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The president's legal obligations come from two sources: the Associations Incorporation Act 1981 (Qld) and the Model Rules (Schedule 4, Associations Incorporation Regulation 1999 (Qld)). The Act sets out duties that apply to all committee officers. The Model R...

All requirements on this page come from the Associations Incorporation Act 1981 (Qld), unless otherwise noted. The president is a required position Under s.61, every Queensland incorporated association must have a management committee that includes a designat...

The president's most visible legal obligation is procedural: presiding over every meeting of the club. These obligations come from the Model Rules (Schedule 4, Associations Incorporation Regulation 1999 (Qld)), not the Act itself. If your club has adopted its ...

The president is not responsible for keeping the club's financial records — that is the treasurer's role. But the president has three specific financial obligations under the Associations Incorporation Act 1981 (Qld): signing the verification statement for Lev...

As president of an incorporated association, you are an officer under Queensland law. The Associations Incorporation Act 1981 (Qld) imposes four personal legal duties on every officer. These were introduced by the Associations Incorporation and Other Legislati...

The vice president is not a legally required position. The Associations Incorporation Act 1981 (Qld) and the Queensland Model Rules (Schedule 4, Associations Incorporation Regulation 1999 (Qld)) do not require a vice president, do not define the role, and do n...

What does the law actually require from a club treasurer? Less than many treasurers assume, but more specific than most realise. The Associations Incorporation Act 1981 (Qld) sets out the minimum legal requirements. This page is the entry point. Each obligatio...

All requirements on this page come from the Associations Incorporation Act 1981 (Qld), unless otherwise noted. The treasurer is a required position Under s.61, every Queensland incorporated association must have a management committee that includes a designat...

The treasurer's primary legal function is financial accountability. The Associations Incorporation Act 1981 (Qld) imposes specific obligations on the entire management committee — but in practice, the treasurer is responsible for meeting them. Keeping financi...

Once the financial year closes, the treasurer's compliance work moves through a fixed sequence: prepare the accounts, present them at the AGM, then lodge with the Office of Fair Trading. Miss any step and the club risks fines or deregistration. All requirement...

As treasurer of an incorporated association, you are an officer under Queensland law. The Associations Incorporation Act 1981 (Qld) imposes four personal legal duties on every officer. These were introduced by the Associations Incorporation and Other Legislati...

You are the secretary of a Queensland croquet club. Your club is an incorporated association under the Associations Incorporation Act 1981 (Qld). That Act, and a handful of other laws, define what you must do. Everything on this page and its linked topic pages...

All requirements on this page come from the Associations Incorporation Act 1981 (Qld) and the Associations Incorporation Regulation 1999 (Qld), Schedule 4 (Model Rules). Who can be secretary To hold the office of secretary, you must meet all of these criteria...