Victorian Current Acts

ASSOCIATIONS INCORPORATION REFORM ACT 2012 - SECT 216

    (1)     The Registrar may, in writing, certify—

        (a)     that, on a specified date, an association was, or was not, an incorporated association;

        (b)     that a specified requirement of this Act—

              (i)     had or had not been complied with at a specified date or within a specified period; or

              (ii)     had been complied with at a specified date but not before then;

        (c)     that, on a specified date, a specified person was or was not the secretary or public officer of a specified incorporated association;

        (d)     that, on a specified date—

              (i)     a specified address was the registered address of a specified incorporated association last notified under this Act to the Registrar; or

              (ii)     a specified address was the address of the secretary or public officer of a specified incorporated association last notified under this Act to the Registrar;

        (e)     that, as at a specified date, a copy of the rules of, or trusts relating to, an incorporated association is a true copy of the rules or trusts.

    (2)     A certification of a matter made by the Registrar under subsection (1) is prima facie evidence of the matter or matters stated in the certificate.

    (3)     A certificate of registration issued to an incorporated association under section 8, 14 or 20 is conclusive evidence of the incorporation of the association under this Act.

    (4)     A copy of a document relating to an incorporated association that is certified by the Registrar as a true copy is admissible in evidence as if it were the original document.