VIC Rules Tool
Our free, online tool will develop a customised set of rules for your incorporated association in Victoria.
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How we can help
Our VIC Rules Tool asks you a series of questions about how you would like your association to operate – in simple, plain English – then generates a downloadable, customised rules that your association can submit to Consumer Affairs Victoria for approval.
Our tool will help you create a set of rules that is customised to your association’s needs, compliant with Victorian law, and set out in plain language.
How our tool works
Tailored information
Associations often choose to write their own rules so their governing document suits the specific needs of their group. If you decide to write your own rules, our tool will help make sure they meet legal requirements.
Free to use
We know how costly legal information can be. That’s why we’ve created this free tool – to help your organisation get started with your rules.
Additional resources
We have included links to other resources and to where you can get more free help, as well as clear steps of what to do next.
What are rules and why are they important?
Incorporated associations in Victoria must have a governing document that sets out the rules and procedures for how the group will operate. This document is called the association’s ‘rules’ or ‘constitution’.
Under Victorian law, certain things must be included in an association’s rules. The Associations Incorporation Reform Regulations 2012 (Vic) includes a template set of rules called the ‘model rules’ which includes these compulsory items. You can download the model rules from Consumer Affairs Victoria’s website.
If an association decides to write their own constitution, our tool can help make sure that it meets certain legal requirements. You will still need to submit your rules to Consumer Affairs Victoria for approval. You may not use the rules until they have been approved by Consumer Affairs Victoria.
About us
Justice Connect’s Not-for-profit Law program is a national legal service, offering free and affordable legal supports for not-for-profit organisations and social enterprises.
We’re a charity ourselves, with over 10 years’ experience, so we understand the context in which not-for-profit organisations operate. For some organisations, complying with complex laws can be daunting. For others, it is prohibitively expensive. That’s why we provide timely and appropriate legal support – to help community organisations make sense of the law, stay legally compliant, thrive within complexity, and achieve good governance.