This legislation has been repealed.
(1) If a reciprocal arrangement with a State is in force, the registrar—
(a) may, at the request of the appropriate official of the State, provide the official with information or documents relating to a cooperative; or
(b) may request the appropriate official of the State to provide the registrar with documents or information relating to an entity that, under the arrangement, is an entity corresponding to a cooperative.
(2) A reciprocal arrangement with a State is an arrangement made between the Minister and a representative of the government of the State under which it is agreed—
(a) that the registrar will comply with a request mentioned in subsection (1) (a); and
(b) that a request made by the registrar to an official designated in the arrangement as the appropriate official for subsection (1) (b) will be complied with.