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Incorporated Societies Act 2022

Administration of societies - Other administration matters - Name of society

120: Effect of change of name

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"What happens when a society changes its name"

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If you change a society's name, it takes effect from the date on the certificate issued under section 117 or 119. This change does not affect the society's rights or obligations. You can still take legal action against the society using its new name. If a society's name changes, you must use the new name when looking at its constitution for the purposes of section 26(1)(a). This is important for understanding the society's rules. You can use the new name in legal proceedings.

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Part 3Administration of societies
Other administration matters: Name of society

120Effect of change of name

  1. A change of name of a society—

  2. takes effect from the date of the certificate issued under section 117 or 119; and
    1. does not affect any rights or obligations of the society, or legal proceedings by or against the society, and legal proceedings that may have been continued or commenced against the society under its former name may be continued or commenced against it under its new name.

      1. If a society’s name is changed, the constitution must be treated as containing the new name for the purposes of section 26(1)(a).

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