Co-operatives (Adoption of National Law) Act 2012 (NSW)

Co-operatives (Adoption of National Law) Act 2012 No 29

An Act relating to the formation, registration and management of co-operatives; and for related purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act is the Co-operatives (Adoption of National Law) Act 2012.

2 Commencement (1) This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation. (2) Different days may be appointed under subsection (1) for the commencement of different provisions of the Co-operatives National Law.

3 Definitions (1) For the purposes of this Act, the local application provisions of this Act are the provisions of this Act other than the Co-operatives National Law. (2) In the local application provisions of this Act— Co-operatives National Law (NSW) means the provisions applying in relation to this jurisdiction because of section 4 (1). Co-operatives National Regulations or National Regulations means the Co-operatives National Regulations made under the Co-operatives National Law. Co-operatives National Regulations (NSW) means the provisions applying in relation to this jurisdiction because of section 4 (2). instrument includes a document. local regulations means regulations made under section 18, but does not include the Co-operatives National Regulations and the Co-operatives National Regulations (NSW). Secretary means— (a) the Commissioner for Fair Trading, Department of Customer Service, or (b) if there is no person employed as Commissioner for Fair Trading—the Secretary of the Department of Customer Service. this jurisdiction means the State of New South Wales. (3) Terms used in the local application provisions of this Act and also in the Co-operatives National Law have the same meanings in those provisions as they have in that Law. (4) The Appendix forms part of this Act but notes included in this Act (other than in the Appendix) do not form part of this Act.