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All incorporated associations must have a constitution. This written set of rules outlines the association’s operations, including members’ rights, how the management committee works and how meetings run.
An association member can ask the secretary for a copy of the association’s rules. The secretary may ask the member to cover reasonable costs of providing them. Alternatively, we can provide members with a copy of their association’s rules for a fee of $2.70 per page.
Model rules
You may use either the model rules or you can write your own rules. The model rules are a standard set of rules that an incorporated association can use instead of writing their own. If you make any changes to the model rules, they become the association’s own rules rather than the model rules.
If your association plans to use the model rules, you must complete Appendix B on the application for incorporation. If your association writes its own rules, you must complete Appendix A.
The rules become effective once the association is incorporated.
Changes to registered rules
An association can apply to register amendments to its rules, or adopt the latest version of the model rules, at any time.
To do this:
- vote for it by a three-quarter majority
- lodge Associations Incorporation Form 8 - Application to register an amendment of rules (PDF, 326 KB)
- pay the $15.50 fee.
Last reviewed 01/09/2009 |
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