Meaning of corporation
4 Meaning of corporation
In this rule – not-for-profit association means a society, club, institution or body that is not formed for the purpose of trading or securing (from its transactions) pecuniary profit for its members.
In these Rules of Court, a corporation includes the following bodies:a company; a body corporate; an unincorporated body that, under the law of the place where the body is formed, may – sue or be sued; or hold property in the name of the secretary of the body or an office holder of the body appointed for that purpose; a corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 of the Commonwealth; a trade union.
In these Rules of Court, a corporation does not include the following bodies:a corporation sole; an unincorporated not-for-profit association.
A corporation is not required to be subject to the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth to be a corporation for these Rules of Court.
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