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147 Applications to Treasurer and NTCAT regarding incorporated
associations dissolved before commencement
(1) An application may be made to the Treasurer under section 68, as
amended by section 22 of the amending Act, in relation to an
amount paid to the Treasurer under that section even if the amount
was paid before the commencement.
(2) An application may be made to NTCAT under section 71, as
inserted by section 23 of the amending Act, for the reinstatement of
a dissolved incorporated association even if the dissolution of the
incorporated association occurred before the commencement.
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section 121
Associations Incorporation Ordinance 1963 No. 49, 1963
Associations Incorporation Ordinance 1969 No. 22, 1969
Associations Incorporation Act 1978 No. 22, 1979
Associations Incorporation Amendment Act 1981 No. 75, 1981
Associations Incorporation Amendment Act 1989 No. 46, 1989
Associations Incorporation Amendment Act 1990 No. 57, 1990
Associations Incorporation Amendment Act 1995 No. 41, 1995
Associations Incorporation Amendment Act 1996 No. 2, 1996
Associations Incorporation Amendment Act 1997 No. 11, 1997
Associations Incorporation Amendment Act 2002 No. 70, 2002
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section 114
Item Reviewable decision Affected person
1 A decision of the Director under section 5(1) to
refuse to grant an extension or exemption to an
applicant under section 5(1A)(b)
The applicant
2 A decision of the Director under section 5(3) to
revoke or vary an extension or exemption
granted to an incorporated association or an
officer of an incorporated association
The incorporated
association or the
officer
3 A decision of the Director under section 9 to
refuse to issue a certificate of incorporation
The applicant under
section 8
4 A decision of the Director under section 17(1)
to refuse to issue to an incorporated
association a certificate of incorporation in a
new name
The public officer of
the incorporated
5 A decision of the Director under section 23(5)
to refuse to approve an alteration of the objects
or purposes of an incorporated association
The public officer of
the incorporated
6 A decision of the Treasurer under section 68(8)
in relation to an application for the payment of
an amount of money
The applicant
7 A decision of the Director under section 78(1)
to appoint a statutory manager to administer
the affairs of an incorporated association
A member of the
incorporated
8 A decision of the Director under section 80(2)
to revoke the appointment of a statutory
manager
The statutory
manager
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1 KEY Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Associations Act 2003 (Act No. 56, 2003)
Assent date 22 October 2003
Commenced 5 May 2004 (Gaz G18, 5 May 2004, p 2)
Law Reform (Gender, Sexuality and De Facto Relationships) Act 2003 (Act No. 1, 2004)
Assent date 7 January 2004
Commenced 17 March 2004 (Gaz G11, 17 March 2004, p 8)
Police Administration Amendment (Powers and Liability) Act 2005 (Act No. 11, 2005)
Assent date 17 March 2005
Commenced 20 April 2005 (Gaz G16, 20 April 2005, p 5)
Statute Law Revision Act 2005 (Act No. 44, 2005)
Assent date 14 December 2005
Commenced 14 December 2005
Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2006 (Act No. 13, 2006)
Assent date 18 May 2006
Commenced 1 July 2006 (Gaz G26, 28 June 2006, p 7)
Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2006 (Act No. 35, 2006)
Assent date 3 November 2006
Commenced 3 November 2006
Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2007 (Act No. 7, 2007)
Assent date 17 May 2007
