58Register of members

#### 58 Register of members (1) The public officer of an Incorporated Aboriginal Association shall keep, at his or her official address, a register, in a form satisfactory to the Registrar, showing: (a) the name and address of every member of the Association; (b) the date upon which each member joined the Association; and (c) where a member of the Association ceased to be such a member—the date upon which he or she so ceased. (2) The public officer of an Incorporated Aboriginal Association shall take such action as is required to ensure that a register kept by the officer under subsection (1) is open for inspection, at all reasonable times, by members of the public. Penalty: $200. (2A) Subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability. > Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code. (3) As soon as practicable after each 30 June but not later than the next 31 December, the Governing Committee must give the Registrar a list of the names and addresses of all the persons who are members of the Association as at the date when the list is given to the Registrar. (4) The Registrar may at any time request the Governing Committee to give him or her an updated list of the names and addresses of all the persons who are members of the Association, and the Committee must comply with the request within 14 days or such other period as the Registrar specifies. (5) If the Governing Committee fails to comply with subsections (3) and (4), each member of the Committee is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding $200. (6) Subsection (5) is an offence of strict liability. > Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code. (7) Subsection (5) does not apply if: (a) the Governing Committee has a reasonable excuse; or (b) the member did not know that the Committee had failed to comply with subsections (3) and (4). > Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in subsection (7) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).