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Incorporated Societies Act 2022

Incorporation of societies - Incorporation

17: Certificate of incorporation

You could also call this:

"Proof your group is officially registered"

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When you get a certificate of incorporation for a society, it proves that you have done everything the law says you need to do to become incorporated. This certificate also shows that from the date of incorporation, your society is officially registered and incorporated under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022. You can check section 15 to see how the certificate is issued and section 10(2) to understand how the Registrar checks if the requirements are met.

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17Certificate of incorporation

  1. A certificate of incorporation of a society issued under section 15 is conclusive evidence that—

  2. all the requirements of this Act about applying for incorporation have been complied with; and
    1. on and from the date of incorporation stated in the certificate, the society is registered and incorporated under this Act.

      1. See section 10(2), which confirms that the Registrar may consider or reconsider at any time whether requirements of this Act are complied with.

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