{"id":55552,"date":"2021-05-18T13:24:45","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T01:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialink.org.nz\/legacy\/?p=55552"},"modified":"2021-05-18T13:24:45","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T01:24:45","slug":"incorporated-societies-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socialink.org.nz\/legacy\/blog\/2021\/05\/18\/incorporated-societies-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Incorporated Societies Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is our summary of some of the key changes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The minimum number of members is to be\u00a0reduced from 15 to 10. This list of a minimum of 10\u00a0will need to be updated and current. At the moment there is no obligation to do this.<\/li>\n<li>If your organisations\u00a0memberships falls under the minimum number you will have six months to bring your membership back up.<\/li>\n<li>Officer duties and responsibilities need to be clearly stated and clarified in your constitution.<\/li>\n<li>There are clear qualifying requirements for all your officers.<\/li>\n<li>Clear dispute resolution procedures\/process are to be included in your constitution.<\/li>\n<li>Societies financial statements will need to be in accordance with accounting standards as issued by the XRB (depending on the size of the organisation).<\/li>\n<li>Must operate for <strong>no financial gain<\/strong> for any individual.<\/li>\n<li>Interests, and conflicts of interests, to be declared and kept on a register,\u00a0the register to be up to date and presented at your AGM.<\/li>\n<li>All societies will need to re-register to comply with the new Act and it is anticipated there will be a transitional period of approx. 4 years from the new Act being passed.\u00a0 \u00a0Those who don&#8217;t re-register will cease to exist.<\/li>\n<li>The Act will give provision for societies to amalgamate.<\/li>\n<li>You will require one named person to be the point of contact for the Registrar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/wheelhouse.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=66dfe16202f51730654db348f&amp;id=7e31f009b9&amp;e=f82500bb58\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/wheelhouse.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D66dfe16202f51730654db348f%26id%3D7e31f009b9%26e%3Df82500bb58&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1621374971890000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGcepTglHy_1fNAGJ3ZIm0R0phz4w\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/CA4SF6Edbc0xTv6E4rMl8_qUY2LE9jvisTR-PBC8xhkj-7_9jVN5SAlA_Zaxlw2m4MZy_lW8dhX6vbp3B4swNVPzwVvSjRkW-Ef68ygdWVBWPffEZb0KzeXp71QdoNOpB7W6eAF7-m3PJioxNfxiU6X87Nv--A=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/66dfe16202f51730654db348f\/images\/95c8c7b0-d0b2-eb15-8009-a9a0fe952694.png\" width=\"225\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>For guidance on how to make a submission please read our <a href=\"https:\/\/wheelhouse.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=66dfe16202f51730654db348f&amp;id=65e8901229&amp;e=f82500bb58\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/wheelhouse.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D66dfe16202f51730654db348f%26id%3D65e8901229%26e%3Df82500bb58&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1621374971890000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHM5-AHFpj6NeEVD2pJiESneZs6Qg\">HOW TO guide\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0then head on over the <a href=\"https:\/\/wheelhouse.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=66dfe16202f51730654db348f&amp;id=836ae14ec0&amp;e=f82500bb58\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/wheelhouse.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D66dfe16202f51730654db348f%26id%3D836ae14ec0%26e%3Df82500bb58&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1621374971890000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEhA3LFye3j4EehY3gmHtVsP2CdHw\">New Zealand Parliament<\/a> website for information about the process, <a href=\"https:\/\/wheelhouse.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=66dfe16202f51730654db348f&amp;id=441dc41e0a&amp;e=f82500bb58\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/wheelhouse.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D66dfe16202f51730654db348f%26id%3D441dc41e0a%26e%3Df82500bb58&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1621374971891000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFEsH9HB0kmvz4sSWhBzVMdvxIhlA\">read the bill\u00a0<\/a> and and <a href=\"https:\/\/wheelhouse.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=66dfe16202f51730654db348f&amp;id=29be43ed08&amp;e=f82500bb58\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/wheelhouse.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D66dfe16202f51730654db348f%26id%3D29be43ed08%26e%3Df82500bb58&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1621374971891000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGw2PwVgATQJO7A2w789T32NfwYxA\">submit your views<\/a>.\u00a0 Remember you can submit as an individual and as a group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is our summary of some of the key changes: The minimum number of members is to be\u00a0reduced from 15 to 10. 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