Criminal Organisations Control Act 2012
7Meaning of *organisation*
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7 Meaning of *organisation*
(1) For the purposes of this Act, an organisation is an incorporated body or association (including a company or registered foreign company within the meaning of the Corporations Act) or an unincorporated body or association (however structured), whether the body or association—
(a) is based in Victoria or elsewhere; or
(b) consists of persons who are or are not ordinarily resident in Victoria; or
(c) is part of a larger organisation; or
(d) is affiliated with another organisation.
A chapter of a motorcycle club could be an organisation to which paragraph (c) or (d) applies.
(2) To avoid doubt, for the purposes of this Act, an organisation can include individuals who are related to one another.