Minister: Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Minister for Women and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence
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Associations Incorporation Act 1981 No. 74

Effective Date Publication Date Amendments Included Notes
05 August 1991 26 October 1993 1991 Act No. 42
28 November 1995 05 January 1996 1995 Act No. 58
20 November 1996 08 January 1997 1996 Act No. 56
15 May 1997 13 June 1997 1997 Act No. 7
01 September 1997 12 September 1997 1997 Act No. 39
01 January 1998 16 February 1998 1997 Act No. 83
09 April 1998 04 September 1998 1997 Act No. 83

correction notice issued

01 July 1999 29 July 1999 1999 Act No. 33
10 March 2000 07 April 2000 1999 Act No. 63

correction notice issued

01 July 2000 07 July 2000 2000 Act No. 24

correction notice issued

25 October 2000 08 November 2000 2000 Act No. 46
28 February 2002 28 February 2002 2001 Act No. 71
01 March 2002 15 March 2002 2001 Act No. 71
24 April 2002 03 May 2002 2002 Act No. 13
09 May 2003 2003 Act No. 19
03 December 2003 2003 Act No. 94
22 April 2005 2005 Act No. 14
15 March 2006 2006 Act No. 9
30 October 2006 2006 Act No. 39
15 June 2007 2007 Act No. 16
29 August 2007 2007 Act No. 36

revised version

correction notice issued

25 November 2008 2008 Act No. 59
01 December 2009 2009 Act No. 24
06 December 2011 2011 Act No. 45
23 September 2013 27 October 2016 2013 Act No. 39

revised version

RA s 44A

01 March 2017 02 May 2017 2016 Act No. 63
19 May 2017 19 July 2019 2017 Act No. 12
22 June 2020 26 June 2020 2020 Act No. 17
01 December 2020 25 January 2021 2020 Act No. 18
01 April 2021 31 March 2021 2020 Act No. 17

RA s 27

22 June 2022 22 June 2022 2020 Act No. 17
03 November 2022 03 November 2022 2022 Act No. 27

Associations Incorporation Act 1981 No. 74

date of assent 07 October 1981

commenced 1 July 1982 (proc pubd gaz 19 June 1982 p 1600)

Companies (Administration) Act 1981 No. 112 s 27

date of assent 16 December 1981

commenced 1 July 1982 (proc pubd gaz 29 June 1982 p 2102)

Companies (Consequential Amendments) Act 1981 No. 111 pt 6

date of assent 16 December 1981

commenced 1 July 1982 (see s 2 (4) and proc pubd gaz 29 June 1982 p 2102)

Patriotic Funds Act Repeal Act and Other Acts Amendment Act 1988 No. 19 pt 4

date of assent 07 April 1988

commenced 1 February 1989 (proc pubd gaz 21 January 1989 p 299)

Corrective Services (Consequential Amendments) Act 1988 No. 88 s 3 sch 1

date of assent 01 December 1988

commenced 15 December 1988 (see s 2 (2) and o in c pubd gaz 10 December 1988 p 1675)

Associations Incorporation Act Amendment Act 1989 No. 4

date of assent 30 March 1989

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions never proclaimed into force and rep 1991 No. 42 s 4

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989 No. 103 s 3 sch

date of assent 25 October 1989

commenced on date of assent

Public Service (Administrative Arrangements) Act (No. 2) 1990 No. 80 s 3 sch 6

date of assent 14 November 1990

commenced 7 December 1989 (see s 2 (4) (b))

Public Accountants Registration (Repeal and Consequential Amendments) Act 1990 No. 85 s 5 sch 2

date of assent 29 November 1990

commenced 1 January 1991 (see s 2 (3))

Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1991 No. 42 s 3 sch

date of assent 05 August 1991

commenced on date of assent

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1993 No. 76 s 3 sch 2

date of assent 14 December 1993

commenced on date of assent

Treasury and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1994 No. 48 pts 1, 6

date of assent 14 September 1994

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 October 1994 (see s 2 (3))

Associations Incorporation Amendment Act 1995 No. 7 (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)

date of assent 05 April 1995

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

s 7, so far as it ins new s 32A (3)–(4) never proclaimed into force and rep 1996 No. 56 s 199

remaining provisions commenced 8 September 1995 (1995 SL No. 257)

Amending legislation

Statute Law Revision Act 1995 No. 57 ss 1–2, 4 sch 2 (amends 1995 No. 7 above)

date of assent 28 November 1995

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

commenced 5 April 1995 (see s 2 (1) sch 2))

Statute Law (Minor Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1995 No. 51 ss 1, 3–4 sch

date of assent 22 November 1995

commenced on date of assent

Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 No. 58 ss 1–2, 4 sch 1

date of assent 28 November 1995

commenced on date of assent

Statute Law Revision Act 1995 No. 57 ss 1–2, 4 sch 1

date of assent 28 November 1995

commenced on date of assent

Consumer Law and Other Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996 No. 56 pts 1–2

date of assent 20 November 1996

commenced on date of assent

Justice and Other Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997 No. 9 ss 1–2(1), pt 2

date of assent 15 May 1997

commenced on date of assent

Cooperatives Act 1997 No. 39 ss 1–2, 472 sch 7

date of assent 25 August 1997

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 September 1997 (1997 SL No. 286)

Education and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1997 No. 83 pts 1–2

date of assent 05 December 1997

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 January 1998 (1997 SL No. 464)

Justice and Other Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1997 No. 82 ss 1–2, pt 2

date of assent 05 December 1997

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 9 April 1998 (1998 SL No. 76)

