Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

COOPERATIVES ACT 1999 - SECT 70

      (1) The board of a cooperative must provide each person intending to become a member of the cooperative with –

(a) a consolidated copy of the rules of the cooperative; and

(b) a copy of all special resolutions applicable to the member passed by the members of the cooperative, except special resolutions providing for an alteration of the rules of the cooperative; and

(c) a copy of the last annual report of the cooperative under section 249.

      (2) The board of a non-trading cooperative or, with the consent of the Commissioner, the board of a trading cooperative may comply with subsection (1) by –

(a) giving the person intending to become a member notice that the documents referred to in that subsection may be inspected by the person at the registered office of the cooperative and at each other office of the cooperative in or outside Tasmania, including outside Australia; and

(b) making those documents available for inspection.

      (3) The Commissioner's consent may be given on conditions.