Schedule 1 of the Act - Mandatory Requirements for NSW Associations

    Incorporation & Constitutions

    Schedule 1 of the Act - Mandatory Requirements for NSW Associations

    • Purpose & how to use: The list of matters every NSW association's constitution must address under the Associations Incorporation Act 2009. Use as a checklist when drafting or modifying your own rules to make sure nothing is missed.
    • Who it's for: NSW Town Teams writing or amending their own constitution.
    • Key points: Schedule 1 sets out the matters every constitution must cover, including membership qualifications and the register of members, fees and members' liabilities, discipline and appeals, dispute resolution, committee composition and elections, the calling and conduct of general meetings, postal and electronic ballots, sources and management of funds, custody and inspection of books, the financial year and winding up.