Provenance
2 - Australian Society for Immunology Incorporated


Date Rangec. April 1988 - c. December 1991
Related Provenance
ControlledSecretariat (1984 - ) [c. April 1988 - c. December 1991]
PreviousAustralian Society for Immunology (1970 - c. 1988)
RelatedHonorary Secretary (c. 1970 - ) [c. April 1988 - c. December 1991]
SubsequentAustralasian Society for Immunology Incorporated (c. 1991 - )
Details

In 1988, the Australian Society for Immunology became incorporated under the Victorian Associations Incorporations Act 1981 and 1983, becoming the Australian Society for Immunology Incorporated, or ASI Inc.

Incorporation was seen as important as it gave the Society legal status, meaning legal action, contracts, debts, business dealings and other matters would be enforceable against the society and not against individuals in the society. The liability of an unincorporated society was seen as too high risk for the individuals involved. In addition, incorporation gave ASI Inc. the power to own property and enter into contracts without a trustee.

With incorporation came the reintroduction of the office of Honorary Treasurer, which had been vacant for seven years. The Society's constitution was also amended due to incorporation.

At the end of 1991, the Socety broadened its reach, merging with the New Zealand Society for Immunology to form the Australasian Society for Immunology Incorporated. For information on the Society's aims, affiliations and activities see the provenance entries for the Australian Society for Immunology, and the Australasian Society for Immunology Incorporated.

Chronology
c. April 1988The Australian Society for Immunology is incorporated, becoming the Australian Society for Immunology incorporated (ASI Inc.). Incorporation gives the Society legal status, allowing it to operate as a group as opposed to a collection of individuals.
1991The Australian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) becomes an Associate Member of ASI Inc.
c. December 1991ASI Inc. merges with the New Zealand Society for Immunology to form the Australasian Society for Immunology Incorporated

Published by the The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on AustehcWeb, September 2009
ISBN 978-0-7340-4119-7
Listed by Gavan McCarthy, Harry Ward, Lisa Cianci, Helen Morgan, Michael Jones and Ann McCarthy
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