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Incorporated Societies Act 2022

Register, regulations, amendments, and other miscellaneous provisions - Register of incorporated societies - Registrar’s powers of inspection

244: Registrar’s powers of inspection

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"The Registrar can check if a society is following the law to protect the public."

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The Registrar or someone they authorise can check if a society is following the law. They can do this to see if the society is complying with the Act, or if the Registrar should use their powers. They can only do this if they think it is in the public interest. You need to know that the person the Registrar authorises must work for the public service, as defined in the Public Service Act 2020. This means they must be a government employee. The Registrar's powers do not affect the Tax Administration Act 1994 or the Statistics Act 1975. These laws still apply as they normally would.

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Part 6Register, regulations, amendments, and other miscellaneous provisions
Register of incorporated societies: Registrar’s powers of inspection

244Registrar’s powers of inspection

  1. The Registrar or a person authorised by the Registrar may exercise 1 or more of the powers referred to in section 245—

  2. for the purpose of—
    1. ascertaining whether a society or an officer of a society is complying, or has complied, with this Act; or
      1. ascertaining whether the Registrar should exercise any of their rights or powers under this Act; or
        1. ascertaining whether there has been a contravention of this Act; but
        2. only if, in the Registrar's opinion, it is in the public interest to do so.

          1. A person who is authorised by the Registrar must be an employee of the public service (within the meaning of the Public Service Act 2020).

          2. Nothing in this section limits or affects the Tax Administration Act 1994 or the Statistics Act 1975.

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