Incorporation
What is Incorporation?
Incorporation gives your Affiliate a legal structure.
You can determine if an organisation is incorporated by whether it has the word ‘incorporated’ after its name.
When a Touch Football Affiliate incorporates, it becomes its own legal entity. As a legal entity your Affiliate will continue to exist even if the committee members change over time.
Reasons Affiliates should be incorporated are:
- Individual Committee members of your Affiliate are not personally liable for the actions of the sports club. Incorporation acts as a safe guard for the committee members.
- Members and Committee members are protected against personal liability for the Affiliate’s debts.
- Improved fundraising ability and increased eligibility for grants. Many local councils insist on your club being incorporated before allocating funds and allowing you to book grounds.
- Enhanced ability to borrow money, open bank accounts and enter into leases.
Accesses to procedures and information on Incorporation in each State and Territory are listed below:
For assistance with Incorporation and your Affiliate you can contact your state office.
