This legislation has been repealed.
(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 passed by the members of the cooperative that will apply to the person as a member, except special resolutions providing for an alteration of the rules of the cooperative; and
(c) a copy of the last annual report (if any) of the cooperative.
(2) The board of a cooperative may comply with subsection (1) by—
(a) giving the person intending to become a member notice that the documents mentioned in that subsection may be inspected by the person at—
(i) the registered office of the cooperative; and
(ii) at any other office of the cooperative (whether the office is in the ACT, elsewhere in Australia or outside Australia); and
(b) making those documents available for inspection at the registered office and any offices to which paragraph (a) (ii) applies.