Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations

CO-OPERATIVES REGULATIONS

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Part 1 Preliminary
   1.      Citation
   2.      Objective
   3.      Definition
   4.      Definition of debenture
           Part 2 Rules
   5.      Maximum fine which may be imposed on a member
           Part 3 Active membership
   6.      Factors and considerations for determining primary activities
   7.      Register of cancelled memberships
           Part 4 Shares and voting
   8.      Notice in respect of bonus shares
   9.      Postal ballots
           Part 5 Management and administration of co-operatives
   10.     Disqualified persons
   11.     Adoption of Corporations Act 2001 provisions concerning officers of co-operatives
   12.     Requirements for financial statements and financial records
   13.     Registers to be kept by co-operatives
   14.     Inspection of registers, &c.
   15.     Notice of appointment, &c., of directors and officers
   16.     Annual report
   17.     Advertising change of name of co-operative
           Part 6 Funds and property
   18.     Fund raising to be in accordance with Act and regulations
   19.     Compulsory loan by member to co-operative
   20.     Limited dividend
           Part 7 Restrictions on the acquisitions of interests in co-operatives
   21.     Notice of relevant interest in member's right to vote
   22.     Notice of substantial share interest
   23.     Notice of change in substantial share interest
   24.     Notice of cessation of substantial share interest
           Part 8 Merger, transfer of engagements, winding up
   25.     Application for registration or incorporation under another law
   26.     Winding up on Registrar's certificate
   27.     Application of Corporations Act 2001 to winding up
           Part 9 Arrangements and reconstructions
   28.     Registrar to be given notice and opportunity to make submissions
   29.     Compulsory acquisition notice
   30.     Notice to remaining shareholders
           Part 10 Foreign co-operatives
   31.     Application for registration of participating co-operative as a foreign co-operative

           32. Application for registration of non-participating co-operative as a foreign co-operative

   33.     Registration of foreign co-operative
   34.     Application of Act and regulations to foreign co-operatives
   35.     Notification by foreign co-operative of certain changes
   36.     Co-operative proposing to register as a foreign co-operative
           Part 11 Supervision and protection of co-operatives
   37.     Inspectors may require certain persons to appear, answer questions and produce documents
   38.     Investigator's notice to involved person
   39.     Examination of involved person: allowance and expenses
           Part 12 Administration of the Act
   40.     Inspection of Register
           Part 13 The Schedules to the Act
   41.     Minimum number of shares to be subscribed for
   42.     Exclusions: holders of prescribed offices
   43.     Charges required to be registered
   44.     Inspection of register of charges
   45.     Copies of register of charges
           Part 14 Fees
   46.     Prescribed fees
   47.     Waiver of fees
           SCHEDULE 1 - Prescribed fees

           SCHEDULE 2 - Particulars to be included in registers
           SCHEDULE 2A - Modification of applied provisions of Corporations Act 2001
           SCHEDULE 3 - Postal ballots
           SCHEDULE 4 - Prescribed information relating to proposed compromise or arrangement
           SCHEDULE 5 - Compulsory acquisition notice
           SCHEDULE 6 - Notice to remaining shareholder
           SCHEDULE 7 - Notice requiring production of documents or appearance to answer questions
           SCHEDULE 8 - Notice to produce documents, give assistance or to appear for examination at inquiry
           SCHEDULE 9 - Prescribed offices
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