21Constitution

21 Constitution (1) The constitution of an incorporated association must provide for the following: (a) the qualifications of members of the association; (b) the creation of the executive offices of the association and the procedure for filling those offices; (c) the procedure for the settling of disputes between the association and its members; (d) the constitution of the committee of the association and the powers of that committee; Associations Act 2003 17 (e) the procedure for the conduct of meetings of the committee of the association; (f) the manner in which the funds of the association are to be managed; (g) the method of altering, adding to or rescinding the constitution (h) the method of altering the objects or purposes of the association; (i) in the case of an incorporated trading association: (i) the rights of members of the association to share in its profits; and (ii) the rights of persons who were members of the association at the time of winding up to share in the distribution of surplus assets, if any, resulting from the winding up. (2) The constitution of an incorporated association may make provision, not contrary to law, in relation to a matter not referred to in subsection (1). (3) The constitution of an incorporated association may be based on the customs and traditions of the ethnic community to which the members of the association belong.