If you are on a board or committee of an incorporated society, or work for one, this seminar is for you. The Incorporated Societies Act 2022 brought about significant changes affecting all incorporated societies - including many clubs, residents' associations and community organisations. With the Regulations now available, with the support from the Otago Community Trust we are growing on from our successful introductory series with an in depth review of the changes and the specific impacts to clubs and societies. 

Business South welcomes the community, including society members, officers and employees to the seminar to understand what these changes mean for you.

Business South is proud to present the event series facilitated by Anderson Lloyd in Dunedin and Todd & Walker in Central Lakes. 

The seminars are designed to assist our local volunteer clubs and societies with the significant changes and to be prepared as the new requirements come into force. All incorporated societies must re-register under the 2022 Act between October 2023 and April 2026. Societies will need to make changes to their Constitutions before re-registering.  The Act also modernises the way societies are registered and regulated; with the major changes relating to:

• Membership:  A new minimum number of members and rules about how someone becomes a member;
• Governance:  Committee member duties are clarified and codified;
• Constitution:  New requirements for a society’s Constitution (previously known as its rules)
• Dispute resolutions;
• Financial reports
• Managing conflicts of interest and member information; and
• A number of enforcement provisions and penalties provisions.

Business South would like to thank the Otago Community Trust for making this series possible and for the expertise provided by both Anderson Lloyd and Todd & Walker supporting community organisations.