Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00345:section:347
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00345
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 347
Character Range: 625217–627371

347  Providing copy of rules or list of offices etc. on request by member
 (1) If a member of an organisation requests the organisation, or a branch of the organisation, to provide to the member:
 (a) a copy of the rules of the organisation or branch; or
 (b) a copy of any amendments of the rules made since a specified time; or
 (c) a copy of the list of the offices, or of the persons holding the offices, of an organisation or branch lodged on behalf of the organisation under subsection 233(1);
the organisation or branch (as the case requires) must provide a copy to the member and, subject to the regulations, must provide the copy free of charge.
Civil penalty: 60 penalty units.
 (2) A request under this section:
 (a) must be made to the secretary, or a person performing (in whole or part) the duties of secretary, of the organisation or branch concerned; and
 (b) must be in writing; and
 (c) must specify the period (of not less than 14 days) within which the relevant copy must be provided.
 (3) An organisation or branch whose rules or list of offices, or of the persons holding the offices, are available on the internet must inform a member seeking a copy of that fact. However, informing the member of that fact does not affect the organisation's or branch's other obligations under this section and the regulations.
 (4) The regulations may:
 (a) prescribe the manner in which a request under this section must be made; and
 (b) prescribe the time within which the organisation or branch must respond to the request; and
 (c) prescribe the form or forms in which a copy of the rules, amendments or list of offices, or of the persons holding the offices, may be provided; and
 (d) prescribe fees that may be charged by an organisation or branch for providing a copy of the rules or amendments to a member if that member has been provided with a copy of the same rules or amendments free of charge within the past 3 years; and
 (e) prescribe fees that may be charged by an organisation or branch for providing a copy of a list of offices to a member if that member has already been provided with a copy of the same list free of charge.