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Incorporated Societies Act 2022

Administration of societies - Committee and officers - Officers’ duties

57: Officer’s duty of care

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"Officers must be careful and make good decisions for their society"

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When you are an officer, you must be careful and diligent when making decisions. You need to think about the kind of society you are part of and the kind of decision you are making. You also need to think about your role and the responsibilities that come with it.

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

57Officer’s duty of care

  1. An officer, when exercising powers or performing duties as an officer, must exercise the care and diligence that a reasonable person with the same responsibilities would exercise in the same circumstances, taking into account, but without limitation,—

  2. the nature of the society; and
    1. the nature of the decision; and
      1. the position of the officer and the nature of the responsibilities undertaken by them.

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