New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CO-OPERATIVES ACT 1992 - SECT 105

105 Bringing, or intervening in, proceedings on behalf of co-operative

(cf Vic Act s 99)

(1) A person may bring proceedings on behalf of a co-operative, or intervene in any proceedings to which a co-operative is a party, for the purpose of taking responsibility on behalf of the co-operative for those proceedings, or for a particular step in those proceedings, (for example, compromising or settling them), if:

(a) the person is:

(i) a member, former member, or person entitled to be registered as a member, of the co-operative or of a related body corporate, or

(ii) an officer or former officer of the co-operative, or

(iii) the Registrar, and

(b) the person is acting with leave granted under section 105A.

(2) Proceedings brought on behalf of a co-operative may be brought in the co-operative’s name.