OFT incorporated associations forms and guides
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Model rulesPDF
PDF version. You can adapt or use these rules for your association. They cover membership, fees, voting rights and more.
Model rulesACCDB
MS Word version. You can adapt or use these rules for your association. They cover membership, fees, voting rights and more.
Incorporated association application form (Form 1)PDF
Fill out this form to incorporate a not-for-profit association. Fees apply.
Application for exemption from using the word ...PDF
Association names must include the word 'incorporated'. However, you can apply for an exemption with this form. Exemptions will only be granted if there is a valid reason that outweighs the public interest in knowing the legal status of...
Application for approval to use an unsuitable ...PDF
Fill out this form to get permission to use a name that doesn’t comply with the usual requirements.
Application to change name (Form 4)PDF
Fill out this form to apply fo a change to your association’s name. You must have passed a special resolution at a general meeting. Fees apply.
Application to incorporate alalgamated ...PDF
Fill out this form if you want to merge 2 or more incorporated associations to form a single association. Fees apply.
Notice to creditors about amalgamation (Form 6)PDF
You must fill out this form to tell your creditors if you’re merging with another association.
Application to amend rules (Form 8)PDF
Fill out this form to apply for a change to your association’s rules. Fees apply.
Application to wind up association (Form 9a)PDF
Fill out this form to close down your incorporated association. You will need to pass a special resolution at a general meeting.
Change of details relating to an incorporated ...PDF
Fill out this form to tell us when your office bearers change, or if the association (or any of its office bearers) has a change of address.
Notice of special resolution to amalgamate ...PDF
Fill out this form to declare that your association has passed a special resolution to merge with another association.
Application for approval of auditor or ...PDF
Fill out this form to seek approval to have a person audit or verify your financial records. Some professionals are automatically approved (so you may not need to use this form).
Application to transfer to a cooperative (Form 23)PDF
Fill out this form if you want to change your incorporated association to become a cooperative.
Application to transfer from a cooperative ...PDF
Fill out this form if you want to change your cooperative’s status into an incorporated association. Fees apply.
Application to transfer to a corporation (Form 28)PDF
Use this only if you incorporated after 1 July 1982. Fill out this form to transfer your association’s status to a company or an Indigenous corporation.
Application to transfer to a corporation from ...PDF
Use this only if you incorporated before 1 July 1982. Fill out this form to transfer your association’s status to a company or an Indigenous corporation.
Incorporated association smart business guidePDF
Read this smart business guide for a wide range of information about running an incorporated association.
Incorporated associations statutory declarationPDF
Fill out this form if you are submitting an application for the incorporation of an association and your association has elected to adopt its own rules.
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