Associations Incorporation Act 1985

An incorporated association must have a public officer.

The public officer of an association must be a natural person of or above the age of 18 years who is resident in the

If the public officer of an incorporated association ceases (otherwise than temporarily) to be resident in the State, he or she ceases to be the public officer of the association.

If an incorporated association is without a public officer for a period longer than one month, the association is guilty of an offence. Maximum penalty: $1 250.

An incorporated association must within one month after any change in the identity or address of its public officer give notice to the Commission containing prescribed particulars of the change. Maximum penalty: $1 250.

It is a defence to a charge of an offence against subsection (4) or

for the association to prove that the matters alleged against it did not arise from a failure by the association or its committee to exercise proper diligence.