17Change of name

17 Change of name (1) If the Director is satisfied the members of an incorporated association have, in accordance with its constitution, resolved to change the association's name, the Director may, on the application of the public officer of the association, issue to the association a certificate of incorporation in the new name and that certificate of incorporation has effect, from the date of issue, as the certificate of incorporation of the association. (2) The Director must refuse to issue a certificate of incorporation to an incorporated association under subsection (1) if its proposed new name is a prescribed unauthorised name. (3) If the name of an incorporated association is (whether through inadvertence or otherwise or whether originally or by change of name) a prescribed unauthorised name, the Director may, by written notice, direct the association to change its name. (4) An incorporated association to which a notice under subsection (3) is given that does not change its name as directed by the notice within the time specified in the notice is guilty of an offence. (5) An offence under subsection (4): (a) is taken to continue until the name of the association is changed in accordance with the direction; and Associations Act 2003 16 (b) is punishable by a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.