sec.828Validation of certain acts done in good faith

### sec.828 Validation of certain acts done in good faith This section applies to an act done in good faith by an organisation, a collective body or officer of an organisation or a purported collective body or officer of an organisation. The act is not invalid only because— of an invalidity discovered later in— the election or appointment of a collective body or officer of the organisation; or the organisation’s rules; or making, amending or repealing a rule of the organisation; or of an absence of quorum or other procedural irregularity; or the organisation has a counterpart federal body. In this section— an act is taken to be done in good faith unless proved otherwise; and a person who has purported to be a member of a collective body is taken to have done so in good faith unless proved otherwise; and knowledge of facts from which an invalidity arose is not by itself knowledge of the invalidity; and an invalidity is taken not to be discovered until known by a majority of the members of the management committee of the organisation. This section— does not affect the operation of part 7 or an election inquiry under part 8 ; and does not validate an expulsion, suspension, fine or penalty for a member of the organisation if that act would not have been valid had this section not been enacted; and applies to an action done— before or after this section commences; or concerning an association that became an organisation after the act was done. (sec.828-ssec.1) This section applies to an act done in good faith by an organisation, a collective body or officer of an organisation or a purported collective body or officer of an organisation. (sec.828-ssec.2) The act is not invalid only because— of an invalidity discovered later in— the election or appointment of a collective body or officer of the organisation; or the organisation’s rules; or making, amending or repealing a rule of the organisation; or of an absence of quorum or other procedural irregularity; or the organisation has a counterpart federal body. (sec.828-ssec.3) In this section— an act is taken to be done in good faith unless proved otherwise; and a person who has purported to be a member of a collective body is taken to have done so in good faith unless proved otherwise; and knowledge of facts from which an invalidity arose is not by itself knowledge of the invalidity; and an invalidity is taken not to be discovered until known by a majority of the members of the management committee of the organisation. (sec.828-ssec.4) This section— does not affect the operation of part 7 or an election inquiry under part 8 ; and does not validate an expulsion, suspension, fine or penalty for a member of the organisation if that act would not have been valid had this section not been enacted; and applies to an action done— before or after this section commences; or concerning an association that became an organisation after the act was done. - (a) of an invalidity discovered later in— (i) the election or appointment of a collective body or officer of the organisation; or (ii) the organisation’s rules; or (iii) making, amending or repealing a rule of the organisation; or - (i) the election or appointment of a collective body or officer of the organisation; or - (ii) the organisation’s rules; or - (iii) making, amending or repealing a rule of the organisation; or - (b) of an absence of quorum or other procedural irregularity; or - (c) the organisation has a counterpart federal body. - (i) the election or appointment of a collective body or officer of the organisation; or - (ii) the organisation’s rules; or - (iii) making, amending or repealing a rule of the organisation; or - (a) an act is taken to be done in good faith unless proved otherwise; and - (b) a person who has purported to be a member of a collective body is taken to have done so in good faith unless proved otherwise; and - (c) knowledge of facts from which an invalidity arose is not by itself knowledge of the invalidity; and - (d) an invalidity is taken not to be discovered until known by a majority of the members of the management committee of the organisation. - (a) does not affect the operation of part 7 or an election inquiry under part 8 ; and - (b) does not validate an expulsion, suspension, fine or penalty for a member of the organisation if that act would not have been valid had this section not been enacted; and - (c) applies to an action done— (i) before or after this section commences; or (ii) concerning an association that became an organisation after the act was done. - (i) before or after this section commences; or - (ii) concerning an association that became an organisation after the act was done. - (i) before or after this section commences; or - (ii) concerning an association that became an organisation after the act was done.