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CORPORATIONS
LAW A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
MONTENEGRIN
ETHNIC ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA
1)
The name of the Company is MONTENEGRIN
ETHNIC ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA (hereinafter called the
“Company”).
2) The objectives for which the Company is established are set out
hereunder:
a)
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To bring together migrants of Montenegrin origin
regardless of their religion.
·
To maintain Montenegrin multiculturalism,
inter-ethnic tolerance, tradition, language and customs within democratic
laws and institutions of Australia.
·
To promote the truth of Montenegrin history,
church, cultural heritage and natural resources.
·
To network closely with those who respect
Montenegrin national identity and Montenegrin souveregnity.
·
To assist in the settlement of migrants
particularly of Montenegrin origin in Australia.
·
To establish co-operation with other ethnic
communities of Australia and fully contribute to the Australian
multiculturalism.
Solely
for the purpose of carrying out aforesaid objectives and not otherwise:
b) To solicit, collect, receive
and take gifts, grants, devises or bequests, money, funds and real or
personal property for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a public
benevolent fund.
c)
To
hold or arrange competitions and provide or contribute towards the
provision of prizes, awards and distinctions in connection therewith.
PROVIDED that no member of the
Company shall receive any prize, award or distinction of monetary value
except as a successful competitor at an competition held or promoted by
the Company.
d) To subscribe to, become a
member of and co-operate with or amalgamate with any other association or
organisation, whether incorporated or not, whose objectives are similar to
those of the Company.
PROVIDED that the Company shall not subscribe to or support with its funds
or amalgamate with an association or organisation which does not prohibit
the distribution of its income and property among its members to an extent
at least as great as that imposed on the Company under or by virtue of
Clause 3 of this memorandum, and PROVIDED also that no such distribution
is made to any institution or body not being institutions or bodies
referred to in Section 78 (1)(a) of the Income Tax Assessment Act, 1936 as
amended and the registered Charitable Collections Act, 1934.
e) To buy, sell and deal in all
kinds of properties and all kinds of provisions, liquid and solid,
required by the members of the Company or persons using the Company’s
premises.
f) To purchase, take on lease or
in exchange, hire and otherwise acquire any lands, building, easements or
property, real and person, and any rights or privileges which may be
requisite for the purposes of, or capable of being conveniently used in
connection with, any of the objects of the Company.
PROVIDED that in case the Company shall take or hold any property which
may be subject to any trusts the Company shall only deal with the same in
such manner as is allowed by law having regard to such trusts.
g) To enter into any arrangements
with any Government or authority, supreme, municipal, local or otherwise
in Australia, that may seem conducive to the Company’s objects or any of
them and to obtain from any such Government or authority any rights,
privileges and concessions which the Company may think it desirable to
obtain; and to carry out exercise and comply with any such arrangements,
rights, privileges and concessions.
h) To invest and deal with the
money of the Company not immediately required in such manner as may be
permitted by law for the investment of trust funds. This shall be the
responsibility of the Board of Trustees.
i) To take any gift of property
whether subject to any special trust or not, for any one or more of the
objects of the Company but subject always to the provision in paragraph
(f) of this clause 2.
j) To take such steps by personal
or written appeals public meetings or otherwise, as may from time to time
be deemed expedient for the purpose of obtaining contributions to the
funds of the Company, in the shape of donations, annual subscriptions or
otherwise.
k) To print and publish any
newspapers, periodical, books or leaflets, and research papers that the
Company may think desirable for the promotion of its objects.
l) To make donations for just or
charitable causes.
m) To borrow/mortgage of
properties in furtherance of the objects of the Company.
3)
The
income and property of the Company, whencesoever derived, shall be applied
solely towards the promotion of the objectives of the Company as set forth
in this memorandum of association and no portion thereof shall be paid or
transferred, directly, or indirectly, by way of dividend, bonus or
otherwise, to the members of the Company.
4)
No
addition, alteration or amendment shall be made to or in the memorandum or
articles of association for the time being in force, unless the same shall
have been previously submitted to and approved by the Australian
Securities Commission and the Consumer Affairs and any such addition shall
be notified to the Minister administering the Charitable Collections Act
1934 and such addition, alteration or amendment shall not be effective
unless the Minister has signified his approval to such alteration being
made. Any such alteration requires two third majority of the members
present at any meeting.
5)
The
liability of the members is limited by guarantee and each member
undertakes to contribute to the company’s property if the Company is
wound up. While, he or she is a member or within one year after he or she
ceases to be a member, for payment of the company’s debts and
liabilities contracted before he or she ceases to be a member and of the
costs, changes and expenses of winding up and for adjustment of the rights
of the contributors among themselves, such amount as may be required not
exceeding $100.
6)
If
upon the winding-up or dissolution of the Company there remains, after
satisfaction of all its debts and liabilities, any property whatsoever,
the same shall not be paid to or distributed among the members of the
Company, but shall be given or transferred to some other institution or
institutions having objects similar to the objects of the Company and
being a registered or exempt charity under the Charitable Collections Act
1934,and whose memorandum of association or constitution shall prohibit
the distribution of its or their income and property among its or their
members to an extent at least as great as is imposed on the Company under
or by virtue of clause 3 hereof, such institution or institutions to be
determined by the members of the Company at or before the time of the
dissolution and in default thereof by application to the Supreme Court for
determination PROVIDED that where the Company has received funds by way of
grant from any State or Commonwealth Authority and at the time of any
winding up or dissolution shall be refunded to such State or Commonwealth
Authority.
7)
True
accounts shall be kept of the sums of money received and expended by the
Company, and the matter in respect of which such receipt and expenditure
takes place, and of the property, credits and liabilities of the Company
and, subject to any reasonable restrictions as to the time and manner of
inspecting the same that may be imposed in accordance with the article of
association for the time being in force shall be open to the inspection of
the members. Once at least in every year, the accounts of Company shall be
examined by one or more properly qualified Auditor or Auditors who shall
report to the members in accordance with the provisions of the
Corporations Law.
8)
Where
funds have been received by the Company by way of grant from any State or
Commonwealth Authority for a specific project and it is resolved that such
specific project should be abandoned or ceased then the Company shall
forthwith upon the making of such resolution refund such unexpended grant
moneys in full to such State or Commonwealth Authority unless otherwise
permitted by such State or Commonwealth Authority.
9)
Where
grant moneys have been received by a Company from any State or
Commonwealth Authority for the purpose of purchasing capital items and
such items are later sold by the Company the proceeds of such sale shall
be refunded to such Commonwealth or State Authority unless otherwise
permitted by such State or Commonwealth Authority.
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