Part 1Preliminary

Part 1 — Preliminary

1. Terms used

In these rules, unless the contrary intention appears —

Act means the Associations Incorporation Act 2015;

associate member means a member with the rights referred to in rule 8(6);

Association means the incorporated association to which these rules apply;

books, of the Association, includes the following —

(a) a register;

(b) financial records, financial statements or financial reports, however compiled, recorded or stored;

(c) a document;

(d) any other record of information;

by-laws means by-laws made by the Association under rule 64;

chairperson means the committee member holding office as the chairperson of the Association;

Commissioner means the person for the time being designated as the Commissioner under section 153 of the Act;

committee means the management committee of the Association;

committee meeting means a meeting of the committee;

committee member means a member of the committee;

financial records includes —

(a) invoices, receipts, orders for the payment of money, bills of exchange, cheques, promissory notes and vouchers; and

(b) documents of prime entry; and

(c) working papers and other documents needed to explain —

(i) the methods by which financial statements are prepared; and

(ii) adjustments to be made in preparing financial statements;

financial report, of a tier 2 association or a tier 3 association, has the meaning given in section 63 of the Act;

financial statements means the financial statements in relation to the Association required under Part 5 Division 3 of the Act;

financial year, of the Association, has the meaning given in rule 2;

general meeting, of the Association, means a meeting of the Association that all members are entitled to receive notice of and to attend;

member means a person (including a body corporate) who is an ordinary member or an associate member of the Association;

ordinary committee member means a committee member who is not an office holder of the Association under rule 27(3);

ordinary member means a member with the rights referred to in rule 8(5);

register of members means the register of members referred to in section 53 of the Act;

rules means these rules of the Association, as in force for the time being;

secretary means the committee member holding office as the secretary of the Association;