Queensland Consolidated Acts

CO-OPERATIVES NATIONAL LAW ACT 2020

- As at 5 December 2024
- Act 18 of 2020

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions

   PART 2 - APPLICATION OF CO-OPERATIVES NATIONAL LAW

           Division 1 - General

   4.      Application as law of this jurisdiction
   5.      Exclusion of legislation of this jurisdiction
   6.      Parliamentary scrutiny of national regulations

           Division 2 - Meaning of particular terms for Co-operatives National Law (Queensland)

   7.      Meaning of particular terms
   8.      Registrar of Co-operatives
   9.      Designated authority
   10.     Designated instrument
   11.     Designated tribunal

           Division 3 - Modifications of Co-operatives National Law for this jurisdiction
           Editor’s note—

   12.     Operation of division
   13.     Modification of s 220 (Name to include certain matter)
   14.     Modification of s 225 (Restriction on use of word co-operative or similar words)
   15.     Modification of sch 4 (Miscellaneous provisions relating to interpretation)

           Division 4 - Provisions specific to this jurisdiction

   16.     Application of various provisions of Corporations Act—offences by officers of co-operatives
   17.     Disposal of consideration for shares compulsorily acquired
   18.     Application of Corporations Act—deregistration
   19.     Costs of inquiry
   20.     Secrecy
   21.     Pecuniary penalty orders
   22.     Disposal of records by Registrar
   23.     Registration fees
   24.     Exclusion of bodies
   25.     Offence proceedings
   26.     Proceedings for recovery of fines and penalties under rules of co-operative

   PART 3 - REGULATION-MAKING POWER

   27.     Regulation-making power

   PART 4 - REPEAL

   28.     Repeal

   PART 5 - TRANSITIONAL AND SAVING PROVISIONS FOR REPEALED COOPERATIVES ACT 1997

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   29.     Definitions for part

           Division 2 - General transitional and saving provisions

   30.     Existing cooperatives continue as co-operatives under the Law
   31.     General transitional and saving provision

           Division 3 - Formation

   32.     Formation meetings held under the repealed Act, s 16
   33.     Formation meetings held under the repealed Act, s 23
   34.     Existing approvals of disclosure statements
   35.     Draft disclosure statement submitted before commencement
   36.     Existing approvals of rules
   37.     Draft rules submitted before commencement
   38.     Existing applications for registration of proposed cooperatives
   39.     Existing applications to QCAT
   40.     Right to apply to QCAT for review of matters under repealed Act

           Division 4 - Dealings with cooperatives

   41.     Dealings with cooperatives before commencement

           Division 5 - Membership

   42.     Fines imposed on members before commencement
   43.     Fines may be imposed on members after commencement
   44.     Transfers of property under the repealed Act, pt 4, div 3
   45.     Existing applications to Supreme Court
   46.     Existing orders
   47.     Applications to Supreme Court in relation to matters arising before commencement

           Division 6 - Rules

   48.      Existing rules
   49.     Proposed alteration of rules submitted before commencement
   50.     Existing applications for registration of alterations
   51.     Existing applications to QCAT
   52.     Right to apply to QCAT for review of matters under repealed Act

           Division 7 - Active membership

   53.     Existing applications to Supreme Court
   54.     Existing orders and directions
   55.     Applications in relation to cancellation of memberships before commencement
   56.     Register of cancelled memberships
   57.     Entitlements of former members of trading cooperatives

           Division 8 - Shares

   58.     Share capital of cooperative
   59.     Minimum paid up amount

           Division 9 - Other provisions

   60.     Repeal does not affect appointment of deputy registrar and assistant registrar
   61.     References to repealed Act