Victorian Current Acts

CO-OPERATIVES NATIONAL LAW APPLICATION ACT 2013

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  

   PART 2--APPLICATION OF CO-OPERATIVES NATIONAL LAW AND CO‑OPERATIVES NATIONAL REGULATIONS

   4.      Application of Co-operatives National Law and Co‑operatives National Regulations  
   5.      Meaning of certain terms in Co-operatives National Law for purposes of this jurisdiction  
   6.      Non-application of Co-operatives National Law to co-operative housing societies and other bodies  
   7.      Exclusion of legislation of this jurisdiction  
   8.      Disallowance of Co-operatives National Regulations (Victoria)  

   PART 3--SOME MATTERS REFERRED TO IN CO‑OPERATIVES NATIONAL LAW (VICTORIA)

   9.      Designated authority  
   10.     Designated instrument  
   11.     Designated tribunal  
   12.     Adjustment of date referred to in Corporations Act as applied  
   13.     Transfer or payment to the Registrar of consideration for shares compulsorily acquired  
   14.     Deregistration  
   15.     Warrants  
   16.     Costs of inquiry  
   17.     Secrecy  
   18.     Pecuniary penalty orders  
   19.     Duty on transfer of incorporation  
   20.     Registration fees  

   PART 4--REGISTRAR

   21.     Registrar of Co-operatives  
   22.     Official seal  
   23.     Agents of the Registrar  

   PART 5--GENERAL

   24.     Orders and other instruments published in Gazette  
   25.     Proceedings for offences  
   26.     Proceedings for recovery of fines or penalties under co‑operatives rules  
   27.      Infringement notices  
   28.     Local regulations  
   28A.    Model rules for co-operatives in respect of which a government guarantee exists  

   PART 6--TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS

   29.     Regulations dealing with transitional matters  
   30.     General savings  
   31.     Registration of co-operatives  
   32.     Rule of certain co-operatives formed to carry on club may restrict voting rights  
   33.     Entitlements of former members of trading co‑operatives  
   34.     Entitlement to distribution from business for reserves of co‑operative  
   35.     Minimum paid up amount of shares  
   36.     Personal property security interests  
   37.     Government guarantees for co-operatives  
   38.     Inspectors  

   PART 7--REPEAL AND AMENDMENT OF OTHER ACTS

           Division 1--Repeal of Co-operatives Act 1996

   39.     Repeal  

           Division 2--Amendment of Unclaimed Money Act 2008

   40.     Definitions  
   41.     New Division 2A of Part 3 inserted  
           --Divisions 1 and 2 do not apply to consideration that has been obtained by a co‑operative, within the meaning of the Co‑operatives National Law (Victoria), through a compulsory acquisition of shares while that consideration is held by the co‑operative.

           Division 3--Consequential amendments of other Acts

   42.     Consequential amendments of other Acts  
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
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