Commenced s 10: 1 July 2007 (Gaz G26, 27 June 2007, p 3);
rem: 17 May 2007
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Local Government Amendment Act 2007 (Act No. 15, 2007)
Assent date 4 September 2007
Commenced pt 1: 4 September 2007; pt 2: 11 September 2007 (Gaz S26,
11 September 2007; pt 3: 17 October 2007 (Gaz G31,
17 October 2007, p 2)
Revenue Law Reform (Budget Initiatives) Act 2008 (Act No. 23, 2008)
Assent date 30 June 2008
Commenced pt 1, ss 3, 12(1), 18 and 19: 1 January 2008;
ss 7, 10 and 11(1): 6 May 2008; rem: 1 July 2008 (s 2)
Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008 (Act No. 28, 2008)
Assent date 14 November 2008
Commenced 1 July 2008 (s 2)
Justice Legislation Amendment (Penalties) Act 2010 (Act No. 12, 2010)
Assent date 20 May 2010
Commenced 1 July 2010 (Gaz G24, 16 June 2010, p 3)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Act No. 44, 2011)
Assent date 21 December 2011
Commenced 27 January 2012 ((other than amdts to Darwin Port
Corporation Act and Marine Act listed in the Sch to Act) Gaz
S3, 27 January 2012))
Local Government Amendment Act 2014 (Act No. 19, 2014)
Assent date 2 June 2014
Commenced s 16: 1 July 2014; s 18: 1 December 2014; rem: 2 June 2014,
(s 2)
Correctional Services (Related and Consequential Amendments) Act 2014 (Act No. 27,
2014)
Assent date 4 September 2014
Commenced 9 September 2014 (Gaz S80, 9 September 2014, p 2)
Statute Law Revision Act 2014 (Act No. 38, 2014)
Assent date 13 November 2014
Commenced 13 November 2014
Licensing (Repeals and Consequential Amendments) Act 2014 (Act No. 44, 2014)
Assent date 5 December 2014
Commenced 1 January 2015 (Gaz S130, 19 December 2014, p 2)
Statute Law Revision Act 2017 (Act No. 4, 2017)
Assent date 10 March 2017
Commenced 12 April 2017 (Gaz G15, 12 April 2017, p 3)
Local Government Act 2019 (Act No. 39, 2019)
Assent date 13 December 2019
Commenced pt 8.6: 1 July 2022; rem: 1 July 2021 (Gaz S27,
30 June 2021)
Amending Legislation
Statute Law Revision Act 2020 (Act No. 26, 2020)
Assent date 19 November 2020
Commenced 20 November 2020 (s 2)
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Local Government Amendment Act 2021 (Act No. 15, 2021)
Assent date 25 May 2021
Commenced 26 May 2021 (s 2)
Licensing (Director-General) Repeal Act 2020 (Act No. 4, 2020)
Assent date 9 March 2020
Commenced 14 April 2020 (Gaz G13, 1 April 2020, p 2)
Statute Law Amendment (Territory Economic Reconstruction) Act 2021 (Act No. 19,
2021)
Assent date 31 August 2021
Commenced pt 6: 2 October 2021; rem: 29 September 2021 (Gaz G39,
29 September 2021, p 1)
Statute Law Amendment (Territory Economic Reconstruction) Act 2022 (Act No. 5,
2022)
Assent date 14 April 2022
Commenced pt 7: 25 May 2023 (Gaz G11, 25 May 2023, p 2);
rem: 25 May 2022 (Gaz G21, 25 May 2022, p 1)
Associations and Liquor Amendment Act 2022 (Act No. 12, 2022)
Assent date 2 June2022
Commenced 17 July 2022 (s 2)
Justice and Licensing Legislation Further Amendment Act 2022 (Act No. 21, 2022)
Assent date 31 October 2022
Commenced pt 3: 1 February 2023; rem: 21 December 2022 (Gaz G50,
21 December 2022, p 1)
Statute Law Amendment (NTCAT Conferral of Jurisdiction) Act 2023 (Act No. 24, 2023)
Assent date 21 September 2023
Commenced 27 November 2023 (Gaz G24, 23 November 2023, p 2)
Racing and Wagering Act 2024 (Act No. 8, 2024)
Assent date 9 April 2024
Commenced 1 July 2024 (Gaz G13, 20 June 2024, p 1)
Trade, Business and Asian Relations Legislation Amendment (Streamlining Licensing
Schemes and Other Matters) Act 2026 (Act No. 2, 2026)
Assent date 9 February 2026
Commenced 10 February 2026 (s 2)
3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: ss 1, 4, 6, 40, 47, 62, 72, 77,
110, 120 and 126.
