Financial Intermediaries Act 1996
sec.97Registered office
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sec.97 Registered office
A society must have a registered office. The first registered office of a society is the address appearing in the society’s rules at the time of registration. A society must give the registrar written notice of a proposed change of address. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. The new address becomes the society’s registered office— at the end of the day the change of address is registered by the registrar; or if a later day is specified in the notice—the later day. s 97 amd 1999 No. 27 s 76 sch 1 pt 2 (sec.97-ssec.1) A society must have a registered office. (sec.97-ssec.2) The first registered office of a society is the address appearing in the society’s rules at the time of registration. (sec.97-ssec.3) A society must give the registrar written notice of a proposed change of address. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. (sec.97-ssec.4) The new address becomes the society’s registered office— at the end of the day the change of address is registered by the registrar; or if a later day is specified in the notice—the later day.
- (a) at the end of the day the change of address is registered by the registrar; or
- (b) if a later day is specified in the notice—the later day.