59AExemption from section 57

59A Exemption from section 57 (1) The secretary of an incorporated association may apply to the Registrar for the association to be exempt from the requirement under section 57. (2) The application must be in writing and state the special circumstances that apply to the association that justify not permitting members of the association to inspect the register of members. (3) If the Registrar is satisfied that special circumstances apply to the association, the Registrar may grant the exemption. (4) The Registrar must notify the secretary of the association in writing of the Registrar's decision— (a) to grant the exemption; or (b) to refuse to grant the exemption. (5) If the Registrar grants the exemption, the Registrar must publish notice of the exemption in the Government Gazette and on an Internet website maintained by the Registrar. (6) An incorporated association or a member of the incorporated association may apply to VCAT for a review of a decision by the Registrar to grant or refuse to grant to the association an exemption under this section within 28 days after the decision was notified to the secretary of the association under subsection (4). (7) If— (a) an exemption from the requirement under section 57 is granted to an incorporated association by the Registrar under this section; and (b) a member of the association informs the secretary of the association that the member wishes to circulate material to all members of the association relating to its management, activities or purposes— the secretary must forward that material to all members of the association. S. 59B inserted by No. 12/2015 s. 20.