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It will be useful to look at that summary if you were part-way through updating your constitution based on the earlier version.\nThis is a template constitution suitable for a national organisation that is an incorporated society. To maintain incorporated status, your organisation must re-register on the \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://is-register.companiesoffice.govt.nz/\" \u0014Incorporated Societies Register\u0015 under the \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2022/0012/latest/LMS100809.html\" \u0014Incorporated Societies Act 2022\u0015 (Inc Soc Act) by April 2026 with a constitution that complies with the Act and the \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2023/0240/latest/LMS891513.html\" \u0014Incorporated Societies Regulations 2023\u0015.\nThis template constitution is only a starting point.  A national organisation should seek expert advice to ensure its constitution is suitable for their requirements.\nAs discussed in the Governance section of the \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://sportnz.org.nz/media/1627/nine-steps-to-effective-governance-building-high-performing-organisations.pdf\" \u0014Nine Steps to Effective Governance\u0015 (pages 42 and 43, 50 to 53), national organisations can be structured in a number of ways including as a federal or unitary structure.  This template constitution has been drafted to address different structures, so it will need to be amended to fit the structure of your specific organisation.\nThe constitution should set out the purposes and rules by which the national organisation will operate.  Details for the day-to-day management of the national organisation or the procedures by which the purposes are to be implemented can be included in bylaws.\nHOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT\nGUIDANCE NOTES\nWords in purple are GUIDANCE NOTES to assist you with drafting your constitution.  Remove these before you finalise your constitution.\nMANDATORY REQUIREMENTS\nWords in red indicate that the related clause is a MANDATORY REQUIREMENT.  It must be in your constitution to meet the requirements of the Inc Soc Act.\nORGANISATION SPECIFIC\nWords in green means you need to insert your ORGANISATION SPECIFIC wording.\nOPTIONAL WORDING\nWording in blue is OPTIONAL WORDING.  You can include these if they apply to your organisation’s circumstances.\nCHARITY\nWords in orange should be considered if you are, or are seeking to be, a CHARITY. 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