ASSOCIATIONS INCORPORATION ACT 1987
Table of Provisions
PART I -- Preliminary
PART II -- Application for incorporation
- 4 Associations which are eligible for incorporation
- 5 Application for incorporation
- 6 Advertisement of intended application
- 7 Incorporation may be refused on request
- 8 Names of associations, restrictions as to
- 9 Incorporation of association
PART IIIA -- Transfer of incorporation
- 10A Terms used
- 10B Incorporated association may apply for registration or incorporation as a company etc.
- 10C SAT review of decision to refuse s. 10B application
- 10D Commissioner may direct incorporated association to apply for registration or incorporation as company etc.
- 10E Commissioner to notify intention to act under s. 10D
10F. SAT review of proposed direction or amendment
- 10G Association to comply with s. 10D direction
- 10H Registration etc. as company etc. cancels incorporation under this Act
- 10I Registration etc. as company etc., transitional provisions for
PART III -- Consequences of incorporation
- 10 Effect of incorporation
- 11 Certain property vests in incorporated associations
- 12 Liability of officers, trustees and members
- 13 Powers of incorporated associations
- 14 Contracts by incorporated associations, how made etc.
- 15 Contracts, when validity of affected by deficiency in association’s legal capacity
PART IV -- Rules of incorporated associations
- 16 Rules of association, contents of
- 17 Altering rules, requirements for
- 18 Changing name of incorporated association
- 19 Altering objects of incorporated association
PART V -- Management of affairs of incorporated associations
- 20 Committee of incorporated association, who constitutes
- 21 Pecuniary interests of committee members, disclosure of
- 22 Committee member with pecuniary interest in contract not to vote etc. on it
- 23 Annual general meeting, when to be held
- 24 Special resolution, rules for passing etc.
- 25 Accounting records to be kept
- 26 Accounts for previous financial year to be submitted to AGM
- 27 Register of members
- 28 Rules to be available to members
- 29 Record of office holders etc.
PART VI -- Winding up and cancellation of incorporation
- 30 Voluntary winding up
- 31 Winding up by Supreme Court
- 32 Corporations Act 2001 (Cwlth) Parts 5.4-5.8 modified
- 33 Surplus property on winding up, distribution of
- 34 Transfer of incorporated association’s undertaking etc. to company etc. may be ordered in some cases
- 35 Cancelling incorporation, Commissioner’s powers for
- 36 Failure to implement distribution plan, consequences of
PART VII -- Administration
- 37 Documents lodged with Commissioner, access to and retention of
- 38 Evidentiary provisions
- 39 Investigation and audit of incorporated associations, Commissioner’s powers as to
- 39A Commissioner, designation of
- 39B Delegation by Commissioner
- 39C Information officially obtained, misuse of
- 39D Protection from personal liability
- 39E Judicial notice
PART VIII -- Miscellaneous
- 40 Lodging notice of address for service
- 41 Service on incorporated association
- 42 Committee members’ responsibilities
- 43 False or misleading statements in documents, offence
- 44 Use of “Incorporated” restricted
- 45 Document not lodged unless fee is paid
- 46 Regulations
- 47 Repeal
- 48 Savings and transitional (Sch. 2)