169Treatment of unincorporated associations

169 Treatment of unincorporated associations

(1) This Act applies to an unincorporated association as if it were a person, but with the changes set out in this section. (2) An obligation that would otherwise be imposed on the unincorporated association by this Act is imposed on each member of the association’s committee of management instead, but may be discharged by any of the members. (3) An offence against this Act that would otherwise have been committed by the unincorporated association is taken to have been committed by each member of the association’s committee of management who, at the time the offence was committed: (a) engaged in the relevant conduct; or (b) aided, abetted, counselled or procured the relevant conduct; or (c) was in any way knowingly concerned in, or party to, the relevant conduct (whether directly or indirectly and whether by any act or omission of the member). (4) This section applies to a contravention of a civil penalty provision in a corresponding way to the way in which it applies to an offence.