Associations Incorporation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Associations Incorporation Act 1981, the Collections Act 1966, the Fair Trading Inspectors Act 2014, the State Penalties Enforcement Regulation 2014 and the Acts mentioned in schedule 1 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Associations Incorporation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019.

2 Commencement The following provisions commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation— • sections 8 and 12 to 15 • section 16, to the extent it inserts new section 47A • sections 21 to 25, 30 to 32, 40 to 43 and 45 • section 46, to the extent it inserts new sections 152 to 154 • section 49(2) and (4) • sections 51, 54, 57 and 58 • section 60, to the extent it inserts new sections 49 and 51 • parts 4 and 5.

Part 2 Amendment of Associations Incorporation Act 1981

3 Act amended This part amends the Associations Incorporation Act 1981. Note— See also the amendments in schedule 1.

4 Replacement of pt 1 , div 1 , hdg (Introductory provisions) Part 1, division 1, heading— omit, insert—

Division 1 Introduction

5 Relocation of pt 1 , div 2, hdg (Interpretation) Part 1, division 2, heading— relocate to before section 2.

6 Renumbering of ss 1A and 1B Sections 1A and 1B— renumber as sections 1B and 1D.

7 Insertion of new s 1A After section 1— insert—

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.

8 Insertion of new s 1C After section 1B, as renumbered by this Act— insert—