# Treatment of unincorporated associations

> act-s245AY — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

245AY Treatment of unincorporated associations
          (1) This Subdivision, and any other provision of this Act to the extent
              that it relates to this Subdivision, apply to an unincorporated
              association as if it were a person, but with the changes set out in
              this section.
          (2) An offence against this Subdivision that would otherwise be
              committed by an unincorporated association is taken to have been
              committed by each member of the association’s committee of
              management, at the time the offence is committed, who:
                (a) did the relevant act; or








                 (b) aided, abetted, counselled or procured the relevant act; or
                 (c) was in any way knowingly concerned in, or party to, the
                     relevant act (whether directly or indirectly or whether by any
                     act of the member).
          (3) A civil penalty provision in this Subdivision that would otherwise
              be contravened by an unincorporated association is taken to have
              been contravened by each member of the association’s committee
              of management, at the time of the conduct constituting the
              contravention, who:
                (a) engaged in the conduct; or
               (b) aided, abetted, counselled or procured the conduct; or
                (c) was in any way knowingly concerned in, or party to, the
                    conduct (whether directly or indirectly or whether by any act
                    of the member).

Subdivision E—Prohibited employers