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1999 No. 19 ss 1–3 sch

date of assent 30 April 1999

commenced on date of assent

Financial Sector Reform (Queensland) Act 1999 No. 27 ss 1–2(1), (4), 76 sch 1 pt 3

date of assent 16 June 1999

ss 1–2, 76 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 1999 (see s 2 (1) and proc pubd Cwlth of Australia gaz 29 June 1999, No. S283)

Industrial Relations Act 1999 No. 33 ss 1, 2(2), 747 sch 3

date of assent 18 June 1999

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 1999 (1999 SL No. 159)

Equity and Fair Trading (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1999 No. 63 pts 1–2

date of assent 06 December 1999

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

ss 5–7 commenced 16 June 2000 (2000 SL No. 36)

remaining provisions commenced 10 March 2000 (2000 SL No. 36)

Mental Health Act 2000 No. 16 ss 1–2, 590 sch 1 pt 2

date of assent 08 June 2000

ss 1–2, 590 commenced on date of assent (see s 2 (1))

remaining provisions commenced 28 February 2002 (2002 SL No. 27)

GST and Related Matters Act 2000 No. 20 ss 1, 2(4), 29 sch 3

date of assent 23 June 2000

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2000 (see s 2 (4))

Equity and Fair Trading (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2000 No. 24 pts 1–2

date of assent 27 June 2000

commenced on date of assent

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2000 No. 46 ss 1, 3 sch

date of assent 25 October 2000

commenced on date of assent

Corporations (Ancillary Provisions) Act 2001 No. 45 ss 1–2, 29 sch 3

date of assent 28 June 2001

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

sch 3 commenced 15 July 2001 (see s 2 (2) of Act 2001 No. 45 (Qld) and Corporations Act 2001 No. 50 (Cwlth) and proc pubd Cwlth of Australia gaz 13 July 2001, No. S285)

remaining provision commenced immediately before 15 July 2001 (see s 2 (1) of Act 2001 No. 45 (Qld) and Corporations Act 2001 No. 50 (Cwlth) and proc pubd Cwlth of Australia gaz 13 July 2001, No. S285)

Duties Act 2001 No. 71 ss 1–2(1), 551 sch 1

date of assent 13 November 2001

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 March 2002 (2002 SL No. 10)

Tourism, Racing and Fair Trading (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 No. 13 s 1, pt 2

date of assent 24 April 2002

commenced on date of assent

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003 No. 19 ss 1–3 sch

date of assent 09 May 2003

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

amdt 1 commenced 8 September 1995 (see s 2 (1))

amdt 3 commenced 22 November 1995 (see s 2 (2))

remaining amendment commenced on date of assent

Tourism, Racing and Fair Trading (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003 No. 94 s 1, pt 2

date of assent 03 December 2003

commenced on date of assent

Tourism, Fair Trading and Wine Industry Development (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2005 No. 14

date of assent 22 April 2005

commenced on date of assent

Audit Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 9 pts 1–2

date of assent 15 March 2006

commenced on date of assent

Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 No. 39 ss 1, 2(3), 512(1) sch 1

date of assent 11 August 2006

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 30 October 2006 (2006 SL No. 247)

Associations Incorporation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2007 No. 16 pts 1–2, s 3 sch

date of assent 20 March 2007

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 15 June 2007 (2007 SL No. 119)

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2007 No. 36

date of assent 29 August 2007

commenced on date of assent

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2008 No. 59 ss 1, 139 sch

date of assent 25 November 2008

commenced on date of assent

Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Jurisdiction Provisions) Amendment Act 2009 No. 24 ss 1–2, ch 5 pt 6

date of assent 26 June 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 December 2009 (2009 SL No. 252)

Civil Proceedings Act 2011 No. 45 s 1, pt 32 div 1

date of assent 06 December 2011

commenced on date of assent

Treasury and Trade and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 39 ss 1, 43 sch 1

date of assent 23 September 2013

commenced on date of assent

Industrial Relations Act 2016 No. 63

date of assent 09 December 2016

ch 1 pt 1 hdgs, ss 35, pts 2–3, chs 2–18, ch 19 pts 1–7, ss 11181124, 1126–1128, 1151, 1152 (to the extent it ins new s 289), ch 19 pts 9–10, schs 1–6 comm 1 March 2017 (2017 SL No. 24)

Local Government Electoral (Transparency and Accountability in Local Government) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2017 No. 12

date of assent 19 May 2017

pts 1–3, ss 25, 26, 29, pt 5–8 comm on date of assent

Associations Incorporation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 No. 17

date of assent 22 June 2020

pt 2 (other than ss 8, 12–15, 16 (to the extent it ins new s 47A), 21–25, 30–32, 40–43, 45, 46 (to the extent it ins new ss 152–154), 49(2) and (4)), s 68 sch 1 comm on date of assent

ss 42, 46 (to the extent it ins new s 154) comm 1 April 2021 (2021 SL No. 24)

ss 8, 12–15, 16 (to the extent it ins new s 47A), 21–25, 30–32, 40–41, 43, 45, 46 (to the extent it ins new ss 152–153), 49 (2) and (4) comm 22 June 2022 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2) (2021 SL No. 31))

Co-operatives National Law Act 2020 No. 18

date of assent 22 June 2020

pt 6 div 1, s 65 sch 1 pt 2 comm 1 December 2020 (2020 SL No. 179)

Industrial Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022 No. 27

date of assent 03 November 2022

pt 3 div 2 comm on date of assent

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