There are some changes coming to the Incorporated Associations Act 1981 that may impact some organisations working in the outdoors in Queensland.

From 1 July 2024, incorporated associations must:

• disclose remuneration paid and any benefits given to committee members, senior staff and their relatives at their Annual General Meeting
• follow the grievance procedure in the model rules to resolve disputes or include a compliant grievance procedure in their own rules.

These changes will help improve transparency and accountability in incorporated associations.

For more detail on these changes refer to the Getting ready for the July 2024 changes information available on the Office of Fair Trading’s website and in the attached toolkit. This will help organisations better understand how the changes will affect their association and what they need to do to get ready.

Please note that that any queries regarding the changes should please be made directly to the Office of Fair Trading: https://www.qld.gov.au/law/fair-trading

Source
Recent update from the Sport and Active Recreation Partnership Office