Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

COOPERATIVES ACT 1999 - SECT 18

      (1) An application for registration of a proposed cooperative (other than an existing body corporate) must –

(a) be made in the form approved by the Commissioner; and

(b) be accompanied by the prescribed fee; 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 or, if a lesser number than 5 is prescribed under the regulations, at least the prescribed number of persons, including 2 directors elected at the formation meeting, in the case of any other proposed cooperative; and

(d) be accompanied by –

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

(ii) in the case of 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 that the Commissioner may require in a particular case.

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