Incorporated Societies Act 2022

Register, regulations, amendments, and other miscellaneous provisions - Register of incorporated societies - Register established

232: Purpose of register

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The purpose of the register is to help you find out information about societies. You can use the register to determine if an entity is a society under this Act. You can also use it to find out about a society's activities and purposes. The register helps you learn about a society's officers and how to contact them. It also assists people when they are using their powers or doing their jobs under this Act. This includes helping people follow other legislation as well. The register is useful for you to get the information you need about societies.

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231: Register of incorporated societies, or

"A list of all incorporated societies in New Zealand, stored on computers for easy access."

233: Contents of register, or

"What's in the society's register?"

Part 6Register, regulations, amendments, and other miscellaneous provisions
Register of incorporated societies: Register established

232Purpose of register

The purpose of the register is—
to enable a member of the public to—
1. determine whether an entity is a society under this Act; and
2. obtain information about the nature, activities, and purposes of a society; and
3. obtain information about the officers of a society; and
4. know how to contact a society; and
to assist any person—
1. in the exercise of the person’s powers under this Act or any other legislation; or
2. in the performance of the person’s functions under this Act or any other legislation.