Incorporated Societies Act 2022

Administration of societies - Capacity, powers, and validity of actions

19: Validity of actions

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"Things a society does are still valid even if they're not supposed to do them"

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You do an act as part of a society or the society transfers property. This act is not invalid just because the society did not have the power to do it. The society can still do an act even if it is not in the society's best interests. This rule does not limit Part 4 which is about enforcement.

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Part 3Administration of societies
Capacity, powers, and validity of actions

19Validity of actions

  1. An act of a society or the transfer of property to or by a society is not invalid merely because the society did not have the capacity, right, or power to do the act or to transfer or take a transfer of the property.

  2. Subsection (1) does not limit Part 4 (which relates to enforcement).

  3. The fact that an act is not, or would not be, in the best interests of a society does not affect the capacity of the society to do the act.

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