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Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012
28Registered address of incorporated association
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28 Registered address of incorporated association
(1) An incorporated association must have a registered address.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the registered address of an incorporated association may be the address of its secretary.
(3) If an incorporated association changes its registered address, it must notify the Registrar in the approved form no later than 14 days after the change.
Part 4—Legal capacity and powers of incorporated association
Division 1—General
29 Incorporated association is a body corporate
(1) On and from the registration of an incorporated association under this Act, the persons who from time to time are members of the incorporated association are an incorporated association by the name entered in the register.
Section 51 states who the members of an incorporated association are on its registration under this Act.
(2) As a body corporate, an incorporated association—
(a) has perpetual succession; and
(b) may have a common seal; and
(c) may sue and be sued in its corporate name; and
(d) subject to this Act, may acquire or hold (whether on trust or absolutely) and dispose of real and personal property; and
(e) may do and suffer all acts and things that a body corporate may by law do and suffer.