Queensland Consolidated Acts

ASSOCIATIONS INCORPORATION ACT 1981 - SECT 66

66 Management committee to ensure association has appropriate person as secretary

(1) The management committee of an incorporated association must ensure the secretary is an adult residing in Queensland, or in another State but not more than 65km from the Queensland border, who is—

(a) a member of the incorporated association elected by the association as secretary; or

(b) a member of the incorporated association’s management committee appointed by the committee as secretary; or

(c) appointed by the management committee as secretary (whether or not the adult is a member of the incorporated association).

Penalty—

Maximum penalty for each member of the management committee—10 penalty units.

(2) It is a defence to a prosecution of a member of the management committee for an offence against subsection (1) for the member to prove he or she took all reasonable steps to ensure the subsection was complied with.

(3) It is declared that—

(a) a secretary mentioned in subsection (1) (a) or (b) is a member of the management committee; and

(b) a secretary mentioned in subsection (1) (c) is not a member of the management committee.