Incorporation of an Association - New South Wales

Description

You will need to register with the department to form an incorporated association. Your incorporated association must be made up of five or more people and be small-scale, non-profit and non-commercial in nature.

Groups that may become registered as incorporated associations include:

  • sporting groups
  • arts and crafts groups
  • social groups
  • ethnic and cultural groups
  • pensioner associations
  • musical societies
  • environmental groups.
You cannot register as an incorporated association if you are planning to operate as a business or to provide monetary gains to members.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for incorporation, you must:

  • have no fewer than five members and a committee consisting of at least three members
  • develop a constitution as well as a statement of your association's objectives
  • appoint a public officer of at least 18 years of age residing in New South Wales
  • have an official address within New South Wales, this cannot be a post office box
  • pay required fees.

Eligibility is subject to various regulations in respect to trading, buying and selling of shares, stock and property for financial gain of the association and its members.

Duration

Incorporation continues until formally cancelled or wound up.

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All

Fees are listed on the attached document.

Forms

Other resources

Task Business Structure Resources
Comply Incorporated Association Associations Fees (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Associations Incorporations Act 2009 New South Wales

Regulation(s) name

Associations Incorporation Regulation 2016 New South Wales

Administering agency

Department of Customer Service

NSW Fair Trading

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.

Please use these contact details for help or more information:

Registry Services

NSW Fair Trading

Department of Customer Service

 New South Wales
Mailing address: PO BOX 22
Bathurst, New South Wales 2795
Toll Free: 1800 502 042
Phone: 02 6333 1400
Email: registryinquiries@customerservice.nsw.gov.au
Website: NSW Fair Trading (Opens in new window)