Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts42. Results of contravention of restriction in rules
(1) The exercise of a power or the doing of an act in contravention of section 41 is not invalid merely because of the contravention.
(2) An act of an officer of a co-operative is not invalid merely because, by doing the act, the officer contravenes section 41.
(3) The fact that the exercise of a power or the doing of an act contravenes or would contravene section 41 may be asserted or relied on only in:
(a) a prosecution of a person for an offence against this Act;
(b) an application for an order under Division 5 of Part 4;
(c) an application for an injunction under section 451 to restrain the co-operative from entering into an agreement;
(d) proceedings, other than an application for an injunction, by the co-operative, or by a member of the co-operative, against the present or former officers of the co-operative; or
(e) an
application by the Registrar or by a member of the
co-operative for the
winding up of the co-operative.
(4) If, but for subsection (3), a court would have power under section 451 to grant, on the application of a person, an injunction restraining a co-operative or an officer of a co-operative from engaging in particular conduct constituting a contravention of section 41, the court may, on the application of that person, order the co-operative or the officer to pay damages to that person or any other person.