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Associations Act 2003
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gross receipts, in relation to an incorporated association, means
the total amount of the receipts of the association including a grant
or subsidy paid to or on behalf of the association by or on behalf of
the Commonwealth or the Territory, or a local government council,
but does not include money received by the association:
(a) by way of a membership fee, subscription, levy or other fee, if
any, paid by a member; or
(b) as a bequest; or
(c) from the sale of any of the association's assets that had not
been originally purchased by the association for the purpose
of resale.
incorporated association means an association incorporated
under this Act.
incorporated trading association means a trading association
incorporated under this Act.
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member, in relation to an incorporated association, means a
person who or body that, under the association's constitution, is a
member of the association.
officer, in relation to an incorporated association, means:
(a) a person who:
(i) occupies or acts in a position of:
(A) a member of the committee of the association; or
(B) the secretary, treasurer or public officer of the
(ii) is concerned, or takes part, in the management of the
affairs of the association;
by whatever name called and whether or not validly appointed
to occupy, or duly authorised to act in, the position; or
(b) the holder of another office established by the constitution of
the association (except a patron or the holder of some other
honorary office that confers no right to participate in the
management of the affairs of the association); or
(c) a person in accordance with whose directions or instructions
the committee is accustomed to act.
prescribed property means property that was acquired from, or
using funds obtained under a grant from, the Territory or the
Commonwealth, and includes an interest, whether legal or
equitable, in such property, but does not include:
(a) property acquired from the Territory or Commonwealth for full
consideration using funds that were not, directly or indirectly,
obtained under a grant from the Territory or Commonwealth;
or
(b) an item of personal property that has a total value of not more
than the prescribed amount.
public officer, in relation to an incorporated association, means the
public officer of the association holding office under section 27.
statutory manager means a statutory manager appointed under
section 78 to administer the affairs of an incorporated association.
tier 1 incorporated association means an incorporated
association other than a tier 2 or tier 3 incorporated association.
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tier 2 incorporated association has the meaning given by
section 47.
tier 3 incorporated association has the meaning given by
section 48.
trading association means an association, society, institution or
body formed or carried on for the purpose of trading or securing
pecuniary profit to its members.
Note for section 4
The Interpretation Act 1978 contains definitions and other provisions that may be
relevant to this Act.