Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

ASSOCIATIONS ACT 2003 - NOTES

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

ASSOCIATIONS ACT 2003

As in force at 1 July 2024

Table of provisions

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

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As in force at 1 July 2024

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ASSOCIATIONS ACT 2003

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1     KEY

Key to abbreviations

amd = amended                 od = order
app = appendix                 om = omitted
bl = by-law                     pt = Part
ch = Chapter                     r = regulation/rule
cl = clause                     rem = remainder
div = Division                     renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired                 rep = repealed
f = forms                     s = section
Gaz = Gazette                     sch = Schedule
hdg = heading                     sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted                     SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title                     sub = substituted

nc = not commenced                

2     LIST OF LEGISLATION

Associations Act 2003 (Act No. 56, 2003)
Assent date	22 October 2003
Commenced	5 May 2004 (Gaz G18, 5 May 2004, p 2)
Law Reform (Gender, Sexuality and De Facto Relationships) Act 2003 (Act No. 1, 2004)
Assent date	7 January 2004
Commenced	17 March 2004 (Gaz G11, 17 March 2004, p 8)
Police Administration Amendment (Powers and Liability) Act 2005 (Act No. 11, 2005)
Assent date	17 March 2005
Commenced	20 April 2005 (Gaz G16, 20 April 2005, p 5)
Statute Law Revision Act 2005 (Act No. 44, 2005)
Assent date	14 December 2005
Commenced	14 December 2005
Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2006 (Act No. 13, 2006)
Assent date	18 May 2006
Commenced	1 July 2006 (Gaz G26, 28 June 2006, p 7)
Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2006 (Act No. 35, 2006)
Assent date	3 November 2006
Commenced	3 November 2006
Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2007 (Act No. 7, 2007)
Assent date	17 May 2007
Commenced	s 10: 1 July 2007 (Gaz G26, 27 June 2007, p 3); rem: 17 May 2007
Local Government Amendment Act 2007 (Act No. 15, 2007)
Assent date	4 September 2007
Commenced	pt 1: 4 September 2007; pt 2: 11 September 2007 (Gaz S26, 11 September 2007; pt 3: 17 October 2007 (Gaz G31, 17 October 2007, p 2)
Revenue Law Reform (Budget Initiatives) Act 2008 (Act No. 23, 2008)
Assent date	30 June 2008
Commenced	pt 1, ss 3, 12(1), 18 and 19: 1 January 2008; ss 7, 10 and 11(1): 6 May 2008; rem: 1 July 2008 (s 2)
Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008 (Act No. 28, 2008)
Assent date	14 November 2008
Commenced	1 July 2008 (s 2)
Justice Legislation Amendment (Penalties) Act 2010 (Act No. 12, 2010)
Assent date	20 May 2010
Commenced	1 July 2010 (Gaz G24, 16 June 2010, p 3)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Act No. 44, 2011)
Assent date	21 December 2011
Commenced	27 January 2012 ((other than amdts to Darwin Port Corporation Act and Marine Act listed in the Sch to Act) Gaz S3, 27 January 2012))
Local Government Amendment Act 2014 (Act No. 19, 2014)
Assent date	2 June 2014
Commenced	s 16: 1 July 2014; s 18: 1 December 2014; rem: 2 June 2014, (s 2)
Correctional Services (Related and Consequential Amendments) Act 2014 (Act No. 27, 2014)
Assent date	4 September 2014
Commenced	9 September 2014 (Gaz S80, 9 September 2014, p 2)
Statute Law Revision Act 2014 (Act No. 38, 2014)
Assent date	13 November 2014
Commenced	13 November 2014
Licensing (Repeals and Consequential Amendments) Act 2014 (Act No. 44, 2014)
Assent date	5 December 2014
Commenced	1 January 2015 (Gaz S130, 19 December 2014, p 2)
Statute Law Revision Act 2017 (Act No. 4, 2017)
Assent date	10 March 2017
Commenced	12 April 2017 (Gaz G15, 12 April 2017, p 3)
Local Government Act 2019 (Act No. 39, 2019)
Assent date	13 December 2019
Commenced	pt 8.6: 1 July 2022; rem: 1 July 2021 (Gaz S27, 30 June 2021)
Amending Legislation
Statute Law Revision Act 2020 (Act No. 26, 2020)
Assent date		19 November 2020
Commenced		20 November 2020 (s 2)
Local Government Amendment Act 2021 (Act No. 15, 2021)
Assent date		25 May 2021
Commenced		26 May 2021 (s 2)
Licensing (Director-General) Repeal Act 2020 (Act No. 4, 2020)
Assent date	9 March 2020
Commenced	14 April 2020 (Gaz G13, 1 April 2020, p 2)
Statute Law Amendment (Territory Economic Reconstruction) Act 2021 (Act No. 19, 2021)
Assent date	31 August 2021
Commenced	pt 6: 2 October 2021; rem: 29 September 2021 (Gaz G39, 29 September 2021, p 1)
Statute Law Amendment (Territory Economic Reconstruction) Act 2022 (Act No. 5, 2022)
Assent date	14 April 2022
Commenced	pt 7: 25 May 2023 (Gaz G11, 25 May 2023, p 2); rem: 25 May 2022 (Gaz G21, 25 May 2022, p 1)
Associations and Liquor Amendment Act 2022 (Act No. 12, 2022)
Assent date	2 June2022
Commenced	17 July 2022 (s 2)
Justice and Licensing Legislation Further Amendment Act 2022 (Act No. 21, 2022)
Assent date	31 October 2022
Commenced	pt 3: 1 February 2023; rem: 21 December 2022 (Gaz G50, 21 December 2022, p 1)
Statute Law Amendment (NTCAT Conferral of Jurisdiction) Act 2023 (Act No. 24, 2023)
Assent date	21 September 2023
Commenced	27 November 2023 (Gaz G24, 23 November 2023, p 2)
Racing and Wagering Act 2024 (Act No. 8, 2024)
Assent date	9 April 2024
Commenced	1 July 2024 (Gaz G13, 20 June 2024, p 1)

