{"id":"cooperatives-national-uniform-legislation-regulations-2015","name":"CO-OPERATIVES (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2015","slug":"co-operatives-national-uniform-legislation-regulations-2015","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174582,"registerId":"nt-cooperatives-national-uniform-legislation-regulations-2015-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CO-OPERATIVES (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2015","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nCO-OPERATIVES (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION)\nREGULATIONS 2015\nAs in force at 1 January 2017\nTable of provisions\n1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1\n2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1\n3 Definition.......................................................................................... 1\n4 Fees ................................................................................................ 1\n5 Registrar may exempt, waive or refund fees ................................... 1\n6 Fees for applied provisions of Corporations Act .............................. 1\nSchedule Fees\nENDNOTES\n\n\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 1 January 2017\n____________________\nCO-OPERATIVES (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION)\nREGULATIONS 2015\nRegulations under the Co-operatives (National Uniform Legislation)\nAct 2015\n1 Citation\nThese Regulations may be cited as the Co-operatives (National\nUniform Legislation) Regulations 2015.\n2 Commencement\nThese Regulations commence on 1 January 2017.\n3 Definition\nIn these Regulations:\nLaw means the Co-operatives National Law (NT).\n4 Fees\nThe Schedule specifies the fee payable for each provision of the\nLaw or the Co-operatives National Regulations (NT) in relation to\nthe matter specified opposite the fee.\n5 Registrar may exempt, waive or refund fees\nThe Registrar may exempt a person from payment of a fee or waive\n(wholly or partly) or refund (wholly or partly) payment of a fee\nspecified in these Regulations if the Registrar considers it\nappropriate to do so.\n6 Fees for applied provisions of Corporations Act\nFees for anything done by or in relation to the Registrar under\nprovisions of the Corporations Act as applied under the Law that\nare not otherwise provided for in these Regulations are the same as\nthe fees for chargeable matters under the Corporations (Fees)\nAct 2001 (Cth).\n\nSchedule Fees\nCo-operatives (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2015 2\nSchedule Fees\nregulation 4\nItem Provision Description Fee\n(revenue\nunits)\n1 section 26(1)(b)(ii) Application for registration of\nproposed co-operative – draft\nformation disclosure statement\nrequired under section 23 of the\nLaw\n310\n2 section 26(1)(b)(ii) Application for registration of\nproposed co-operative – draft\nformation disclosure statement not\nrequired under section 23 of the\nLaw\n89\n3 section 31(b)(ii) Application for registration of\nexisting corporation – draft\nformation disclosure statement\nrequired under section 23 of the\nLaw\n310\n4 section 31(b)(ii) Application for registration of\nexisting corporation – draft\nformation disclosure statement not\nrequired under section 23 of the\nLaw\n89\n5 section 37(b)(ii) Issue of duplicate certificate of\nregistration\n27\n6 section 60 Application for Registrar's prior\napproval of certain rule\namendments\n62\n7 section 63(2) Application for registration of rule\namendment, other than where\npre-approved under section 60 of\nthe Law – per rule (maximum of\n133 revenue units per lodgement)\nPlus fee for late lodgement:\n27\n(a) within first 28 days after due\ndate\n89\n\nSchedule Fees\nCo-operatives (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2015 3\nItem Provision Description Fee\n(revenue\nunits)\n(b) after first 28 days after due\ndate\n177\n8 section 63(4) Application for issue of certificate\nof registration of rule amendment\n27\n9 section 71(1) Application for exemption from\nany or all provisions of Part 2.4,\nDivision 2 of the Law\n62\n10 section 82(3)(a) Application for registration of\ndisclosure statement for\ncompulsory share take up\n221\n11 section 119(5) Application to extend period for\ncarrying on business with too few\nmembers\n221\n12 section 152(3) Application for decision of a\nmember's eligibility to vote on an\nactive membership resolution\n221\n13 section 171 Application for exemption of\nco-operative from any or all\nprovisions of Part 2.6, Division 5\nof the Law (former member\nentitlements)\n221\n14 section 213(1)(d) Application