Public officer
34 Public officer
An association’s committee must appoint a public officer.
Maximum penalty—1 penalty unit.
The public officer must be a person who is aged 18 years or more and is ordinarily resident in New South Wales.
Note.
An association’s registration is liable to be cancelled if its public officer does not comply with this subsection.
The position of public officer may, but need not be, held by a committee member.
The public officer’s acts are valid despite any defect in his or her appointment.
The first public officer of an association is the person nominated as public officer in the application for registration of the association.
Within 28 days after taking office as an association’s public officer (other than its first public officer), a person must notify the Secretary, in the approved form, of—
the person’s full name, and
(Repealed)
the fact that the person has taken office as public officer.
Maximum penalty—1 penalty unit.
(Repealed)
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