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 it's affairs as if it were an individual person. Any group of 15 or more people may form an IncorporatedSociety - companies and other IncorporatedSocieties? may be members of an IncorporatedSociety but they only count as one member.

An IncorporatedSociety is able to do anything provided

• It is lawful
• It is not for the financial gain of the members
• it is authorised by the rules

Incorporated societies are administered through the NZ Companies Office. For more information refer to these documents.
Registering an Incorporated Society
Incorporated Societies after Registration

The president of the WLUG at time of own incorporation, DanielLawson, has written a NewZealandIncorporatedSocietyHowto.