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Associations Incorporation Act 1981
sec.30Use of ‘incorporated’ as part of name etc.
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### sec.30 Use of ‘incorporated’ as part of name etc.
A person or unincorporated association must not operate under, or use as its name or title, a name or title that includes the word ‘incorporated’, or an abbreviation of the word.
A person who contravenes subsection (1) , and each person having the control of the management of an association that contravenes the subsection, commits an offence.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
For this section, a person has control of the management of an association if the person is in a position to influence the association’s conduct of the association in relation to the offence.
However, it is a defence for the person to prove that the person took all reasonable steps to ensure that the association complied with subsection (1) .
s 30 ins 1988 No. 19 s 9
sub 1995 No. 7 s 6
(sec.30-ssec.1) A person or unincorporated association must not operate under, or use as its name or title, a name or title that includes the word ‘incorporated’, or an abbreviation of the word.
(sec.30-ssec.2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) , and each person having the control of the management of an association that contravenes the subsection, commits an offence. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(sec.30-ssec.3) For this section, a person has control of the management of an association if the person is in a position to influence the association’s conduct of the association in relation to the offence.
(sec.30-ssec.4) However, it is a defence for the person to prove that the person took all reasonable steps to ensure that the association complied with subsection (1) .