Model Rules

Interpretation

  1. In these rules:
    • Act means the Associations Incorporation Act 1981.
    • Present: a. At a management committee meeting, see rule 23(6); or b. At a general meeting, see rule 37(2).
  2. A word or expression that is not defined in these model rules, but is defined in the Act, has, if the context permits, the meaning given by the Act.

Name

The name of the incorporated association is Salsa Sorensen Association Inc.

Objects

The objects of the association are:

  1. To raise funds for distribution to Not-for-Profit organizations, Sporting and Charity Groups, and any other group deemed eligible by the management committee in the Douglas Shire.
  2. To conduct at least one major fundraiser annually.

Powers

  1. The association has the powers of an individual.
  2. The association may, for example: a. Enter into contracts; and b. Acquire, hold, deal with, and dispose of property; and c. Make charges for services and facilities it supplies; and d. Do other things necessary or convenient to be done in carrying out its affairs.
  3. The association may take over the funds and other assets and liabilities of the present unincorporated association known as the Salsa Sorensen Association.
  4. The association may also issue secured and unsecured notes, debentures, and debenture stock for the association.

Classes of Members

  1. The membership of the association consists of ordinary members.
  2. The number of ordinary members is unlimited.

Automatic Membership

A person who, on the day the association is incorporated, was a member of the unincorporated association and who, on or before a day fixed by the management committee, agrees in writing to become a member of the incorporated association, must be admitted by the management committee.

This document provides the foundation for the operations of Salsa Sorensen Association Inc., ensuring clarity, compliance, and effective governance.