57Public officer

57 Public officer (1) An incorporated association must have a public officer. (2) A person is not eligible to be the public officer of an incorporated association unless the person resides in the ACT and is at least 18 years of age. (3) The public officer of an incorporated association may, unless the rules of the association otherwise provide, hold any office of the association in addition to the office of public officer. (4) An act of the public officer of an incorporated association is not taken to be invalid only because— (a) there is a defect in the public officer’s appointment; or (b) the public officer was not eligible to be the public officer under subsection (2); or (c) the office of the public officer was, at the time of the act, taken to be vacant under section 64 (2).