Consent and certificate of officer

Section 47 Incorporated Societies Act 2022

Northern Phoenix Paddling Club Incorporated

Society number 2717511

NZBN 9429047047914

NOTES FOR OFFICERS Ensure that you meet the qualification criteria for being an officer of this society before signing this consent form (see the qualification criteria stated below). By signing this consent, you also consent to these details being added to the Incorporated Societies Register for this society. Your contact address and email address will only be visible to, and used by, the Registrar – they will not be displayed on the public register. Remember to advise the society any time these details change.

NOTES FOR SOCIETIES You won’t be asked to upload a copy of this consent and certificate to the Incorporated Societies Register but you must keep a copy in your records.

Officer’s declaration

I consent to be an officer of the above society and certify that I am not disqualified from being appointed or holding office as an officer of a society.

Qualification criteria

Before signing this consent form, ensure that you meet the qualification criteria set out in section 47 of the Incorporated Societies Act 2022.

1. Every officer of a society must be a natural person.

2. The following persons are disqualified from being elected or appointed or otherwise holding office as an officer of a society:

a. a person who is under 16 years of age

b. a person who is an undischarged bankrupt

c. a person who is prohibited from being a director or promoter of, or being concerned or taking part in the management of, an incorporated or unincorporated body under the Companies Act 1993, the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013, or the Takeovers Act 1993

d. a person who is disqualified from being an officer of a charitable entity under the Charities Act 2005

e. a person who has been convicted of any of the following, and has been sentenced for the offence, within the last 7 years:

i. an offence under subpart 6 of Part 4 of the Incorporated Societies Act 2022

ii. a crime involving dishonesty (within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Crimes Act 1961)

iii. an offence under section 143B of the Tax Administration Act 1994 iv. an offence under section 22(2) of the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 v. an offence, in a country, State, or territory other than New Zealand, that is substantially similar to an offence specified in subparagraphs i. to iv.

vi. a money laundering offence or an offence relating to the financing of terrorism, whether in New Zealand or elsewhere.

f. a person who is subject to any of the following orders:

i. a banning order under subpart 7 of Part 4 of the Incorporated Societies Act 2022

ii. an order under section 108 of the Credit Contracts and C

iii. a forfeiture order under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009 iv. a property order made under the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988, or whose property is managed by a trustee corporation under section 32 of that Act.

g. a person who is subject to an order that is substantially similar to an order referred to in paragraph f. under a law of a country, State, or territory outside New Zealand that is a country, State, or territory prescribed by the regulations.

h. in relation to the society, a person who does not comply with any qualifications for officers contained in the society’s constitution.

3. A natural person who is disqualified from being an officer but who acts as an officer is an officer for the purposes of a provision of this Act that imposes a duty or an obligation on an officer.