for approval of office at\nwhich register may be kept\n62\n15 section 220(7) Use of \"Co-operative\",\n\"Cooperative\", \"Co-op\" or\n\"Coop\" – application for exemption\nby Registrar\n221\n16 section 221(1) Application to approve omission of\n\"Limited\" or \"Ltd\" in name\n133\n17 section 222(e) Application to approve\nabbreviation or elaboration of\nname\n27\n18 section 224 Application to approve change of\nname\n221\n\nSchedule Fees\nCo-operatives (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2015 4\nItem Provision Description Fee\n(revenue\nunits)\n19 section 225(2) Restriction on use of\n\"Co-operative\", \"Cooperative\",\n\"Co-op\" or \"Coop\" – application for\nexemption by Registrar\n221\n20 section 226(4) Lodgement of notice of change of\naddress\nFee for late lodgement:\nnil\n(a) within first 28 days after due\ndate\n89\n(b) after first 28 days after due\ndate\n177\n21 section 226(6) Application for exemption for a\nsmall co-operative or class of\nsmall co-operatives from\nrequirement for displaying a notice\nabout the name of a co-operative\nand its registered office in\nsection 226(3) of the Law\n62\n22 section 233(2) Application by member for review\nof voting entitlement\n221\n23 section 243(2)(c)(ii) Filing fee for registration of special\nresolution – per resolution\n(maximum of 133 revenue units\nper lodgement)\nPlus fee for late lodgement:\n27\n(a) within first 28 days after due\ndate\n89\n(b) after first 28 days after due\ndate\n177\n24 section 244(3) Application for certificate of\nregistration of special resolution\n27\n25 section 248(3) Application for approval of\ndisclosure statement for special\npostal ballot\n221\n\nSchedule Fees\nCo-operatives (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2015 5\nItem Provision Description Fee\n(revenue\nunits)\n26 section 289 Lodgement of annual financial\nreport by large co-operative\nPlus fee for late lodgement:\n221\n(a) within first 28 days after due\ndate\n89\n(b) after first 28 days after due\ndate\n177\n27 section 290 Lodgement of half yearly report by\nco-operative that is a disclosing\nentity\nFee for late lodgement:\nnil\n(a) within first 28 days after due\ndate\n89\n(b) after first 28 days after due\ndate\n177\n28 section 293 Lodgement of annual return by\nsmall co-operative\nPlus fee for late lodgement:\n62\n(a) within first 28 days after due\ndate\n89\n(b) after first 28 days after due\ndate\n177\n29 section 316(1) Application for exemption of\ncertain persons (in relation to a\nco-operative) from all or specified\nrequirements of \"target provisions\"\n221\n30 section 317(1) Application for exemption of\ncertain persons (in respect of a\nclass of co-operatives) from all or\nspecified requirements of \"target\nprovisions\"\n221\n31 section 319(1) Application for exemption of\ncertain persons from all or\nspecified requirements of \"target\nprovisions\"\n221\n\nSchedule Fees\nCo-operatives (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2015 6\nItem Provision Description Fee\n(revenue\nunits)\n32 section 320(1) Application for exemption of\ncertain persons (in respect of a\nclass of audit firms or audit\ncompanies) from all or specified\nrequirements of \"target provisions\"\n221\n33 section 322 Application for exemption from a\nprovision of National Regulations\nmade under Part 3.3 of the Law\n221\n34 section 337 Lodgement of disclosure\ndocuments for an issue of\nsecurities other than an issue of\nsecurities under section 338 of the\nLaw\n1 946\n35 section 337 Application for exemption or\nmodification of disclosure\nprovisions under Chapter 6D of\nthe Corporations Act (as applied)\n955\n36 section 338(3) Application for approval of\ndisclosure statement for issue of\nnon-share securities to members\nor employees of co-operative\n221\n37 section 343(3)(a) Application for approval of\ndisclosure statement for\ncompulsory loan from members to\nco-operative\n221\n38 section 343(10) Application for exemption from all\nor specified provisions of\nsection 343 of the Law\n(requirements for compulsory\nloans from members to co-\noperative)\n221\n39 section 350(1)(b)\nand (c)\nApplication for approval of the\nstatement and terms of the issue\nof CCUs\n221\n\nSchedule Fees\nCo-operatives (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2015 7\nItem Provision Description Fee\n(revenue\nunits)\n40 section 359(3) Application for exemption from a\nprovision of sections 248 and 359\nof the Law (requirements in\nrelation to disposal or acquisition\nof significant assets)\n221\n41 section 363(2) Application to permit a maximum\nlevel of share interest greater than\n20% in particular