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Associations Incorporation Act 1981
sec.69Office of secretary
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### sec.69 Office of secretary
The secretary may, unless the rules of the incorporated association otherwise provide, hold any other office in the incorporated association except the office of auditor.
The office of secretary shall become vacant if the person holding that office—
dies; or
becomes bankrupt or compounds with creditors or otherwise takes advantage of the laws in force for the time being relating to bankruptcy; or
is—
convicted of an offence under this Act; or
convicted of an indictable offence or an offence punishable on summary conviction for which the person is sentenced to imprisonment, other than in default of payment of a fine; or
resigns office by writing under the person’s hand addressed to the management committee of the incorporated association; or
ceases to be resident in Queensland, or in another State but not more than 65km from the Queensland border.
s 69 prev s 69 om 1995 No. 7 s 3 sch
pres s 69 amd 1995 No. 7 s 3 sch ; 1996 No. 56 s 19 ; 2000 No. 16 s 590 sch 1 pt 2 ; 2007 No. 36 s 2 sch
(sec.69-ssec.1) The secretary may, unless the rules of the incorporated association otherwise provide, hold any other office in the incorporated association except the office of auditor.
(sec.69-ssec.2) The office of secretary shall become vacant if the person holding that office— dies; or becomes bankrupt or compounds with creditors or otherwise takes advantage of the laws in force for the time being relating to bankruptcy; or is— convicted of an offence under this Act; or convicted of an indictable offence or an offence punishable on summary conviction for which the person is sentenced to imprisonment, other than in default of payment of a fine; or resigns office by writing under the person’s hand addressed to the management committee of the incorporated association; or ceases to be resident in Queensland, or in another State but not more than 65km from the Queensland border.
- (a) dies; or
- (b) becomes bankrupt or compounds with creditors or otherwise takes advantage of the laws in force for the time being relating to bankruptcy; or
- (c) is— (i) convicted of an offence under this Act; or (ii) convicted of an indictable offence or an offence punishable on summary conviction for which the person is sentenced to imprisonment, other than in default of payment of a fine; or
- (i) convicted of an offence under this Act; or
- (ii) convicted of an indictable offence or an offence punishable on summary conviction for which the person is sentenced to imprisonment, other than in default of payment of a fine; or
- (d) resigns office by writing under the person’s hand addressed to the management committee of the incorporated association; or
- (e) ceases to be resident in Queensland, or in another State but not more than 65km from the Queensland border.
- (i) convicted of an offence under this Act; or
- (ii) convicted of an indictable offence or an offence punishable on summary conviction for which the person is sentenced to imprisonment, other than in default of payment of a fine; or