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20 Constitution may limit powers
20 Constitution may limit powers
(cf Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth, section 125)
(1) An association’s constitution may contain an express restriction on, or a prohibition of, the association’s exercise of any of its powers, but the exercise of a power by the association is not invalid merely because it is contrary to such a restriction or prohibition.
(2) An act of an association is not invalid merely because it is contrary to or beyond the association’s objects.