You want to start a society in New Zealand. The Registrar checks your society's rules. If the Registrar thinks your rules do not follow the Incorporated Societies Act 2022, they look at subpart 3 of Part 3. The Registrar must say no to your society until you change the rules to fix the problem.
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12: Registrar must refuse incorporation if Registrar considers that purposes do not comply with Act, or
"The Registrar says no to a society if its goals don't follow the law."
14: Body corporate treated as equivalent to 3 members in some cases, or
"A company is counted as three members in some society rules."
This section applies if the Registrar considers that the proposed constitution of a society does not comply with this Act (see subpart 3 of Part 3).
The Registrar must refuse to incorporate the society until the constitution is amended to address (to the Registrar’s satisfaction) the matter.
