(1) The directors of a
co-operative must lay before the annual general meeting —
(a) in
the case of a large co-operative — each of the following reports for the
last financial year that ended before the annual general meeting —
(i)
the financial report;
(ii)
the directors’ report;
(iii)
the auditor’s report;
or
(b) in
the case of a small co-operative — any report for the last financial
year that ended before the annual general meeting that the co-operative is
required to provide to members before the date of the meeting under
section 244V or a direction under section 244I or 244J.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $1 000.
(2) Despite The
Criminal Code section 23B(2), it is immaterial for the purposes of subsection
(1) that any event occurred by accident.
[Section 244Y inserted: No. 7 of 2016 s. 85.]