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Associations Incorporation Act 2009
19Legal capacity and powers
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19 Legal capacity and powers
19 Legal capacity and powers
(cf Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth, section 124)
(1) An association has the legal capacity and powers of an individual both in and outside New South Wales.
(2) An association’s legal capacity to do something is not affected by the fact that the association’s interests are not, or would not be, served by doing it.