Associations Incorporation (Amendment) Act 1977 (ACT)

No. 33 of 1977

AN ORDINANCE

To amend the Associations Incorporation Ordinance 1953.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under the Seat of Government (Administra­ tion) Act 1910.

Dated this twenty-fifth day of July, 1977.

JOHN R. KERR Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command,

WAL. FIFE

Minister of State for Business and Consumer Affairs.

ASSOCIATIONS INCORPORATION (AMENDMENT)

ORDINANCE 1977

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Associations Incorporation

(Amendment) Ordinance 1977.*

2. This Ordinance shall come into operation on 1 August 1977.

3 . In this Ordinance, "Principal Ordinance" means the Associa­ tions Incorporation Ordinance 1953.f

and N o . 60, 1976.

4 . After section 2 of the Principal Ordinance the following section is inserted:—

" 2 A . (1) There shall be paid to the Registrar—

(a) the fees specified in the Schedule; and
(b) such other fees as are prescribed.

" ( 2 ) Where a fee is payable to the Registrar for or in respect of the filing of a document with, or the giving of a document to, the Registrar, the document shall be deemed not to have been filed with, or given to, the Registrar until the fee has been paid to the Registrar.

* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 28 July 1977.
t Ordinance No. 15, 1953 as amended by N o . 14, 1954; No. 7, 1956; No. 5, 1961; No. 7, 1962; No. 19, 1966;

" ( 3 ) Where a fee is payable to the Registrar for or in respect of the doing of an act by the Registrar, the Registrar is not required to do that act until the fee has been paid to the Registrar.".

5 . Section 25 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting

paragraph (f) and substituting the following paragraph:—

" ( f ) prescribing fees, not exceeding $20, to be paid to the Registrar for or in respect of matters or things required to be done under, or for the purposes of, this Ordinance, being matters or things for which fees are not specified in the Schedule; and" .

6. The following Schedule is added at the end of the Principal

Ordinance:—

SCHEDULE Section 2A

FEES TO BE PAID TO THE REGISTRAR

$

1. For the issue, under sub-section 6 (1 ) , of a certificate of incorporation	. .	20 .00
2. For the issue, under sub-section 14 (1) , of a certificate of incorporation	. .	3 .00

3. For an application for a certificate referred to in paragraph 2 (1) (b) of this

Ordinance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5 . 0 0

4. For a certificate referred to in paragraph 2 (1) (b) of this Ordinance . . . . 30.00

5. For an application for the consent of the Minister for the purpose of sub­

section 6 (1A) . . . . .'. . . . . . . . . 15.00

6. For the consent of the Minister for the purpose of sub-section 6 (1A) . . . . 30.00

7. For filing with the Registrar a document (other than an application under

section 5 or a document evidencing the authority of a person to make such

an application) . . . . . . . . . . . •• 2 .00

8. Except where the Registrar is satisfied that just cause exists for the failure to file a document before the date on which it is filed, on late filing of a document under this Ordinance, in addition to any other fee—

(a)	if filed within one month after the prescribed time, such amount, not exceeding $2.00, as the Registrar fixes;
(b)	if filed later than one month after the prescribed time, such amount, not exceeding $10.00, as the Registrar fixes.

9. For a certificate under section 23 . . . . . . . . 3 .00

10. For inspection of the documents filed or otherwise lodged with the Registrar

in respect of an incorporated association . . . . . . 3 .00

11. For a certified copy of a certificate of incorporation . . . . . . 3 .00

12. For a copy of a document in the custody of the Registrar—for each page	. .	1.00
13. On a subpoena served on the Registrar to produce a document in his custody . .	10.00

And, in addition, if the Registrar so requires, such other expenses as are reason­

ably incurred in the production of the document.

14. For furnishing, in reply to an inquiry made by post, information in the possession

of the Registrar in relation to an incorporated association . . 3.50

15. For a search in the office of the Registrar as to the availability of any name

proposed to be adopted as the name of an incorporated association . . . . 3.00

16. For a notice given under section 11 . . . . . . . . . . 2.00

17. For an act by the Registrar that he is required or authorized to do under this

Ordinance and for which a fee is not elsewhere prescribed . . 5.00