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Associations Incorporation Act 1991
47Post-incorporation contracts
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47 Post-incorporation contracts
(1) A person acting with the express or implied authority of an
incorporated association may enter into, vary or discharge a contract
in the name of or on behalf of the association as if the contract were
entered into, varied or discharged by an individual.
(2) The entering into, variation or discharge of a contract in accordance
with subsection (1) binds the association and the other party or parties
to the contract.
Division 3.7 Rights and liabilities of members and officers
Division 3.7 Rights and liabilities of members and
officers
48 Relationship between association and members
The rules of an incorporated association are taken to bind the
association and its members from time to time as if the rules had been
signed by each member and contained covenants on the part of each
member to observe all the rules.