Incorporated Societies Act 2022

Administration of societies - Members

77: Members have no right to property of society

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"Members don't own the society's property"

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When you are a member of a society, you do not have any right to the society's property. You do not own any part of the property, and you cannot claim it. This means the society's property belongs to the society, not to its members.

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Part 3Administration of societies
Members

77Members have no right to property of society

  1. Membership of a society does not confer on a member any right, title, or interest, either legal or equitable, in the property of the society.

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