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Incorporated Societies Act 2022

Administration of societies - Committee and officers - Officers’ duties

56: Officers must comply with Act and constitution

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"Officers must follow the rules of the Incorporated Societies Act and their society's constitution."

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You are an officer of a society. You must follow the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 and your society's constitution. You cannot do something that goes against this Act or your society's constitution.

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Part 3Administration of societies
Committee and officers: Officers’ duties

56Officers must comply with Act and constitution

  1. An officer must not act, or agree to the society acting, in a manner that contravenes this Act or the constitution of the society.

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