8Application for incorporation of association

8 Application for incorporation of association (1) Application for the incorporation of an association may be made to

Associations Act 2003 11 (2) The application must be: (a) in the approved form; and (b) made by a person who is: (i) a resident of the Territory; and (ii) authorised by the committee of the association to apply for the incorporation of the association. (3) The application must state: (a) the name of the association; and (b) the objects and purposes of the association; and (c) the place or places where the association was formed and is carried on; and (d) the names and addresses of the persons who make up the committee of the association; and (e) in the case of a trading association – the ethnic community to which the members of the association belong and how the persons came to have management of the committee. (4) The application must: (a) state if the association's proposed constitution is the model constitution prescribed by regulation for the association; and (b) if the association's proposed constitution is not the model constitution prescribed by regulation for the association – be accompanied by the proposed constitution of the association and a statutory declaration made by the applicant declaring the constitution complies with section 21. (5) The application must be accompanied by a statutory declaration made by the applicant declaring: (a) the applicant is authorised by the committee of the association to apply for the incorporation of the association; and (b) the particulars contained in the application are true. (6) A company incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001 is not entitled to make an application under this section.

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