When you become part of a society, it is like a single person, but made up of many people. On the date the society is incorporated, it becomes a body corporate with perpetual succession. This means it can continue to exist forever, unless it is removed from the register. You have certain rights and powers as part of a society, which are outlined in subpart 1 of Part 3. The society will keep existing until it is removed from the register. This is when the society is officially ended and is no longer a body corporate.
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A society is, on and from the date of incorporation set out in the certificate of incorporation, a body corporate—
A society continues in existence until it is removed from the register.
