New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CO-OPERATIVES ACT 1992 - SECT 19

19 Application for registration of proposed co-operative

(cf Vic Act s 19)

(1) An application for registration of a proposed co-operative (other than an existing body corporate) must:

(a) be made in the form approved by the Registrar, and

(b) be accompanied by the fee prescribed by the regulations, and

(c) be signed by:

(i) at least 2 directors in the case of an association or federation, and

(ii) at least 5 suitably qualified members, including 2 directors elected at the formation meeting, in the case of any other proposed co-operative, or such lesser number of qualified members as the Registrar may have approved under section 14 or 15, and

(d) be accompanied by:

(i) 2 copies of the proposed rules signed and certified by the persons who acted as chairperson and secretary at the formation meeting, and

(ii) a copy of the disclosure statement presented to the formation meeting signed and certified by the persons who acted as chairperson and secretary at the formation meeting, and

(iii) a statement listing the name, address, occupation and place and date of birth of each director, and

(iv) any other particulars that the Registrar may require in a particular case.

(2) The application must be lodged with the Registrar within 2 months after closure of the formation meeting for the proposed co-operative or within such extended period as the Registrar may allow.