23Alteration of constitution etc.

23 Alteration of constitution etc. (1) The public officer of an incorporated association must, within one month after an alteration of any of the following, file the documents specified in subsection (2) with the Director: (a) the objects or purposes of the association; (b) the constitution of the association; (c) a trust relating to the association. (2) For subsection (1), the documents are: (a) notice of the alteration; and (b) a copy of each instrument evidencing the alteration; and (c) a statutory declaration made by the public officer declaring: (i) that the copy is a true copy of the instrument of which it purports to be a copy; and (ii) in the case of an alteration of the objects, purposes or constitution of the association – that the alteration is authorised, and was made in the manner provided, by the constitution of the association. (3) Subsection (4) applies if: (a) under the constitution of an incorporated association, the members of the association are liable to contribute towards the payment of the debts and liabilities of the association or the costs, charges and expenses of a winding up of the (b) an alteration of the constitution of the association affects that liability. (4) The public officer of the association must, within one month after the alteration, give notice of that alteration in: (a) a newspaper circulating in the part of the Territory where the association carries on its activities; and (b) any other publication circulating in that part of the Territory that the Director considers appropriate. Associations Act 2003 19 (5) An alteration of the objects or purposes of an incorporated association is of no effect until the alteration is approved by the (6) Also, an alteration of the objects, purposes or constitution of an incorporated association, or an alteration of a trust relating to an incorporated association, is of no effect until the following documents are filed with the Director: (a) the notice of the alteration; (b) the copy of each instrument evidencing the alteration; (c) the statutory declaration; (d) if notice of the alteration is required to be published in accordance with subsection (4) – a copy of the notice. (7) The Director may, by written notice given to an incorporated association, require the association to file a consolidated copy of its constitution with the Director within the time specified in the notice. (8) In this section, a reference to an alteration of objects, purposes or constitution or a trust includes a reference to an addition to, or the revocation or rescission (whether in whole or part) of, those objects, purposes or constitution or that trust.