4Meaning of corporation

4 Meaning of corporation

(1)  In this rule –

not-for-profit association means a society, club, institution or body that is not formed for the purpose of trading or securing (from its transactions) pecuniary profit for its members.

(2)  In these Rules of Court, a corporation includes the following bodies:

(a) a company;

(b) a body corporate;

(c) an unincorporated body that, under the law of the place where the body is formed, may –

(i) sue or be sued; or

(ii) hold property in the name of the secretary of the body or an office holder of the body appointed for that purpose;

(d) a corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 of the Commonwealth;

(e) a trade union.

(3)  In these Rules of Court, a corporation does not include the following bodies:

(a) a corporation sole;

(b) an unincorporated not-for-profit association.

(4)  A corporation is not required to be subject to the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth to be a corporation for these Rules of Court.