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Incorporated Societies Act 2022

Enforcement - Offences

155: Fraudulent use or destruction of property

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"Using a society's property in a dishonest way is against the law"

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You can commit an offence if you are an officer, member, or employee of a society and you take or use the society's property in a dishonest way. This includes using the property for your own benefit or for someone else's benefit. You can also commit an offence if you hide or destroy the society's property on purpose. If you do something like this, you might go to prison for up to 5 years, get a fine of up to $200,000, or both. The rules about this are similar to rules in the 1993 No 105 s 378. You should understand that these are serious consequences for dishonest behaviour.

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Part 4Enforcement
Offences

155Fraudulent use or destruction of property

  1. An officer, a member, or an employee of a society commits an offence if they—

  2. fraudulently take or apply property of the society for—
    1. their own use or benefit; or
      1. a use or purpose other than the use or purpose of the society; or
        1. the use or benefit of a person other than the society; or
        2. fraudulently conceal or destroy property of the society.

          1. A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, a fine not exceeding $200,000, or both.

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