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Associations Incorporation Act 2009
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16 Decision on application
16 Decision on application
(1) The Secretary may determine an application for reservation of a name by reserving the name or by refusing the application.
(2) An application for reservation of a name may be refused—
(a) if each of the nominated names is unacceptable, or
(b) if the Secretary is satisfied that the application has been made for an improper purpose.
(3) Unless each of the nominated names is unacceptable, the reserved name is to be the first of the nominated names that is not unacceptable.