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Incorporated Societies Act 2022

Enforcement - Financial gain

149: Registrar may bring proceeding to recover financial gain

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"The Registrar can take a society to court to get back unfair gains."

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The Registrar can take a society to court if they think it is in the public interest. You can find more information about this in section 150. The Registrar does this on behalf of the society.

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Part 4Enforcement
Financial gain

149Registrar may bring proceeding to recover financial gain

  1. The Registrar may bring a proceeding under this subpart in the name and on behalf of the society if the Registrar considers that it is in the public interest to do so (see section 150).