{"id":469,"date":"2022-12-06T04:43:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T04:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taylorshaw.co.nz\/?p=469"},"modified":"2022-12-06T23:25:43","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T23:25:43","slug":"law-changes-for-incorporated-societies-are-you-up-with-the-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taylorshaw.co.nz\/law-changes-for-incorporated-societies-are-you-up-with-the-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Law Changes for Incorporated Societies \u2013 Are You Up With The Play?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After more than 100 years, we have new legislation for New Zealand\u2019s more than 23,000 incorporated societies, replacing the Incorporated Societies Act 1908.  Not surprisingly, the 1908 Act no longer meets the needs of many of today\u2019s incorporated societies which can be very significant entities managing considerable assets.  The 2022 Act, which was passed into law on 05 April 2022, gathers up a century of case law and modernises the way societies deal with internal disputes, clarifies officers\u2019 duties, and prescribes accounting standards for larger entities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the 2022 Act, the essence of an incorporated society remains the same \u2013 that is, it is a private\/non-governmental, self-governing, membership-based corporate structure to facilitate the pursuit of any lawful purpose, other than financial gain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although it has been enacted, many of the 2022 Act\u2019s provisions will not take effect immediately. For example, for anyone wanting to create a new society:<\/p>\n\n\n\n