| Description |
xl, 380 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Part A: Introductory -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Corporateness and groups (a prelude to the modern law of associations) -- Anglo-Saxon and Norman law -- Mortmain legislation -- Corporate developments -- The prelude to associations law -- Early association cases -- Australasian developments -- Part B: Unincorporated associations -- Chapter 3: Definition -- Judicial definitions -- Commentaries -- Statutory definitions -- The academic response -- A comparative approach -- A working definition -- Chapter 4: The Constitution -- Constitutional formats -- Identifiers -- Entrenchment of objects -- Management -- Amendment -- Restructuring -- Dissolution -- Legal status -- Chapter 5: Property -- A peculiar form of ownership -- Trusteeship -- Chapter 6: Membership rights and obligations -- Admission to membership -- General membership rights and obligations -- Judicial intervention: the traditional bases -- (a) Protecting the Constitution -- (b) Protecting personal rights -- The review function of the courts -- Declaratory relief -- The impact on associations -- Chapter 7: Contracting with outsiders -- Contracting with the association Eo Nomine -- The early case law -- Members' liability: Flemyng v. Hector and beyond -- The development of committee liability -- Indemnification of committee members? -- Summation -- Chapter 8: Tortious liability -- Occupiers' liability -- Employer/employee torts -- "Activity" torts -- Protectin association interests -- Chapter 9: Gifts and bequests -- Trust rquirements -- Inter vivos gifts -- Testamentary dispositions -- Statutory intervention -- Chapter 10: Dissolution -- Terminating events -- (a) In accordance with the rules -- (b) by agreement -- (c) Failure of the substratum (spontaneous dissolution) -- (d) By the court in exercise of its inherent jurisdiction -- Distribution of surplus assests -- (a) Early cases -- (b) Bona Vacantia -- (c) A modified resulting trust concept -- (d) Equality -- Chapter 11: Proceedings by and against associations -- Actions by the members collectively -- Representative actions -- Trustees -- Committee-members -- Individual liability -- Bodies unincorporate |
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Part C: Incorporated associations -- Chapter 12: Legislative developmetn -- South Australia -- Queensland -- Victoria -- New Zealand -- The outreach of the South Australian model -- Recent developments -- Legislative patterns -- Chapter 13: Eligible associations -- Specification of eligible associations -- Discretionary inclusions -- Non-specific definitions -- The exclusion of business associations -- The exemplification of pecuniary benefits -- Summary -- Chapter 14: The incorporation process -- The two-stage process -- A three-stage process -- The four-phase process -- Incorporation and its consequences -- Evidential value of a certificate of incorporation -- Public interest in the process -- Evaluation of the processes -- Migration to the register -- Chapter 15: Constitutions -- The corporate constitution -- (a) Name -- (b) Objects and purposes -- (c) Rules -- (i) Minimum content requirements -- (ii) Model rules -- (iii) Statutory powers -- (iv) Mandatory rules -- (v) Amendment of rules -- The status of registered rules -- Appication of the ultra vires doctrine -- Restructuring associations -- Chapter 16: Property -- Transfer of property on incorporation -- Restraint on alienation -- Disposition of trust property -- Chapter 17: Management -- Appointment and qualifications of committee members -- Obligations of committee members -- Particular obligations -- Agency functions -- Chapter 18: Contract and tort -- Contract -- Tort -- Chapter 19: Members' rights -- Limited liability -- The internal affairs of associations -- (a) Contract -- (b) Natural justice -- (c) Ultra vires -- (d) Judicial review -- Statutory protection of members' interests -- Chapter 20: Regulation of associations -- Disclosure requirements -- Financial disclosure -- Administrative intervention -- Cancellation of incorporation -- Migration from the register -- Appeals against administrative determinations -- Chapter 21: Offences and criminal liability -- Suspension of powers -- Offences under the acts -- Procedure and evidence -- Liability under general law -- Chapter 22: Dissolution -- Non-availability of companies act procedures -- Winding up provisions -- Distribution of surplus assets -- Part D: Conclusion -- Chapter 23: Towards a unified law of non-profit associations -- Part E: Appendices -- Appendix 1: Extract -- South Australian rules of court -- Rules of court facilitating suit by and against unincorporated associations -- Appendix 2: Extract -- Tasmanian associations incorporation legislation -- Minium content of rules requirement for incorporated assocations -- Extract -- Victorian associations incorporation legislation -- Minumum content of rules requirement for incorporated associations -- Appendix 3: Extract -- Queensland associations incorporation regulations -- Mandatory rules for incorporated associations -- Appendix 4: Extract -- New South Wales associations incorporation legislation -- Provisions for vesting property and liabilities of former associations in an incorporated association on incorporation -- Appendix 5: Registration statistics for incorporated associations -- Registration statistics for incorporated associations -- Index |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: page xxxv-xl |
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Includes index |
| Subject |
Clubs -- Law and legislation -- Australia.
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Clubs -- Law and legislation -- New Zealand.
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Nonprofit organizations -- Australia.
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Nonprofit organizations -- New Zealand.
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Nonprofit organizations -- Law and legislation -- Australia.
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Nonprofit organizations -- Law and legislation -- New Zealand.
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Unincorporated societies -- Australia.
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Unincorporated societies -- New Zealand.
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| LC no. |
87129560 |
| ISBN |
0455206236 |
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