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Incorporated Societies Act 2022

Register, regulations, amendments, and other miscellaneous provisions - Register of incorporated societies - Registrar of Incorporated Societies

241: Functions of Registrar

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"The Registrar's jobs are to track and manage incorporated societies."

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The Registrar has several jobs to do under this Act and the regulations. You can think of the Registrar as the person in charge of keeping track of incorporated societies. The Registrar's jobs include considering applications under Part 2, which you can read about in the link to Part 2. The Registrar also maintains the register, which is like a big list of all the incorporated societies. The Registrar receives financial statements and other important documents from societies, and does other jobs related to liquidation, removal from the register, and enforcement. The Registrar also does other jobs given to them by this Act or the regulations.

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Part 6Register, regulations, amendments, and other miscellaneous provisions
Register of incorporated societies: Registrar of Incorporated Societies

241Functions of Registrar

  1. The functions of the Registrar are, in accordance with this Act and the regulations, to—

  2. consider applications under Part 2:
    1. maintain the register and carry out other functions relating to the register:
      1. receive financial statements, annual returns, and other documents for registration under this Act:
        1. perform or exercise functions, duties, and powers conferred on the Registrar relating to the liquidation of societies, the removal of societies from the register, or matters of enforcement:
          1. perform or exercise other functions, duties, and powers conferred on the Registrar by this Act or the regulations.