13. Charter of Organisation
(1) An Incorporated Organisation’s Charter of Organisation must be in the English language and must be divided into paragraphs numbered consecutively.
(2) An Incorporated Organisation’s Charter of Organisation must be consistent with the Authorised Activities of the Incorporated Organisation and must contain the matters required by these Regulations and the Rules.
(3) The Charter of Organisation may contain any other matters that the Founding Members wish to include in the Charter of Organisation. However, the Charter of Organisation must not contain a provision that is inconsistent with these Regulations or the Rules.
(4) The Rules may prescribe model provisions to be known as the Standard Charter.
(5) An Incorporated Organisation may adopt, as its Charter of Organisation, the whole or any part of the Standard Charter that is relevant to the Incorporated Organisation.
(6) If the Standard Charter is not adopted in its entirety, the Registrar of Companies may object to any amendment of the Standard Charter if the amendment is inconsistent with the Authorised Activities of the Incorporated Organisation or because of the amendment a provision of the Charter of Organisation would be inconsistent with these Regulations or the Rules.
(7) An Incorporated Organisation may amend its Charter of Organisation by Special Resolution of the Founding Members.
(8) Every amendment of the Charter of Organisation must be submitted to the Registrar of Companies for approval before the amendment takes effect.
(9) The Incorporated Organisation must submit an updated Charter of Organisation to the Registrar of Companies if the amendment is approved by the Registrar.