Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

COOPERATIVES ACT 2002 (REPEALED) - SECT 126

    (1)     The board of a cooperative must declare the membership of a member cancelled if—

        (a)     the whereabouts of the member are not known to the cooperative and have not been known to the cooperative for at least the required period; or

        (b)     the member is not an active member of the cooperative and has not been an active member of the cooperative at any time during the required period.

    (2)     This section applies to a member only if the member was a member of the cooperative throughout the required period.

    (3)     The question whether a member was an active member at a particular time in the past must be decided as if the active membership provisions concerned had been in force at that time.

    (4)     The board's declaration under this section in relation to a member has the effect of cancelling the membership of the member.

    (5)     A person may apply to the Supreme Court for an order under section 132 against the cancellation of the person's membership under this section.

    (6)     In this section:

"required period", for a cooperative, means—

        (a)     the last 3 years; or

        (b)     if a shorter period is provided in the rules of the cooperative—that shorter period.