Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) In this Act,
unless the contrary intention appears —
association includes society, club, institution or
body;
Commissioner means the person for the time being
designated as the Commissioner under section 39A;
Department means the department of the Public
Service principally assisting in the administration of this Act;
financial year , in relation to an incorporated
association, means —
(a) a
period not exceeding 15 months fixed by the committee of the association
being a period commencing on the date of incorporation of the association; and
(b) each
period of 12 months, or such other period fixed by the committee of the
association (after having regard to the requirements of section 23 as to
the holding of an annual general meeting), commencing at the expiration of the
previous financial year of the association;
incorporated association means an association
incorporated under this Act;
officer , in relation to an association, means a
member of the committee;
repealed Act means the Associations Incorporation
Act 1895 repealed by section 47;
special resolution means a resolution of an
association passed in accordance with section 24.
(2) A reference in
this Act to the alteration of rules includes the making of additional rules.
[Section 3 amended by No. 10 of 1998
s. 18; No. 28 of 2006 s. 49.]