Associations Incorporation Act 1981 (Qld)

Associations Incorporation Act 1981

An Act to provide for the incorporation of certain associations, for the regulations of the affairs of incorporated associations, and for connected purposes

Part 1 Preliminary

Division 1 Introduction

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Associations Incorporation Act 1981.

1A Main purposes The main purposes of this Act are to provide for— (a) a scheme for the incorporation of associations; and (b) matters including the corporate governance, financial accountability, and rules and membership, of incorporated associations.

1B Excluded matter for Corporations legislation (1) An incorporated association is declared to be an excluded matter for the Corporations Act, section 5F, in relation to the Corporations legislation other than to the extent specified in subsection (2). (2) Subsection (1) does not apply so as to exclude an incorporated association that is a company under the Corporations Act from the provisions of Part 5A.1 of that Act, other than section 601AD(2), (3) and (4). (3) Subsection (1) extends to a company within the meaning of the Corporations Act as soon as it becomes an incorporated association under this Act. (4) Subsection (1) has effect only for so long as a body is an incorporated association under this Act.

1C Relationship with Fair Trading Inspectors Act 2014 (1) The Fair Trading Inspectors Act 2014 enacts common provisions for this Act and particular other Acts about fair trading. (2) Unless this Act otherwise provides in relation to the Fair Trading Inspectors Act 2014, the powers that an inspector has under that Act are in addition to and do not limit any powers the inspector may have under this Act. (3) In this section— inspector means a person who holds office under the Fair Trading Inspectors Act 2014 as an inspector for this Act. Note— See also the modifying provisions for this Act stated in the Fair Trading Inspectors Act 2014, section 4A.