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1 MattBrown 1 An IncorporatedSociety is a legal entity that has been registered under the __Incorporated Societies Act__. Becoming an IncorporatedSociety allows a group or organisation to run its affairs as if it were an individual person. Any group of 15 or more people may form an IncorporatedSociety -- companies and other Incorporated Societies may be members of an IncorporatedSociety but they only count as one member.
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3 An IncorporatedSociety is able to do anything provided
4 * it is lawful,
5 * it is not for the financial gain of the members,
6 * and it is authorised by the rules.
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6 IanMcDonald 8 Incorporated societies are administered through the NZ Companies Office. For more information refer to the government incorporated society website - http://www.societies.govt.nz
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10 The president of the [WLUG] at time of own incorporation, DanielLawson, has written a NewZealandIncorporatedSocietyHowto.