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To incorporate an association in Queensland, you must be a:
- group with at least seven members
- not-for-profit association.
Steps to incorporate an association
To become incorporated, an association must:
- vote for it by a three-quarter majority
- lodge Association Incorporation Form 1 - Application for incorporation of an association (PDF, 337 KB)
- pay the $117.00 fee
- elect a president, secretary and treasurer (two different people must hold the president and treasurer positions)
- adopt a set of operating rules
- have an address in Queensland where documents can be personally served.
Processing time
The normal processing time for an application is 3-4 weeks, unless we need to contact you for more information.
Naming your association
Association names must:
- contain only English characters
- not be easily mistaken for the name of another incorporated association, business name, cooperative name or identical to an Australian organisation name
- have the word ‘Incorporated’ or the abbreviation ‘Inc.’ at the end of the name.
For restrictions on the use of certain names, see the Associations Incorporation Act 1981 and the Associations Incorporation Regulation 1999.
Changing your association’s name
To change the name:
- vote for it by a special resolution (three-quarters majority)
- lodge Associations Incorporation Form 4 - Application for registration of a change of name (PDF, 218 KB) within three months of passing the name change resolution
- pay the $58.00 fee
- send us your association’s original certificate of incorporation.
Last reviewed 01/09/2009 |
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