co-operative\n221\n42 section 372(1) Application by a person for an\nexemption from the operation of\nPart 3.5, Division 1 of the Law\n221\n43 section 374(1)(b) Application for approval of share\noffers provided for in section 373\nof the Law that may result in\nstructural change of co-operative\n1 946\n44 section 376(5) Application to extend time\npermitted for board to consider a\nshare offer of the kind specified in\nsection 373(1) of the Law\n62\n45 section 380(1) Application for exemption from a\nprovision of Part 3.5, Division 2\nand section 248 of the Law\n(requirements for share offers\nunder Part 3.5, Division 2 of the\nLaw)\n955\n46 section 396(2) Application for consent to merger\nor transfer of engagements by\nway of board approval\n62\n47 section 397(2) Application for approval of\ndisclosure statement for purposes\nof a merger or transfer of\nengagements\n221\n\nSchedule Fees\nCo-operatives (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2015 8\nItem Provision Description Fee\n(revenue\nunits)\n48 section 397(4) Application for exemption of\nco-operative from complying with\nsection 397 of the Law in relation\nto disclosure statement about a\nmerger or transfer of\nengagements\n221\n49 section 398(1) Application for approval of merger\nor transfer of engagements\n62\n50 section 404(4) Application for exemption from a\nprovision of sections 248 and 404\nof the Law (requirements for\ntransfer of incorporation)\n221\n51 section 416(1)(a) Application for Registrar's\npermission to shorten notice\n27\n52 section 418(1)(f) Application for direction exempting\nfrom disqualification from\nadministering compromise or\narrangement\n221\n53 section 424(1)(b) Application for Registrar's\nstatement of no objection to\ncompromise or arrangement\n221\n54 section 425(4) Lodgement of Supreme Court\norder with Registrar relating to\ncompromise or arrangement\nPlus fee for late lodgement\n27\n(a) within first 28 days after due\ndate\n89\n(b) after first 28 days after due\ndate\n177\n55 section 428(1) Application for Registrar's\napproval of explanatory statement\nfor compromise or arrangement\n955\n\nSchedule Fees\nCo-operatives (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2015 9\nItem Provision Description Fee\n(revenue\nunits)\n56 section 445(3) Application for exemption from a\nprovision of section 248 or 445 of\nthe Law (requirements for\nvoluntary winding up)\n221\n57 section 453 Application to Registrar to\nexercise powers in relation to\nproperty of a deregistered co-\noperative\n221\n58 section 476(2)(a) Application to local Registrar to\nconsent to merger or transfer of\nengagements occurring as a result\nof approval by special resolution\nor decision by the board – merger\nbetween local and participating\nco-operatives\n62\n59 section 477(2) Application for approval by\nappropriate Registrar of disclosure\nstatement for merger or transfer of\nengagements – local and\nparticipating co-operatives\n221\n60 section 477(4) Application to appropriate\nRegistrar for exemption from\nrequirements of section 477 of the\nLaw applying to a merger or\ntransfer of engagements – local\nand participating co-operatives\n221\n61 section 478(1) Application for approval of merger\nor transfer of engagements – local\nand participating co-operatives\n221\n62 section 531(1)(a) Application to Registrar for special\nmeeting\n221\n63 section 531(1)(b) Application to Registrar for inquiry 423\n64 section 588(1) Application to Registrar for a\ncertificate stating that a thing had\nor had not been done within a\nspecified period or by a specified\ndate\n62\n\nSchedule Fees\nCo-operatives (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2015 10\nItem Provision Description Fee\n(revenue\nunits)\n65 section 588(2) Application to Registrar for a\ncertificate stating that a\nrequirement of the Law had or had\nnot been complied with or had\nbeen complied with at a specified\ndate or within a specified period\n62\n66 section 588(3) Application to Registrar for a\ncertificate stating that on a\nspecified date a body was not or\nhad ceased to be registered as a\nco-operative under the Law\n34\n67 section 601(1)(a) Fee for inspection of register of\nco-operatives\n17\n68 section 601(1)(b) Fee for inspection of documents\nkept by Registrar relating to a co-\noperative and prescribed by the\nNational Regulations\n17\n69 section 601(1)(c) Fee for extract from register of\nco-operatives inspected under\nsection 601(1)(a) of the Law:\n(a) first page 17\n(b) each additional page 1\n70 section 601(1)(d) Fee for certified copy of document\nthat may be inspected under\nsection 601(1)(b) of the