53Change of name

#### 53 Change of name (1) Where an Incorporated Aboriginal Association proposes to change its name, the Governing Committee of the Association shall make application, in writing, to the Registrar for approval of the proposed new name. (2) The Registrar shall approve a proposed new name submitted under subsection (1) if: (a) the name includes the words “Aboriginal Corporation” or the words “Torres Strait Islanders Corporation”; and (b) the name is not an unauthorized name. (3) Where an Incorporated Aboriginal Association has changed its name to a new name that has been approved by the Registrar under subsection (2), the public officer of the Association shall serve on the Registrar a notice in writing of the change. Penalty: $50. (3A) Subsection (3) is an offence of strict liability. > Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code. (4) Where the Registrar receives a notice under subsection (3), he or she shall issue to the Incorporated Aboriginal Association a certificate of incorporation in the new name of the Association and that certificate of incorporation has effect, from the date of issue, as the certificate of incorporation of the Association. (5) A change of name by an Incorporated Aboriginal Association does not take effect until the issue to the Association under subsection (4) of a certificate of incorporation in the new name.