Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00492:section:6:p16
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00492
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 6 (pt 16/175)
Character Range: 212256–215072

members. Subject to subsection (8), the corporation must do so within 14 days of the acceptance.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.

Corporation to give notice if application not accepted
 (6) If the directors decide not to accept the application, the corporation must notify the person of the decision and the reasons for it.

Notice to be in writing (replaceable rule—see section 60‑1)
 (7) The notice must be in writing.

No admission to membership before a general meeting has been held
 (8) If:
 (a) the applicant applies for membership after a notice has been given for the holding of a general meeting; and
 (b) the meeting has not been held at the time that the directors consider the application;
then the corporation must not enter the person on the register of members until after the general meeting has been held.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
Note: An application may be made to exempt the corporation from the requirement of this subsection (see section 187‑5).
 (9) An offence against subsection (5) or (8) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

144‑15  Fees for membership and being an observer
 (1) Unless an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation's constitution provides otherwise, the corporation must not impose fees in respect of membership of the corporation or in respect of being an observer of the corporation.
Note: Section 158‑5 deals with observers.
 (2) If the corporation's constitution provides for the charging of such fees, the fees, and the amount of the fees, are to be determined by the corporation by resolution in general meeting.

Division 147—Obligations of members

147‑1  Obligation to contribute on winding up
  If an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation's constitution provides that the members must contribute to the property of the corporation on winding up then the members must so contribute. Otherwise, the members are not liable to contribute.

147‑5  Corporation may impose other member obligations
  The constitution of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation may provide for other obligations that attach to membership of the corporation.

147‑10  Liability of corporation members

If application for registration says members are not to be liable for debts of the body
 (1) If the application for registration of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation states that people who are members and former members are not to be liable to contribute towards the payment of the debts and liabilities of the corporation, the members and former members are not liable so to contribute.

If application for registration says members are to be liable for debts of the body
 (2) If the application for registration states that people who are members and former members are to