3     GENERAL AMENDMENTS

General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: ss 1, 4, 6, 40, 47, 62, 72, 77, 110, 120 and 126.

4     LIST OF AMENDMENTS
s 3     amd No. 13, 2006, s 8
s 4     amd No. 13, 2006, s 9; No. 28, 2008, s 3; No. 44, 2011, ss 12 and 27; No. 19, 2014, s 26; No. 19, 2021, s 4; No. 21, 2022, s 15
ss 4A – 4C     ins No. 21, 2022, s 16
s 5     amd No. 19, 2021, s 5; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 6     amd No. 44, 2005, s 35; No. 23, 2008, s 21; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 44, 2014, s 145; No. 4, 2020, s 77; No. 39, 2019, s 370; No. 5, 2022, s 35; No. 21, 2022, s 18; No. 8, 2024, s 319
s 7     amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 8     amd No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 9     amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 10     amd No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 11     amd No. 44, 2011, s 27
s 13A     ins No. 35, 2006, s 3
s 16     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
ss 17 – 18     amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 19     amd No. 44, 2011, s 27
s 22     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 23     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 24     amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 25     amd No. 44, 2011, s 27
s 27     amd No. 44, 2011, s 27
s 28     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 30     amd No. 44, 2005, s 35; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 27, 2014, s 57; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 31     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27
ss 32 – 33     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
s 34     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27
s 37     amd No. 35, 2006, s 4
s 38     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27
pt 4
div 3 hdg     amd No. 44, 2011, s 27
s 40     amd No. 1, 2004, s 62; No. 11, 2005, s 16; No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18; No. 24, 2023, s 20
s 40A     ins No. 24, 2023, s 21
ss 41 – 43     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27
s 44     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 45     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 46     amd No. 13, 2006, s 10; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27
ss 47 – 48     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 51     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27
s 52     amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 54     amd No. 28, 2008, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 38, 2014, s 26; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 56     amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 57     amd No. 44, 2011, s 27
s 62     amd No. 44, 2011, s 27
s 63     amd No. 38, 2014, s 2; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 65     amd No. 44, 2005, s 35; No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
ss 66 – 67     amd No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 68     amd No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18; No. 24, 2023, s 22
s 69     amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 70     amd No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 71     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 21, 2022, s 18
    sub No. 24, 2023, s 23
s 72     amd No. 35, 2006, s 5; No. 44, 2011, s 27
ss 73 – 74     amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 75     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
s 76     amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
ss 77 – 81     amd No. 44, 2011, s 27
s 78     amd No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 79     amd No. 44, 2011, s 27
ss 80 – 81     amd No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 83     amd No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
ss 84 – 85     amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 86     amd No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 87     amd No. 44, 2011, s 27
ss 88 – 90     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27
s 91     amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 92     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27
s 93     amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
ss 94 – 95     amd No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
ss 96 – 97     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 99     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 100     amd No. 7, 2007, s 16; No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
pt 11 hdg     rep No. 15, 2007, s 9
ss 101 – 102     rep No. 15, 2007, s 9
s 104     amd No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 106     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 107     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27
s 108     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
s 109     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18; No. 24, 2023, s 24
s 110     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 44, 2011, ss 13 and 27; No. 4, 2017, s 34
    sub No. 12, 2022, s 4
    amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 112     amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 113     amd No. 44, 2011, s 27; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 114     sub No. 24, 2023, s 25
s 115     amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
    rep No. 24, 2023, s 25
ss 116 – 117     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 119     amd No. 21, 2022, s 18
s 121     amd No. 24, 2023, s 26
s 127     amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
pt 14 hdg     ins No. 21, 2022, s 17
ss 129 – 138     ins No. 21, 2022, s 17
pt 15 hdg     ins No. 24, 2023, s 27
ss 139 – 147     ins No. 24, 2023, s 27
sch     amd No. 24, 2023, s 28
sch 2     ins No. 24, 2023, s 29