Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) An application for
registration as a co-operative, other than an application by a corporation
under Division 5, must —
(a) be
made in the form approved by the Registrar; and
(b) be
accompanied by the fee prescribed by the regulations; and
(c) be
signed by —
(i)
for a co-operative group, at least 2 directors elected at
the formation meeting; and
(ii)
for any other proposed co-operative, at least 5, or if a
lesser number than 5 is approved by the Registrar, at least the approved
number of, suitably qualified members, including 2 directors elected at the
formation meeting;
and
(d) be
accompanied by —
(i)
a copy of the proposed rules, certified in writing by the
chairman and secretary for the formation meeting to have been agreed to at the
formation meeting in accordance with section 15(2)(c); and
(ii)
in the case of a proposed distributing co-operative, or a
proposed non-distributing co-operative that is the subject of a direction
under section 16(2B) — a copy of the disclosure statement, certified in
writing by the chairman and secretary for the formation meeting to have been
presented to that meeting as required by section 15(2)(b); and
(iii)
a statement listing the name, address, occupation and
place and date of birth of each person elected at the formation meeting in
accordance with section 15(2)(e) to be a director of the proposed co-operative
and containing a certificate signed by the chairman and secretary verifying
that those persons were elected; and
(iv)
a certificate signed by the chairman and secretary
verifying that a specified person is the person authorised under
section 15(2)(f); and
(v)
any other particulars that the Registrar may require.
(2) The application
must be lodged with the Registrar within 2 months after closure of the
formation meeting for the proposed co-operative or within the extended period
that the Registrar may allow.
[Section 18 amended: No. 7 of 2016 s. 15.]