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Incorporated Societies Act 2022

Enforcement - Court orders enforcing officers’ duties

138: Powers of court where leave granted

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"What the court can do to help with a case"

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If you make an application under section 135, the court can make any order it thinks is right. The court can make orders that let you control the court case or give directions on how it is run. The court can also order the society or its members to give information or help with the case.

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Part 4Enforcement
Court orders enforcing officers’ duties

138Powers of court where leave granted

  1. The court may make any order it thinks fit in relation to an application under section 135 made by a member or an officer or in a proceeding in which a member or an officer intervenes with leave of the court under that section.

  2. The orders may include (without limitation) an order—

  3. authorising the member, officer, or any other person to control the conduct of the proceeding:
    1. giving directions for the conduct of the proceeding:
      1. requiring the society, the officers, or a member to provide information or assistance in relation to the proceeding.