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Incorporated Societies Act 2022

Administration of societies - Other administration matters - Contact person

114: Who contact person may be

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"Who can be the contact person for a society"

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You can be a contact person if you are at least 18 years of age and live in New Zealand. You are considered to live in New Zealand if you are domiciled here or if the place you usually live is in New Zealand and has been for the last 12 months. The contact person role can be held by someone who has another role in the society or by someone who does not have any other role.

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Part 3Administration of societies
Other administration matters: Contact person

114Who contact person may be

  1. A contact person must be—

  2. at least 18 years of age; and
    1. ordinarily resident in New Zealand.

      1. The position of contact person may be held separately or in conjunction with any office in the society.

      2. In this section, a person is ordinarily resident in New Zealand if the person—

      3. is domiciled in New Zealand; or
        1. is living in New Zealand and the place where that person usually lives is, and has been for the immediately preceding 12 months, in New Zealand, whether or not that person has on occasions been away from New Zealand during that period.