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Associations Incorporation Act 2009
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#### 26 Nature of association
26 Nature of association
> > (1) Subject to this Act, an association’s constitution binds the association and its members to the same extent as if it were a contract between them under which they each agree to observe its provisions.
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> > (2) Subject to this Act, a member of an association (including a committee member and the public officer) is not, merely because of being such a member, liable in relation to—
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> > > (a) any of the association’s liabilities, or
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> > > (b) the costs, charges and expenses of the winding up of the association.
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> > (3) Subject to this Act, membership of an association does not confer on a member any right, title or interest, whether legal or equitable, in the association’s assets.
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> **s 26:** Am 2016 No 1, Sch 1 \[10\].