Western Australian Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES (SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL) REGULATIONS 1999 - REG 5

5 .         Non-application of voting provisions of the Code to certain continuing societies

        (1)         If, immediately before the commencement, the rules of a continuing society were inconsistent with section 305 (Voting) of the Code, those rules may, for the period of 12 months from the commencement, continue to govern the voting rights of members despite section 484(2) (Rules) of the Code.

        (2)         Section 484(3) of the Code does not apply to any such rule.

        (3)         Subject to subregulation (1), if the SSA is satisfied that there is no good reason why an amendment of a continuing society’s rules in relation to the voting rights of members should not be registered, the SSA must register the amendment even if the amended rules do not comply with the friendly societies legislation of Western Australia, so long as the amended rules do not fail to comply with the friendly societies legislation to a greater extent than the unamended rules.