Incorporated Societies Act 2022

Administration of societies - Constitution - Procedures in constitution for resolving disputes

43: Provisions relating to arbitration

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"Sorting out disputes using arbitration rules"

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You are part of a society and there is a dispute. If your society's rules say the dispute must or can be sorted out by arbitration under the Arbitration Act 1996, then those rules are like a contract. This contract is binding on the society and the member or officer involved. You need to follow the rules in your society's constitution about arbitration. These rules cannot contradict the Arbitration Act 1996. Your society's rules can say how the arbitration process works.

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42: Constitution may provide for types of dispute resolution, or

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Part 3Administration of societies
Constitution: Procedures in constitution for resolving disputes

43Provisions relating to arbitration

If a society’s constitution provides that a dispute must or may be submitted to arbitration under the Arbitration Act 1996, the relevant provisions of the constitution must be treated as an arbitration agreement that is binding on the society and the affected member or officer.
A society’s constitution may prescribe procedural matters (not inconsistent with the Arbitration Act 1996) that govern an arbitration under this section.