34Public officer

#### 34 Public officer 34 Public officer > > (1) An association’s committee must appoint a public officer. > > > > Maximum penalty—1 penalty unit. > > > (2) The public officer must be a person who is aged 18 years or more and is ordinarily resident in New South Wales. > > > > Note. > > > > An association’s registration is liable to be cancelled if its public officer does not comply with this subsection. > > > (3) The position of public officer may, but need not be, held by a committee member. > > > (4) The public officer’s acts are valid despite any defect in his or her appointment. > > > (5) The first public officer of an association is the person nominated as public officer in the application for registration of the association. > > > (6) Within 28 days after taking office as an association’s public officer (other than its first public officer), a person must notify the Secretary, in the approved form, of— > > > > > (a) the person’s full name, and > > > > > (b) (Repealed) > > > > > (c) the fact that the person has taken office as public officer. > > > > Maximum penalty—1 penalty unit. > > > (7) (Repealed) > > **s 34:** Am 2009 No 106, Sch 1.1; 2016 No 1, Sch 1 \[14\]; 2024 No 25, Sch 7.1\[4\] \[5\].