residence, give in his account as required by the society or by the committee
thereof, to be examined and allowed or disallowed by them, and shall, on the
like demand or notice, pay over all moneys and deliver all property for the
time being in his hands or custody to such person as the society or the
committee appoint; and in case of any neglect or refusal to deliver such
account, or to pay over such moneys or to deliver such property in manner
aforesaid, the society may sue upon the bond or security before mentioned, and
every such officer so neglecting or refusing as aforesaid shall be guilty of
an offence under this Act and be liable to a penalty of not less than $2 and
not more than $20.
(2) This section shall
apply to every servant of a registered society in receipt or charge of money
in every case where he is not engaged under a special agreement to account.
[Section 34 amended by No. 113 of 1965
s. 8.]