48Rules of an incorporated association

48 Rules of an incorporated association (1) On the registration of an incorporated association under this Act, the rules of the association are— (a) the rules that accompanied the application for the registration of the association; or (b) if the application was accompanied by a statement that the model rules have been approved as the rules of the proposed incorporated association—the model rules. (2) After an incorporated association is registered under this Act, the rules of the association are the rules referred to in subsection (1) as altered from time to time in accordance with this Part. (3) If the rules of an incorporated association do not make provision for a matter as required by section 47(2), the model rules, to the extent that they make provision for that matter, are taken to be included in the rules of the association. (4) A rule or purpose of an incorporated association that is inconsistent with this Act or contrary to law is of no effect.