Queensland Consolidated Acts

COOPERATIVES ACT 1997 - SECT 19

(1) An application for registration of a proposed cooperative (other than an existing corporation) must--

(a) be made in the approved form; and

(b) be accompanied by the fee prescribed under a regulation; and

(c) be signed by--

(i) for an association or federation--at least 2 directors; and

(ii) for any other proposed cooperative--at least 5, or if a lesser number than 5 is prescribed under a regulation, at least the prescribed number of, suitably qualified members, including 2 directors elected at the formation meeting; 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) for a proposed trading cooperative--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 the registrar may require in a particular case.

(2) The application must be filed with the registrar within 2 months after closure of the formation meeting for the proposed cooperative or within the extended period that the registrar may allow.