64AAppointment and role of responsible person

64A Appointment and role of responsible person

(1) This section only applies to an incorporated association that was not incorporated in Victoria.

(2) A person may only be appointed as the responsible person of an incorporated association if she or he is a natural person and is a member of the governing body of the association.

(3) The appointment of a person as a responsible person only takes effect on the person signing a written consent to the appointment that also states the obligations imposed on a responsible person by this Act and the maximum penalty that applies if those obligations are not met.

(4) A person who is notified as the responsible person under section 18(2)(k) on behalf of an incorporated association must ensure that the association complies with all the obligations placed on the association by this Act.

1. 120 penalty units.

(5) It is a defence to a charge under subsection (4) if the person charged proves that she or he took all reasonable steps to ensure that the association complied with all the obligations placed on it by this Act.

S. 64B inserted by No. 70/2001 s. 19.