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===Are there any restrictions on who can access a non-profit society’s official records?=== | ===Are there any restrictions on who can access a non-profit society’s official records?=== | ||
Under [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/lc/statreg/15018_01#section25 s. 25] of the ''Societies Act'', directors may by resolution restrict | Under [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/lc/statreg/15018_01#section25 s. 25] of the ''Societies Act'', directors may by resolution restrict members’ right to inspect the Register of Members if the inspection might be harmful. Harm might be where your members are vulnerable individuals or there are legitimate privacy/security concerns such as police officers not wanting their addresses public. This will be rare. This provision was considered by the Civil Resolution Tribunal in ''[https://canlii.ca/t/j6cd0 Sellers v. Kitty Cat P.A.L. Society]'', 2020 BCCRT 376. In that case, the tribunal member restricted use of the register to the uses listed in s. 25(7) of the ''Societies Act''. | ||
If the directors have restricted access to the Register of Members, a member may still inspect the Register of Members by applying in writing to the non-profit. The application must include the applicant's name and a statement that the information in the Register of Members will not be used except for the purposes listed under [https://canlii.ca/t/8v16#sec25 s. 25(7)] of the ''Societies Act''. Under s. 25(7) of the Societies Act, a Register of Members that has been restricted may only be used for requisitioning a meeting of members, submitting a member proposal, calling a meeting of members, or attempting to influence voting members. | |||
===Can a non-profit society charge a fee to inspect an official record?=== | ===Can a non-profit society charge a fee to inspect an official record?=== | ||
