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Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012
206Records and documents in language other than English
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206 Records and documents in language other than English
(1) The records of an incorporated association may be kept in any language.
(2) A certified English translation of any record of an incorporated association not kept in English must be made available within a reasonable time on the request of—
(a) a member of the association; or
(b) the Registrar, or anyone else who is entitled to inspect the record.
(3) If under this Act a person gives to or lodges with the Registrar a document not written in English, the person must at the same time give to or lodge with the Registrar a certified English translation of the document.
***certified***, in relation to the translation of a record or document, means certified by a written statement given by the translator to be a correct translation of the record or document into English;
***document*** means any rules, trust or other document and includes a copy of a document;
***records***, of an incorporated association, include—
(a) the minutes of general meetings and committee meetings of the association;
(b) the financial records of the association.
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