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Form 708

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CHANGE OF RULES OR OBJECTS OF ASSOCIATION

		 PRIVACY COLLECTION STATEMENT (PRIVACY ACT 1988 (C’WLTH)) OVERLEAF 

NOTE: THE MODEL RULES CONTAINED WITHIN THE ASSOCIATIONS INCORPORATION REGULATION 1991 CANNOT BE ALTERED – IF THE ASSOCIATION HAS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED THE MODEL RULES, IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO ADOPT A NEW SET OF RULES IN PLACE OF THE MODEL RULES.

1. ASSOCIATION NAME AND NUMBER
     	
     	Inc.	A	     	

The Act requires that any changes to the objects or rules of the association be passed by special resolution under Section 70.

Section 70 of the Act requires the special resolution to be passed at a general meeting of the association, of which at least 21 days notice has been given to the members, accompanied by notice of the intention to pass the resolution as a special resolution.  The special resolution must be passed by a majority of at least 75% of the votes of those members who are entitled to vote and who vote in person at the general meeting (or by proxy at the general meeting where proxy voting is allowed under the rules of the association).	

2.  DATE OF SPECIAL RESOLUTION
     	

3.  PARTICULARS OF CHANGE (select only one)
If the association already operates under rules other than the Model Rules, and has altered those rules, place a 'X' here:		
A written statement of the specific amendments and a full, updated copy of the rules must be attached to this form.  If the association's objects and purposes are not shown in the rules, a full copy of the objects and purposes must also be attached.	
If the association previously operated under the Model Rules, and has now adopted a new set of rules, place a 'X' here:		
A full, updated copy of the rules must be attached to this form.  If the association's objects and purposes are not shown in the rules, a full copy of the objects and purposes must also be attached.	
If the association has now adopted the Model Rules in their entirety in place of the previous set of rules, place a 'X' here:		
A full copy of the objects and purposes must be attached to this form, but it is not necessary to attach a copy of the Model Rules.	
If the association has altered the objects and purposes without altering the rules of the association, place a 'X' here:		
A full, updated copy of the objects and purposes must be attached to this form, together with a full copy of the rules.	

4.  STATEMENT BY COMMITTEE MEMBERS 			
As a current committee member of this association, I confirm that the particulars shown on this form and the attached accompanying documents are true and correct, and that the special resolution passed by the members to make the amendments identified above met the requirements of S.70 of the Act.  I have read the 'Privacy Statement' and 'Important Information' shown overleaf.	
					
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PRIVACY STATEMENT

Section 9 of the Associations Incorporations Act 1991 provides for the Registrar-General to collect the information for the purpose of establishing and maintaining the register of incorporated associations.  The register is available for search pursuant to Section 11 of the Act, to any person upon payment of a fee.  The register is also made available to a range of government agencies for law enforcement, administrative and statistical purposes.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The committee members are held accountable for ensuring that the association operates in compliance with applicable laws, including the Associations Incorporation Act 1991 (the Act) and the Associations Incorporation Regulation 1991  (the Regulation). The public officer is responsible for acting as a point of contact between the association and the community, and is expected to be able to represent the association in dealings with this office.  The Act prohibits any person from serving as a committee member or the public officer if he/she is insolvent or bankrupt, without leave from the ACT Supreme Court under S.63 of the Act.  A search should be conducted of the records held by the Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia (ITSA) before accepting the nomination of a person as a committee member.  For more information or to conduct a search, visit the ITSA website at www.itsa.gov.au. Further information can be found in the Associations Kit available from the Registrar-General's Office, and on-line at www.rgo.act.gov.au. 

LOCATION
255 Canberra Avenue
Fyshwick   ACT   2609

OFFICE HOURS
8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday
(excluding public holidays)

CONTACT NUMBERS
Phone	(02) 62070435 or 
	(02) 62070474  
Fax 	(02) 62070487

POSTAL ADDRESS
PO Box 225
CIVIC SQUARE   ACT   2608