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Incorporated Societies Act 2022

Administration of societies - Members - Access to information for members

83: Court orders relating to information

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"Getting help from court to access society information"

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You can ask a court for help if you are a member of a society and you have asked for information under section 80. The court can make an order if it thinks the society is taking too long to give you the information, or if the society is charging too much for it. The court can also help if the society does not have a good reason to refuse the information, or if there are other reasons that are more important than the society's reason for refusing. You can get an order from the court that tells the society to give you the information within a certain time or for a certain price. The court decides what time and price are fair. The court can also say what you can do with the information and who you can share it with. The court can also decide who pays the costs, which are the expenses related to going to court. This means you might have to pay some money, or the society might have to pay some money, depending on what the court decides.

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Part 3Administration of societies
Members: Access to information for members

83Court orders relating to information

  1. A court may, on the application of a member who has made a request for information under section 80, make an order under this section if it is satisfied that—

  2. the period specified for providing the information is unreasonable; or
    1. the charge set by the society is unreasonable; or
      1. the society does not have sufficient reason to refuse to supply the information; or
        1. the society has sufficient reason to refuse to supply the information but other reasons exist that outweigh the refusal.

          1. The order is an order requiring the society to supply the information within the time or on payment of the charge that the court thinks fit.

          2. The court may also specify in the order—

          3. the use that may be made of the information; and
            1. the persons to whom it may be disclosed.

              1. The court may make an order for the payment of costs that it thinks fit.

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