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Incorporated Societies Act 2022

Administration of societies - Constitution - Amendments to constitution

30: Society may amend constitution

You could also call this:

"A society can change its rules if most members agree and it's done properly."

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You can change a society's constitution in the way its constitution says. You must write down any changes to the constitution. You must approve changes at a general meeting or in another way that the constitution allows, and this can be done by following section 89. You need a relevant majority to approve changes, which means most of the votes from members who are allowed to vote. If the constitution says you need more than a simple majority, you must follow what it says. This rule is also subject to section 31. When you make changes, you must follow the society's constitution and the rules that apply.

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Part 3Administration of societies
Constitution: Amendments to constitution

30Society may amend constitution

  1. A society may amend its constitution in the manner provided by the constitution.

  2. Every amendment to a society’s constitution must be—

  3. in writing; and
    1. approved at a general meeting of the society by a resolution passed by the relevant majority (or by a resolution passed in lieu of a meeting in accordance with section 89); and
      1. otherwise made in accordance with its constitution.

        1. A relevant majority is—

        2. a simple majority of the votes of those members entitled to vote and voting on the question; or
          1. if a higher majority is required by the constitution, that higher majority of the votes of those members entitled to vote and voting on the question.

            1. This section is subject to section 31.

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