Clause 32

The Registrar may by order in the Gazette appoint, at any time and whether or not there is any vacancy in the committee of management of a society, up to 2 individuals (each of whom need not be a member of the society) to serve in the committee until the next general meeting of the society.(2) The Registrar must, before exercising any power under subsection (1) —

give to the committee of management of the society a reasonable opportunity to show cause why the Registrar should not exercise that power; and

consider the representations (if any) of the committee of management.(3) The allowances of an individual appointed under subsection (1) to serve in the committee of management of a society must be paid out of the society’s funds.(4) Where the Registrar has exercised the Registrar’s power under subsection (1) to appoint an individual to serve in the committee of management of a society, the Registrar may, by order in the Gazette, do one or more of the following:

vary or revoke that appointment, on such terms and conditions as the Registrar may specify;

further exercise the Registrar’s power under subsection (1) to appoint another individual;

add to, vary or revoke any term or condition specified by the Registrar for that appointment.(5) The Registrar must, before exercising any power under subsection (4) —

give the affected individual a reasonable opportunity to show cause why the Registrar should not exercise that power; and

consider the representations (if any) of that individual.(6) A person aggrieved by any order of the Registrar made under subsection (1) or (4) may, within 2 months after the date of publication of that order in the Gazette, appeal in writing to the Minister, whose decision is final.(7) Unless the Minister directs otherwise in any particular case —

an appeal under subsection (6) against the Registrar’s order does not affect the operation or implementation of the order; and

the order must be complied with until it is set aside by the Minister.(8) No liability shall lie personally against any individual appointed under subsection (1) who, acting in good faith and with reasonable care, does or omits to do anything in the execution or purported execution of this Act.Officers to be appointed for prescribed societies59B.—

The Rules may require a society or a class of societies —

to appoint a chief executive officer (whether called general manager or otherwise);

to appoint a chief operating officer;

to appoint a chief financial officer, or to engage, for the purposes of discharging the functions of a chief financial officer, a person who is chosen by the society and approved by the Registrar in writing; and

to appoint a chief investment officer.(2) The Rules may prescribe the requirements (such as qualifications, training and experience) for appointment to an office in subsection (1)(a), (b), (c) or (d), including different requirements for appointment by different societies and different classes of societies.”.