ASSOCIATIONS INCORPORATION REFORM ACT 2012 (NO. 20 OF 2012) - SECT 5 Authority to apply for incorporation
ASSOCIATIONS INCORPORATION REFORM ACT 2012 (NO. 20 OF 2012) - SECT 5
Authority to apply for incorporation(1) A majority of members of an association that is unincorporated and that is not a registrable body within the meaning of section 10 may—
(a) authorise a person who is at least 18 years of age and is resident in Australia to apply to the Registrar for the incorporation of the association; and
(b) approve the rules of the proposed incorporated association.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a majority of members of an association is taken to have given the authorisation and approval under that subsection if—
(a) a majority of members of the association voting at a meeting of the association vote in favour of a motion to give that authorisation and approval; and
(b) at least 21 days' notice of the meeting and the intention to put the motion to a vote at the meeting has been given to all members of the association.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2)(a), a member votes at a meeting if—
(a) the member votes in person at the meeting; or
(b) the member, if allowed, votes—
(i) by use of technology that allows the member to clearly and simultaneously communicate with other members present at the meeting; or
(ii) by proxy.