Application requesting replacement certificate of incorporation
Form last updated 1 April 2021
Form 9R
This form should be used by an association to request issue of a replacement certificate.
Application requesting further time to hold the Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Form last updated 1 April 2021
Form 3
Use this application form to request additional time in which an association incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 2015 (the Act) is able to hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM).
This form should be lodged as soon as possible after the association becomes aware that it will be unable to comply with its obligations.
Application for incorporation of an association
Clubs, groups, organisations or associations use this form to become an incorporated association under the Associations Incorporation Act 2015 (the Act).
Apply online via the AssociationsOnline portal
Notification of resignation of auditor or reviewer
Form last updated 1 April 2021
This application form should be used to notify the Commissioner for Consumer Protection that an association incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 2015 (the Act) has received a resignation notice from its appointed auditor or reviewer.
WARNING: It is an OFFENCE pursuant to section 87(6) of the Act, with a penalty of $1,000, if an Association fails to notify the Commissioner within 14 days of receiving notice.
Notification of an incorporated association's address
Form last updated 1 April 2021
Form 4
This application form should be used to notify the Commissioner for Consumer Protection of the association’s address and postal address for service of notice under the Associations Incorporation Act 2015 (the Act).
WARNING: It is an offence to fail to lodge this notice either within 90 days of the new laws commencement or 28 days of the change occurring.
Certificate and statement of a management committee member (required for changing of rules)
Clubs, groups, organisations or associations use this form to provide a certification or statement that resolutions have been passed in accordance with the Associations Incorporation Act 2015.
This form is to accompany a relevant application, and is only required in the event that the person lodging the application is not a member of the association’s management committee.
Notice of special resolution to change rules
Form last updated 1 April 2021
Use this application form to lodge the changes made to an incorporated association’s rules (also commonly known as the constitution) by special resolution of its members in accordance with the Associations Incorporation Act 2015 (the Act).
WARNING: It is an offence to fail to lodge within one month of the special resolution, unless the Commissioner for Consumer Protection has granted further time under section 30(3).
Information statement - Associations
Form last updated 31 March 2021
Associations incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 2015 (the Act) use this application form to provide required information to the Commissioner for Consumer Protection in accordance with the Act and the Associations Incorporation Regulations 2016.
Deregistering an incorporated association
A benefit of incorporating is an association has perpetual succession, which means it can continue to exist regardless of any changes to it its membership.
However, there may come a time where the association has a lack of members or there is no longer any interest in continuing its activities and the incorporation of the association should be ended.
Ending an association
There are a number of ways in which an association’s incorporation can cease. These include the:
Running an incorporated association
Consumer Protection has resources and publications available to help your association understand and meet its legal obligations under the Associations Incorporation Act 2015, including: