Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The registrar may, in writing, approve model rules for cooperatives.
Note Power given under an Act to make an instrument (including model rules) includes power to amend or repeal the instrument (see Legislation Act, s 46 (1)).
(2) The model rules may make provision for anything for which the rules of a cooperative may make provision.
(3) If the model rules provide for a matter and the rules of a cooperative to which the model rules apply do not provide for the matter, the provision of the model rules relating to the matter is taken to be included in the rules of the cooperative.
(4) Model rules approved under this section are a notifiable instrument.
Note 1 A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act.
Note 2 An amendment or repeal of the model rules is also a notifiable instrument (see Legislation Act, s 46 (2)).