New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ASSOCIATIONS INCORPORATION REGULATION 1999 - REG 18

18 Incorporation of association as a co-operative

(1) For the purpose of becoming registered as a co-operative under the Co-operatives Act 1992 , an incorporated association:

(a) must determine, by special resolution:

(i) to apply to become so registered, and

(ii) the name under which the association is to apply to become so registered, and

(iii) to adopt rules as the rules of the proposed co-operative, and

(b) must cause an application for registration of the association as a co-operative to be lodged with the Registrar within the meaning of that Act, and

(c) must, in all other respects, comply with the relevant provisions of that Act with respect to the formation of co-operatives.

(2) An application referred to in subclause (1) (b):

(a) must be in the form required by the Registrar within the meaning of the Co-operatives Act 1992 , and

(b) must be executed under the common seal of the incorporated association, and

(c) must be accompanied by a copy of the special resolution referred to in subclause (1) (a) and of any rules to be adopted for the proposed co-operative.