4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
s 3 amd No. 13, 2006, s 8
s 4 amd No. 13, 2006, s 9; No. 28, 2008, s 3; No. 44, 2011, ss 12 and 27; No. 19,
2014, s 26; No. 19, 2021, s 4; No. 21, 2022, s 15
ss 4A – 4C ins No. 21, 2022, s 16
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s 5 amd No. 19, 2021, s 5; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 6 amd No. 44, 2005, s 35; No. 23, 2008, s 21; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011,
s 27; No. 44, 2014, s 145; No. 4, 2020, s 77; No. 39, 2019, s 370; No. 5,
2022, s 35; No. 21, 2022, s 18; No. 8, 2024, s 319
s 7 amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 8 amd No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 9 amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 10 amd No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 11 amd No. 44, 2011, s 27
s 13A ins No. 35, 2006, s 3
s 16 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
ss 17 – 18 amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 19 amd No. 44, 2011, s 27
s 22 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 23 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 24 amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 25 amd No. 44, 2011, s 27
s 27 amd No. 44, 2011, s 27
s 28 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 30 amd No. 44, 2005, s 35; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 27, 2014,
s 57; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 31 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27
ss 32 – 33 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
s 34 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27
s 37 amd No. 35, 2006, s 4
s 38 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27
pt 4
div 3 hdg amd No. 44, 2011, s 27
s 40 amd No. 1, 2004, s 62; No. 11, 2005, s 16; No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022,
s 18; No. 24, 2023, s 20
s 40A ins No. 24, 2023, s 21
ss 41 – 43 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27
s 44 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 45 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 46 amd No. 13, 2006, s 10; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27
ss 47 – 48 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 51 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27
s 52 amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 54 amd No. 28, 2008, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 38, 2014, s 26; No. 21, 2022,
s 18
s 56 amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 57 amd No. 44, 2011, s 27
s 62 amd No. 44, 2011, s 27
s 63 amd No. 38, 2014, s 2; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 65 amd No. 44, 2005, s 35; No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18; No. 2, 2026,
s 14
ss 66 – 67 amd No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 68 amd No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18; No. 24, 2023, s 22
s 69 amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 70 amd No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 71 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 21, 2022, s 18
sub No. 24, 2023, s 23
s 72 amd No. 35, 2006, s 5; No. 44, 2011, s 27
ss 73 – 74 amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 75 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
s 76 amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
ss 77 – 81 amd No. 44, 2011, s 27
s 78 amd No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
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s 79 amd No. 44, 2011, s 27
ss 80 – 81 amd No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 83 amd No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
ss 84 – 85 amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 86 amd No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 87 amd No. 44, 2011, s 27
ss 88 – 90 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27
s 91 amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 92 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27
s 93 amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
ss 94 – 95 amd No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
ss 96 – 97 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 99 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 100 amd No. 7, 2007, s 16; No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
pt 11 hdg rep No. 15, 2007, s 9
ss 101 – 102 rep No. 15, 2007, s 9
s 104 amd No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 106 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 107 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27
s 108 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
s 109 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18; No. 24, 2023,
s 24
s 110 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, ss 13 and 27; No. 4, 2017, s 34
sub No. 12, 2022, s 4
amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 112 amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 113 amd No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 114 sub No. 24, 2023, s 25
s 115 amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
rep No. 24, 2023, s 25
ss 116 – 117 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 118 sub No. 2, 2026, s 15
s 119 amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 121 amd No. 24, 2023, s 26
s 127 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
pt 14 hdg ins No. 21, 2022, s 17
ss 129 – 138 ins No. 21, 2022, s 17
pt 15 hdg ins No. 24, 2023, s 27
ss 139 – 147 ins No. 24, 2023, s 27
sch amd No. 24, 2023, s 28
sch 2 ins No. 24, 2023, s 29