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Associations Act 2003
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8 Application for incorporation of association
(1) Application for the incorporation of an association may be made to
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(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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