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Incorporated Societies Act 2022

Administration of societies - Committee and officers - Committee

46: Management of society

You could also call this:

"How a society's committee makes decisions and runs the society"

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You manage a society through its committee. The committee directs the society's affairs. The committee has the power to make decisions about the society. You must follow the rules in the Act and the society's constitution. The committee's power is limited by these rules. The society's constitution may have special rules. The committee is in charge of the society's operation and affairs, but it must follow the rules. The rules are in the Act and the society's constitution. You can find more information about this rule by looking at the previous law.

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Part 3Administration of societies
Committee and officers: Committee

46Management of society

  1. The operation and affairs of a society must be managed by, or under the direction or supervision of, its committee.

  2. The committee has all the powers necessary for managing, and for directing and supervising the management of, the operation and affairs of the society.

  3. This section is subject to any modifications, exceptions, or limitations contained in this Act or in the society's constitution.

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