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Associations Incorporation Act 1991
108Offences by officers of associations etc
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108 Offences by officers of associations etc
(1) A member of the committee of an incorporated association who
knowingly fails to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the
association has complied or is complying with this Act or with a
condition imposed on the association under this Act commits an
offence.
(2) An officer of an incorporated association, or an incorporated
association, who or that contravenes a condition imposed on the
association under this Act by the registrar-general or the Minister
commits an offence.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(3) Proceedings for an offence against this section may be instituted
against an officer of an incorporated association, and the officer may
be convicted of the offence, whether or not proceedings in relation to
the offence have been instituted against the association or the
association has been convicted of an offence related to the
firstmentioned offence.
(4) Nothing in this section is taken to affect the liability of an
incorporated association in relation to an offence committed by the
association against this Act.