Law:\n(a) first page 19\n(b) each additional page 2\n71 section 601(1)(e) Fee for copy of document that\nmay be inspected under\nsection 601(1)(b) of the Law:\n(a) first page 17\n(b) each additional page 1\n72 section 609(1) Application for extension or\nshortening of time\n62\n\nSchedule Fees\nCo-operatives (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2015 11\nItem Provision Description Fee\n(revenue\nunits)\n73 section 611(2)(c)(iii) Application for permission to give\nnotice to members by newspaper\n62\n74 regulation 1.4(5) Application by co-operative for\ndeclaration that it is a small\nco-operative for a particular\nfinancial year\n221\n\nENDNOTES\nCo-operatives (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2015 12\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY\nKey to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nCo-operatives (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations (SL No. 29, 2015)\nNotified 2 December 2015\nCommenced 1 January 2017 (r 2)\n3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS\nGeneral amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table\nof amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22 of 2018) to: r 1.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"These Regulations solely set out the fees payable for services and actions under the Co‑operatives National Law (NT) and provide the Registrar with limited discretion to waive or refund fees. They do not add new regulatory powers beyond fee‑setting or change the substantive scope of the underlying Co‑operatives Law. The cross‑reference to the Corporations (Fees) Act 2001 (Cth) (regulation 6) aligns fee treatment of applied Corporations Act provisions rather than expanding regulatory reach. The endnotes note formal reprinting amendments of a non‑substantive nature (Interpretation Legislation Amendment Act 2018), which do not reflect a substantive change of scope."},"complexity_factors":["Relatively short instrument: 6 regulations plus a Schedule","Schedule contains 74 distinct fee items tied to specific sections of the Law","Fees stated in 'revenue units' rather than dollars (requires cross‑reference to a conversion regime)","Multiple fee tiers and late‑lodgement escalators for many items (first 28 days, after first 28 days), and some items with nil late fee","Caps and per‑lodgement maximums on some fees (e.g. maximum of 133 revenue units per lodgement for certain items)","Cross‑reference to external Commonwealth legislation for applied Corporations Act fees (Corporations (Fees) Act 2001 (Cth))","Registrar discretion to exempt/waive/refund fees (introduces administrative variability)","A mix of low‑value routine fees and high‑value fees for complex transactions (wide fee range increases practical complexity)","Some items require reading alongside substantive co‑operatives Law provisions to understand trigger events (multiple cross‑references to sections of the Law)","Formal amendment note (Interpretation Legislation Amendment Act 2018) indicates non‑substantive editorial changes to the instrument in the reprint"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanically)\n\n- These Regulations fix the fees payable to the Registrar for a long list of co‑operative regulatory services under the Co‑operatives National Law as applied in the Northern Territory (NT). (See regulation 4 and the Schedule.)\n- They give the Registrar discretion to exempt, waive or refund fees in whole or in part (regulation 5).\n- For anything the Registrar does under provisions of the Corporations Act that apply under the Co‑operatives Law but which the Regulations do not otherwise cover, the fee is the same as the fee set under the Corporations (Fees) Act 2001 (Cth) (regulation 6).\n- The Schedule lists each fee by reference to the relevant section of the Law, describes the service (for example, registration, lodgement, applications for approvals or exemptions), and records the fee in \"revenue units\".\n\nWho pays and who decides\n\n- The people and entities that pay are applicants and co‑operatives seeking registration, approvals, copies or other Registry services specified in the Schedule (for example, applications for registration, lodgement of annual returns, approvals of disclosure statements and mergers). The Schedule ties each payable amount to a specified section of the Law (Schedule, items 1–74).\n- The Registrar decides whether to accept payment outcomes, issue certificates, approve exemptions, and may exercise discretion to exempt, waive or refund fees (regulation 5). For applied Corporations Act work, the fee is determined by Commonwealth law as cross‑referenced (regulation 6).