Child abuse proceedings may be commenced against unincorporated organisation
6K Child abuse proceedings may be commenced against unincorporated organisation
Child abuse proceedings may be commenced or continue against an unincorporated organisation in the name of the organisation or in a name reasonably sufficient to identify the organisation as if the organisation had legal personality.
For the purposes of this Division, a function that may be exercised by an unincorporated organisation may be exercised by a management member of the organisation.
A court may make the orders and directions it sees fit for the purposes of this Division, in particular to further the objects of this Division.
Without limiting subsection (3), a court may direct one or more management members of an unincorporated organisation to exercise a specified function of the organisation under this Division.
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