Law changes hub for incorporated societies

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• Getting ready for reregistering

  What reregistration is and what you need to get ready.

  See what you can do now

• Key changes

  The new legislation will affect the way societies operate, including those that are also registered charities.

  Learn about the key changes

• Committees and officers

  There are new minimum requirements for committees, and specific duties and eligibility criteria for officers. Everyone on your committee will be an officer under the new Act, and others may be too. Officers must consent to their appointment in writing.

  Find out what is new for committees and officers

• Dispute resolution procedures

  To be registered under the new Act, your society must have dispute resolution procedures, and they must be documented in your constitution.

  Learn more about dispute resolution procedures

• Financial reporting

  Once your society is registered under the new Act, new minimum standards will apply. Larger societies will need to adopt XRB accounting standards when preparing financial statements. Some larger societies will have new audit requirements.

  Learn more about the new requirements

• Your society will need a constitution (coming soon) opens in a new window

  To reregister or to register for the first time, your society will need to provide a constitution that’s compliant with the new Act. The new Act specifies what you must include in your constitution.

• What's changing for members

  For your society to register under the new Act, it must have a minimum of 10 members. They can be individuals or body corporates (such as other societies). Each new member must consent to being a member.

  Find out what’s changing for members

• Records you must keep

  There are specific details you must record in a register of members. Your committee will also need to make sure it’s keeping all other records required under the new Act.

  Learn more about the records your society must keep