\n\nWhy the instrument matters (official claim and practical consequences)\n\n- Officially, these Regulations implement the user‑pays charging for co‑operative registry and approval services under the national co‑operatives scheme. That is a mechanical, budgetary measure: it establishes how the Registry recovers the cost of particular services.\n\n- Practical consequences and incentives:\n  - Compliance cost: Many routine corporate actions (name changes, lodgement of returns, registering rule amendments, merger approvals, etc.) attract a set fee (the Schedule, e.g. items 18, 26, 63). Those fees are direct costs to co‑operatives and applicants and will influence when and how often they lodge documents.\n  - Timing incentives: Several entries impose stepped late lodgement penalties (for example, rule amendments, change of address, annual reports — Schedule entries frequently add higher fees for late lodgement). That creates a financial incentive to lodge on time and a cost for delay (see Schedule items with \"Plus fee for late lodgement\").\n  - Concentrated decision control: The Registrar has broad discretion to exempt or refund fees (regulation 5). That central discretion concentrates decision‑making with the Registrar and creates administrative capacity to mitigate fees in individual cases, but it also introduces exercise‑of‑discretion risk and potential variability in application.\n  - Cross‑jurisdictional consistency: For Registrar actions under applied provisions of the Corporations Act, the Regulations defer to Commonwealth fee rules (regulation 6). This links some NT charging outcomes to Commonwealth fee settings and may reduce duplication but requires administrators to apply two fee regimes consistently.\n  - Cost signal for significant corporate events: Fees for complex transactions (for instance, disclosure for securities or share offers, mergers, certain exemptions) are substantially higher than routine registry tasks (e.g. Schedule items 34 and 43 list much larger fees), which raises the upfront cost of structural changes and capital‑raising processes and may shift timing or scale of such transactions.\n\nImplementation details and open points that affect costs\n\n- Fees are stated in \"revenue units\". The monetary value of a revenue unit is not set in these Regulations and must be read against NT or other enabling financial rules. That means the dollar cost to users requires cross‑checking with the revenue‑unit conversion schedule.\n- Several Schedule items cap fees per lodgement (for example, a maximum of 133 revenue units per lodgement for some per‑rule filings) or exempt certain late lodgements (some entries show \"nil\" late fee for particular filings); these caps and exceptions matter to how a multi‑issue lodgement is priced.\n- The Regulations are short and do not change substantive co‑operative law; they only fix charging arrangements and the Registrar's fee powers.\n\nTrade‑offs, compliance burden and risks (concrete, source‑based)\n\n- Who pays: direct payers are co‑operatives and those dealing with the Registrar (Schedule entries identify specific services and applicants). High fees for major transactions concentrate costs on those undertaking structural or capital transactions (Schedule items 34, 43, 55, 380 entries).\n- Who decides: the Registrar decides about fee waivers/exemptions (regulation 5) and applies Corporations Act fee rules where relevant (regulation 6).\n- Administrative burden: co‑operatives must budget for a range of fees (annual returns, disclosure statements, approvals, late fees), and Registry staff must manage exemptions and apply multiple fee tables when Corporations Act provisions are involved.\n- Potential for uneven outcomes: because the Registrar may waive or refund fees case‑by‑case, similarly situated applicants could be treated differently unless clear internal guidelines are used.\n- Substitution effects: relatively high charges on formal Registry approvals could encourage parties to seek informal or private arrangements where legally permissible, or to defer transactions, but the Regulations themselves do not add or remove statutory requirements—only the cost of meeting them.\n\nKey sections to consult for action\n\n- Regulation 4 and the Schedule: full list of fee items and late lodgement scales.  \n- Regulation 5: Registrar's power to exempt/waive/refund fees.  \n- Regulation 6: cross‑reference to the Corporations (Fees) Act 2001 for applied Corporations Act matters.\n\n(End of summary.)"