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Associations Act 2003
33Duties of officers etc.
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33 Duties of officers etc.
(1) An officer of an incorporated association must not, in the exercise
of his or her powers or the discharge of the duties of his or her
office, commit an act with intent to deceive or defraud the
association, members or creditors of the association or creditors of
another person or for any fraudulent purpose.
(2) An officer or employee of an incorporated association, or former
officer or employee of an incorporated association, must not make
improper use of information acquired by virtue of his or her position
in the association so as to gain, directly or indirectly, a pecuniary
benefit or material advantage for himself or herself or another
person or so as to cause a detriment to the association.
(3) An officer or employee of an incorporated association must not
make improper use of his or her position as an officer or employee
of the association so as to gain, directly or indirectly, a pecuniary
benefit or material advantage for himself or herself or another
person or so as to cause a detriment to the association.
(4) A person who contravenes a provision of this section is liable to the
association for all profit made by him or her and for all damage
suffered by the association as a result of the contravention.
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