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Associations Incorporation Act 1981
sec.72Enforcement of rights and obligations
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### sec.72 Enforcement of rights and obligations
The Supreme Court may, on the application of an incorporated association, or of a member thereof, make orders, including interim orders—
giving directions for the performance and observance of the rules of such incorporated association by any person who is under an obligation to perform or observe those rules; or
declaring and enforcing the rights and obligations of members of such incorporated association between themselves, and the rights and obligations between such incorporated association and any member or members thereof.
However, an incorporated association, or a member of an incorporated association, can not make an application under subsection (1) in relation to a dispute under the rules unless the association or member has made reasonable attempts to resolve the dispute under the grievance procedure in the association’s rules.
An order may be made under this section notwithstanding that no right of a proprietary nature is involved, or that the applicant has no interest in the property of the incorporated association.
s 72 amd 1995 No. 7 s 3 sch ; 2007 No. 36 s 2 sch ; 2020 No. 17 s 32
(sec.72-ssec.1) The Supreme Court may, on the application of an incorporated association, or of a member thereof, make orders, including interim orders— giving directions for the performance and observance of the rules of such incorporated association by any person who is under an obligation to perform or observe those rules; or declaring and enforcing the rights and obligations of members of such incorporated association between themselves, and the rights and obligations between such incorporated association and any member or members thereof.
(sec.72-ssec.2) However, an incorporated association, or a member of an incorporated association, can not make an application under subsection (1) in relation to a dispute under the rules unless the association or member has made reasonable attempts to resolve the dispute under the grievance procedure in the association’s rules.
(sec.72-ssec.3) An order may be made under this section notwithstanding that no right of a proprietary nature is involved, or that the applicant has no interest in the property of the incorporated association.
- (a) giving directions for the performance and observance of the rules of such incorporated association by any person who is under an obligation to perform or observe those rules; or
- (b) declaring and enforcing the rights and obligations of members of such incorporated association between themselves, and the rights and obligations between such incorporated association and any member or members thereof.