Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

COOPERATIVES ACT 2002 (REPEALED) - SECT 248

    (1)     A person must not—

        (a)     use information about a person obtained from a register kept under this division to contact or send material to the person; or

        (b)     disclose information of that kind knowing that the information is likely to be used to contact or send material to the person.

    (2)     However, subsection (1) does not apply to the use or disclosure of information—

        (a)     relevant to the holding of the directorship, membership, shares, loans, securities, debentures or deposits concerned or the exercise of the rights attaching to them; or

        (b)     approved by the board; or

        (c)     necessary to comply with a requirement of this Act.

    (3)     A person who contravenes this section is liable to compensate anyone who suffers loss or damage because of the contravention.

    (4)     A person who makes a profit from a contravention of this section owes a debt to the cooperative equal to the amount of the profit.