Public Officer - Job Description

The Public Officer is the official point of contact for an incorporated association and one of the authorised signatories.

The Public Officer is responsible for:

• Notifying NSW Fair Trading of any change in the association’s official address within 28 days.
• Collecting all association documents from former committee members and delivering the documents to the new committee member.
• Returning all association documents to a committee member within 14 days, upon vacating office.
• Lodging an annual summary of financial affairs, with the prescribed fee, within 1 month of the association's annual general meeting.
• Acting as the official contact for the association, including taking delivery of documents served on the association and bringing them to the attention of the committee as soon as possible.
• Custody of any documents as required by the constitution.