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• Inc. - A Guide for Incorporated Associations
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• Introduction
  • 1. Genesis
  • 2. Layout and structure
  • 3. Review of the Act
  • 4. Sources and referencing
  • 5. A Note on copyright
  • 6. A final word
• Incorporated Associations
  • 1. Effect of incorporation
  • 2. Powers of an Incorporated Association
  • 3. Not-for-profit
  • 4. Getting down to business
  • 5. Common seal
  • 6. Key points
• The management committee
  • 1. Membership of the committee
  • 2. Electing the committee
  • 3. The role and duties of the management committee
  • 4. Liability of management committee members
  • 5. Orientation and training for management committee members
  • 6. Key points
  • 7. Key obligations of associations under the Act
• Meetings
  • 1. Types of meetings
  • 2. Meeting procedures
  • 3. Key points
• Record keeping
  • 1. Types of records to be kept
  • 2. Members' access to the records
  • 3. Privacy and confidentiality of records
  • 4. Record Keeping and Commerce
  • 5. Record keeping systems
  • 6. Storage management
  • 7. Destroying and archiving records
  • 8. Key points
• Accounts and auditing
  • 1. Accounting requirements
  • 2. Procedures for keeping accurate accounts
  • 3. Auditing accounts
  • 4. Disclosure
  • 5. Key points
• Taxation
  • 1. Taxation concessions available for some associations
  • 2. Types of taxation concessions
  • 3. Pay As You Go
  • 4. Registering with the ATO
  • 5. Key points
• Fundraising
  • 1. Regulation of fundraising activities
  • 2. Fundraising for charitable purposes
  • 3. Other requirements relating to fundraising activities
  • 4. Some other matters for consideration
  • 5. Key points
• Grievances and Disputes
  • 1. Sources of grievances and disputes
  • 2. Why adopt a grievance policy?
  • 3. Internal grievance procedures
  • 4. External grievance procedures
  • 5. Key points
• Altering the rules
  • 1. A step-by-step guide
  • 2. Altering the objects of the association
  • 3. Changing the associations name
  • 4. Key points
• The end of the road
  • 1. Ways of winding up an association
  • 2. Cancellation of an incorporated association
  • 3. Types of incorporated structures
  • 4. Incorporation under the Corporations Act
  • 5. Incorporation as a co-operative company
  • 6. Incorporation under the Corporations Act
  • 7. Transferring to another jurisdiction
  • 8. Becoming an unincorporated association
  • 9. Key points
• Insurance and risk management
  • 1. Reasons for obtaining insurance
  • 2. Types of insurance
  • 3. Deciding on insurance
  • 4. Exclusions
  • 5. Risk management
  • 6. Some hints when considering insurance and risks
  • 7. Key points
• Employment
  • 1. Recruiting and appointing employees
  • 2. But first . . . which system? Commonwealth or State
  • 3. Establishing the terms and conditions of employment
  • 4. Termination of employment
  • 5. Some other employer obligations
  • 6. Key points
• Occupational safety and health and workers compensation
  • 1. Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984
  • 2. Workers' compensation
  • 3. Key points
• Volunteers
  • 1. Volunteering Western Australia
  • 2. Principles of volunteering
  • 3. Role of volunteers
  • 4. Rights and responsibilities of volunteers
  • 5. Rights and responsibilities of incorporated associations
  • 6. Recruiting volunteers
  • 7. Volunteer liability and insurance
  • 8. Key points
• Discrimination and harassment
  • 1. What is discrimination
  • 2. Grounds of discrimination
  • 3. Issues for incorporated associations
  • 4. Harassment
  • 5. Dealing with discrimination or harassment
  • 6. Key points
• Copyright
  • 1. What is copyright
  • 2. Who has copyright
  • 3. Infringing copyright
  • 4. Copyright on the Internet
  • 5. Trademarks
  • 6. Key points
• Sporting and recreational Clubs
  • 1. Eligibility for incorporation
  • 2. Rules of association and by-laws
  • 3. Membership and members register
  • 4. Safety in sport
  • 5. Effect of the Civil Liability Act 2002
  • 6. Waivers and participation agreements
  • 7. Insurance
  • 8. Key points