Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Regulations

COOPERATIVES REGULATION 2003

- made under the Cooperatives Act 2002

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of regulation  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  
   5.      Offences against regulation—application of Criminal Code etc  

   PART 2--RULES

   6.      Content of rules—Act, s 102  
   7.      Maximum fine cooperative may impose on member—Act, s 103 (6)  

   PART 3--ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP

   8.      Deciding primary activities—Act, s 119 (2) (c)  
   9.      Deciding if contribution significant—Act, s 119 (3)  
   10.     How to notify member whose whereabouts unknown of membership cancellation—Act,  
   11.     Particulars to include in register of cancelled memberships— Act,  

   PART 4--SHARES

   12.     Person who may make valuation for bonus share issue—Act, s 155  

   PART 5--VOTING AND MEETINGS

   13.     Postal ballots—Act, s 199 (1)  

   PART 6--MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF COOPERATIVES

   14.     Certification of date of release from prison–Act, s 214 (5)  
   15.     Registers to be kept by cooperatives—Act, s 245 (1) (g)  
   16.     Registers to be open for inspection—Act, s 247 (1) (g)  
   17.     Maximum fee for copy—Act, s 247 (5)  
   18.     Documents to be available for inspection—Act, s 247 (7)  
   19.     Particulars of appointment etc to be included in notices—Act, s  
   20.     Particulars to be included in annual report—Act,  
   21.     Advertising change of name—Act, s 256 (2)  

   PART 7--FUNDS AND PROPERTY

   22.     Restriction on obtaining financial accommodation—Act, s 259  
   23.     Maximum term of compulsory loan by member—Act, s 268 (2)  
   24.     Maximum amount of limited dividend—Act, s 274 (3)  

   PART 8--RESTRICTIONS ON ACQUISITION OF INTERESTS IN TRADING COOPERATIVES

   25.     Requirements for notices under Act, div 11.1—Act, s 279  
   26.     Maximum fee for inspection of register—Act, s 285 (4)  

   PART 8A--MERGERS, TRANSFERS OF ENGAGEMENTS AND WINDING-UP

   26A.    Application for transfer of registration—Act, s 307 (1) (e)  

   PART 9--ARRANGEMENTS AND RECONSTRUCTIONS

   27.     Information to be included in draft explanatory statement—Act,  
   28.     Information to be included in explanatory statement—Act,  
   29.     Particulars to be included in notice to remaining shareholders—Act,  
   30.     Corresponding laws—Act, s 362 (2)  

   PART 10--FOREIGN COOPERATIVES

   31.     How to verify statements—Act, s 369 (2) (d)  
   32.     Documents to accompany application—Act, s 369 (2) (e)  
   33.     How to verify statements—Act, s 370 (2) (b)  
   34.     Documents etc to accompany application for registration—Act,  
   35.     Application of Act to foreign cooperatives—Act, s 374  
   36.     Documents to accompany particulars of notifiable change—Act,  
   37.     Provisions of Act to be complied with—Act, s 378 (1)  
   38.     Documents to be given to cooperative—Act, s 378 (3)  

   PART 11--SUPERVISION AND PROTECTION OF COOPERATIVES

   39.     Allowances etc payable to involved person attending for examination—Act, s 406  

   PART 12--ADMINISTRATION OF ACT

   40.     Prescribed documents—Act, s 435 (1) (b)  
   41.     Application of Act, s 406 and s 407  
   42.     Extension of time by registrar  

   PART 13--RELEVANT INTERESTS

   43.     Exclusions—holders of prescribed offices—Act, sch 1, s 1.19  

   PART 14--MISCELLANEOUS

   44.     Laws for registration of securities—Act, sch 3, s 3.8  
   45.     Inspection of register of charges—Act, sch 3,  
   46.     Maximum fee for copy—Act, sch 3, s 3.41 (5) (a)  
   47.     Interpretation of applied Corporations Act provisions  
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