The Friendly Societies Amendment Act 1910 (SA)

GEORGII V IXEGIS.

A.D. 1910.

No. 1021.

An Act to further amend the Act No. 22 of 1852, intituled

'' An Act to Regulate Friendly Societies," " The

Manchester Unity of Oddfellows Act, 1874," and " The Friendly Societies Act, 1886," and for other

purposes.

[Assented to, December 7th, rpm]

E it Enacted by the Governor of the State of South Australia,

f 0110 ws : B with the advice and consent of the Parliament thereof, as

1, This Act may be cited as " The Friendly Societies Amendment short title.

Act, 1910."

2, This Act is incorporated with- Incorporation.

I. The Act No. 22 of 1852, intituled " An Act to Regulate Friendly Societies," and all Acts amending or incor- porated with that Act:

11. "Tine Manchester Unity of Oddfellows Act, 1874," and all

Acts amending or incorporated with that Act:

111. The Friendly Societies Act, 1886," and all Acts amending

or incorporated with that Act.

3. I n this Act, except where some other meaning is clearly in- Interpretation.

tended-

" Society " means and includes-

(a) Every society specified in Schedule A to " The Friendly

Societies Act, 1886," or in the Schedule to	The
Fliendly Societies Amendment Act, 1908 ":

1021 (B) The

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( b ) The Independent Order of Oddfellows Manchester Unity

Friendly Society in South Australia, referred to in " The

Manchester Unity of Oddfellows Act, 1874," and

(c) Every Friendly Society incorporated under the said Act,

No. 22 of 1852:

" Branch " means and includes every branch now or hereafter

established by any society.

4. " The Manchester Unity of Oddfellows Act, 1874," and " The

~dditi0-1 for

Fried l~	aooietie8-	Friendly Societies Act, 1886," shall be read and construed as if the following words were inserted after the sixteenth line of section 4 of "The Manchester Unity of Oddfellows L4ct, 1874," and after the seventeenth line of section 4 of "The Friendly Societies Act,
1886," respectively : -

Vic. ~ c t, 1094, 1890, THIRD -For providing medical attendance and medical com-

8. b, XI.	forts for, and dispensing and selling or supplying medicines
2107, 1907, B. 10.	and medical and surgical appliances, requisites, and comforts to, the members, their husbands, wives, widows, children, fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces, widowed mothers of
deceased members, and wards of members (being orphans):
~'OERTH-For establishing a guarantee fund for effecting policies of fidelity guarantee assurance of the officers of the society or branch who are required to be guaranteed by reason of the Act or Acts by which the society or branch is governed.

societies or branches	5, (1) Any societies	branches (whether branches of the same
may unite for carry-

ing out specific	or of different societies), may, without terminating their respective
purposes.	separate existences, unite upon such terms as are mutually agreed, for the purpose of carrying out any one or more of the objects men- tioned in section 4 of this Act, if a resolution in that behalf is duly carried by each of the said societies "E! branches in accordance with the general laws or rules by which it is governed.
(2) Thereupon and upon compliance with section 8, such societies "2 branches shall, for the said purpose, become a body corporate by such name as is adopted by the said resolution, and the same results shall follow from such incorporation as if such body corporate had been a society specified in ~Ghedule A to The Friendly Societies Act, 1886," and " The Friendly Societies Act, 1886," shall be read and construed as if such body corporate had been specified in the said Schedule A : Provided that such incor poration shall not-

I. Terminate or affect the separate existence of any of such

societies branches, nor

11. Affect any rights of any creditor of, or other person having

any claim against, any of such societies branches, nor

111. Render the funds of	any of such societies 7: branches liable for the debts and obligations of such body corporate except to the extent (if any) provided by the resolution to unite
as aforesaid, nor rv. Require

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i v. Require any society or branch to contribute thereto in

respect of such members who from time to time do not

desire the benefits of such incorporation.

from any society or branch formed for the purpose of providing withdraw. 6. Any society or branch shall have the right to withdraw Right of society to

medical benefits under clause 4 of this Act, and with which it has become united or incorporated hereunder, if a resolution in that behalf has been duly carried by the said society or branch desiring to so withdraw in accordance with its general laws or rules, and upon such withdrawal the liability of such society or branch shall cease, and such society or branch shall thereupon forfeit all its interest in the said united or incorporated body.

7, (1) For the purpose of carrying out any one or more of the aoeietyor branch

objects of a society or branch, such society or branch, if a resolution ~, $ ~ ~ ~ n ~ ~ $ t	in
in that behalf is duly passed in accordance with the general laws government of

or rules by which such society or branch is governed may, with the another society or

consent of any other society or branch, without becoming incor- Vicm 1094,

porated with such other society or branch- 1890, 8. 29.

I. Contribute to a fund of such other society or branch, pro- vided that such fund is applicable to purposes which are the same as or similar to the purposes of the fund from which the contribution is made, or

I!. Take part, by duly appointed delegates, in the government

of such other society or branch.

(2) Upon a.ny such contribution, the funds so contributed shall, without prejudice to any rights of any creditor of, or other person having any claim against, the society or branch making the same, cease to be the funds of such society or branch, and shall form part of the funds of the society or branch to whom the same is contri-

buted.

8. No contribution made by a society or branch in accordance Contributions tobe

with section 6 shall be deemed not to be wanted for the immediate ~ ~ ~ ' g ~ ~ ~, j

use thereof " within the meaning of section 9 of any of the follow- of society or branah.

ing Acts, namely :-The said A& No. 22 of 1852, he he Manchester '

lJnity of Oddfellows Act, 1874>"	and The Friendly Societies Act,
1886."

9, ( 1 ) A copy of every resolution for any of the purposes men- COPY of re~lution to

tioned in this Act, signed by the chairman of the meeting at which be registered.

the same was carried and countersigned by the secretary of the

society or branch, and sealed with its seal (if any), shall be forwarded

to the Public Actuary to be registered by him, and no such resolu-

tion shall take effect until such copy is so registered.

(2) The Public Actuary shall not register any such resolution

unless he is satisfied that it is not contrary to the Act or Acts or the

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geneirtl laws or rules by which the society or branch is governed, and that it was carried in conformity with all provisions in that behalf of such Act or Acts and general laws or rules.

In the name and on behalf of His Majesty, 1 hereby assent to

this Bill.

DAY H, BOSANQUET, Governor,

1 Adelaide: By authority, B. E. E. Roexne, Government Printer, North T e m e.