},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the limited metadata available, there is no evidence that the scope of these regulations changed from their original intent. They appear to serve their stated purpose of providing detailed rules supporting the national uniform co-operatives legislative framework. However, the absence of substantive regulatory content in the provided document means a definitive assessment cannot be made."},"complexity_factors":["Part of a national uniform legislative scheme requiring understanding of both the parent Act and how multiple jurisdictions interact","Co-operative law involves specialised corporate governance concepts not familiar to most people","Regulations typically contain highly technical procedural and compliance requirements","The interplay between state/territory co-operative laws and the national uniform framework adds jurisdictional complexity","Very limited content was provided — only metadata — making it impossible to assess the full complexity of the substantive provisions","Co-operative structures differ significantly from companies and other business forms, requiring specialised knowledge to interpret"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set out the detailed operating rules that support the Co‑operatives (National Uniform Legislation) Act, applying a consistent, national framework for co‑operatives across Australian jurisdictions. They matter to co‑operative members, directors and managers, prospective founders, and regulators because they replace varied state rules with a single set of administrative requirements to make formation and governance more predictable and consistent nationally."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: establishing a fee schedule for co-operative administration. It has not expanded beyond this narrow administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Straightforward tabular structure with 74 fee items","Single defined term ('Law') in the interpretation section","Minimal conditional logic—mostly flat fees with simple late fee escalations (28-day threshold)","No nested exceptions or complex cross-referencing beyond basic references to the parent Act and Corporations Act fees","Short length (12 pages including endnotes)","Standard regulatory format for fee schedules"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Northern Territory regulation that sets out the fees for registering and running co-operatives (businesses owned and controlled by their members, like credit unions or agricultural co-ops).\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Lists fees** for 74 different administrative actions, such as:\n  - Registering a new co-operative (89–310 \"revenue units\" depending on complexity)\n  - Changing the co-operative's name (221 revenue units)\n  - Lodging annual financial reports (221 revenue units, plus late fees)\n  - Requesting exemptions from certain rules (various fees)\n  - Inspecting public registers (17 revenue units)\n  - Getting certified copies of documents (19 revenue units for the first page)\n\n- **Late fees:** Many filings attract extra penalties if lodged late—89 revenue units if within 28 days of the deadline, or 177 revenue units if later than that.\n\n- **Registrar's discretion:** The Registrar (the government official who oversees co-operatives) can waive or refund fees if they think it's appropriate.\n\n- **Corporations Act alignment:** For matters where the Corporations Act applies to co-operatives, the fees match those charged under federal corporations law.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone starting or running a co-operative in the Northern Territory\n- Members and directors of co-operatives\n- People requesting information from the public register\n\n**Why it matters:**\nRunning a co-operative involves ongoing administrative costs. This document tells you exactly what you'll pay for registrations, rule changes, financial reporting, and compliance activities. It also creates flexibility for the Registrar to reduce financial barriers where justified."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/co-operatives-national-uniform-legislation-regulations-2015","history":"/api/acts/co-operatives-national-uniform-legislation-regulations-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/co-operatives-national-uniform-legislation-regulations-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/co-operatives-national-uniform-legislation-regulations-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/co-operatives-national-uniform-legislation-regulations-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/co-operatives-national-uniform-legislation-regulations-2015/documents"}}