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Registered Clubs Act 1976
34Prohibition on unapproved persons acting as secretary of club
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#### 34 Prohibition on unapproved persons acting as secretary of club
34 Prohibition on unapproved persons acting as secretary of club
> > (1) A person must not act as the secretary of a registered club unless the person is the approved secretary of the club.
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> > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
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> > (2) A registered club must not appoint a person to act as the secretary of the club unless the person is the approved secretary of the club.
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> > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
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> > (3) This section does not prevent a person who is not the approved secretary of a registered club from acting, or being appointed to act, as the secretary of a registered club for a period of not more than 2 months (or such longer period as the Authority may, on application by the person or club, approve) if the Authority is given notice of the person’s appointment as the secretary of the club within 7 days of the appointment.
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> > (4) In this section, approved secretary of a registered club means the person approved by the Authority under section 33 to act as the secretary of the club.
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> **s 34:** Am 1981 No 123, Sch 8; 1982 No 149, Sch 9; 1993 No 29, Schs 5 (16), 7 (3); 1994 No 50, Sch 1 (8); 2001 No 34, Sch 4.51 \[3\]; 2007 No 92, Sch 2 \[30\]. Subst 2018 No 10, Sch 1 \[12\].