sec.617Requirements for all organisations

### sec.617 Requirements for all organisations An organisation’s rules must state the following— the organisation’s objectives; the organisation’s eligibility rules; how and when— a person may become a member of the organisation; or a person may resign from membership of the organisation; or a person’s membership of the organisation ends, other than by resignation; the functions and powers of the organisation’s committees, branch committees, office holders and branch office holders; how meetings of the organisation’s committees, branches and members may be called; how the organisation’s committees are controlled by the members of the organisation; how committees of the organisation’s branches are controlled by members of the branch; how documents may be signed for the organisation; that notice must be given by a stated authorised office holder to the commission of the existence or likelihood of industrial disputes, in the way required under section 261 ; how the organisation’s property is controlled and its funds are invested; any conditions for spending the organisation’s funds; that, unless exempted under part 12 , the organisation’s accounts must be audited yearly or in another more frequent period; that, unless exempted under part 12 , the organisation must keep a members register, arranged according to branches if it has branches; how the rules may be amended; that applicants for membership of the organisation must be informed in writing of— a member’s financial obligations; and how and when a member may resign from membership. In this section— committee , of an organisation or branch of an organisation, means— its management committee; or any other collective body of its members or officers, however described, that may do any of the following— manage its affairs; decide its policy; make, amend or repeal its rules; enforce its rules. (sec.617-ssec.1) An organisation’s rules must state the following— the organisation’s objectives; the organisation’s eligibility rules; how and when— a person may become a member of the organisation; or a person may resign from membership of the organisation; or a person’s membership of the organisation ends, other than by resignation; the functions and powers of the organisation’s committees, branch committees, office holders and branch office holders; how meetings of the organisation’s committees, branches and members may be called; how the organisation’s committees are controlled by the members of the organisation; how committees of the organisation’s branches are controlled by members of the branch; how documents may be signed for the organisation; that notice must be given by a stated authorised office holder to the commission of the existence or likelihood of industrial disputes, in the way required under section 261 ; how the organisation’s property is controlled and its funds are invested; any conditions for spending the organisation’s funds; that, unless exempted under part 12 , the organisation’s accounts must be audited yearly or in another more frequent period; that, unless exempted under part 12 , the organisation must keep a members register, arranged according to branches if it has branches; how the rules may be amended; that applicants for membership of the organisation must be informed in writing of— a member’s financial obligations; and how and when a member may resign from membership. (sec.617-ssec.2) In this section— committee , of an organisation or branch of an organisation, means— its management committee; or any other collective body of its members or officers, however described, that may do any of the following— manage its affairs; decide its policy; make, amend or repeal its rules; enforce its rules. - (a) the organisation’s objectives; - (b) the organisation’s eligibility rules; - (c) how and when— (i) a person may become a member of the organisation; or (ii) a person may resign from membership of the organisation; or (iii) a person’s membership of the organisation ends, other than by resignation; - (i) a person may become a member of the organisation; or - (ii) a person may resign from membership of the organisation; or - (iii) a person’s membership of the organisation ends, other than by resignation; - (d) the functions and powers of the organisation’s committees, branch committees, office holders and branch office holders; - (e) how meetings of the organisation’s committees, branches and members may be called; - (f) how the organisation’s committees are controlled by the members of the organisation; - (g) how committees of the organisation’s branches are controlled by members of the branch; - (h) how documents may be signed for the organisation; - (i) that notice must be given by a stated authorised office holder to the commission of the existence or likelihood of industrial disputes, in the way required under section 261 ; - (j) how the organisation’s property is controlled and its funds are invested; - (k) any conditions for spending the organisation’s funds; - (l) that, unless exempted under part 12 , the organisation’s accounts must be audited yearly or in another more frequent period; - (m) that, unless exempted under part 12 , the organisation must keep a members register, arranged according to branches if it has branches; - (n) how the rules may be amended; - (o) that applicants for membership of the organisation must be informed in writing of— (i) a member’s financial obligations; and (ii) how and when a member may resign from membership. - (i) a member’s financial obligations; and - (ii) how and when a member may resign from membership. - (i) a person may become a member of the organisation; or - (ii) a person may resign from membership of the organisation; or - (iii) a person’s membership of the organisation ends, other than by resignation; - (i) a member’s financial obligations; and - (ii) how and when a member may resign from membership. - (a) its management committee; or - (b) any other collective body of its members or officers, however described, that may do any of the following— (i) manage its affairs; (ii) decide its policy; (iii) make, amend or repeal its rules; (iv) enforce its rules. - (i) manage its affairs; - (ii) decide its policy; - (iii) make, amend or repeal its rules; - (iv) enforce its rules. - (i) manage its affairs; - (ii) decide its policy; - (iii) make, amend or repeal its rules; - (iv) enforce its rules.