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Co-operatives Act 2009
Div 1AExamining a person about a co‑operative
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Division 1A — Examining a person about a co‑operative
398A. Application of Corporations Act: court‑directed examinations 334
Division 1 — Supervision and inspection
398. Terms used 334
399. Co-operative includes subsidiaries, participating co-operatives and co-operative ventures 335
400. Appointment of inspectors 335
401. Registrar and investigators have functions of inspectors 335
402. Inspector’s identity card 335
403. Production or display of inspector’s identity card 336
404. Powers of inspector 336
405. Inspector’s appointment conditions 337
406. Entry of place 337
407. Consent to entry 337
408. Inspectors may require certain persons to appear, answer questions and produce documents 339
409. Powers of inspectors on place entered 340
410. Functions of inspectors in relation to relevant documents 340
411. Protection from incrimination 341
412. Warrants 341
413. Warrants: applications made other than in person 342
414. Entry with warrant 344
415. General powers after entering places 345
416. Power to seize evidence 346
417. Receipt for seized things 346
418. Return of seized things 346
419. Power to require name and address 347
420. False or misleading statements 348
421. Power to require production of documents 348
422. False or misleading documents 349
423. Obstruction of inspectors 349
424. Copies or extracts of records to be admitted in evidence 350
425. Privilege 350
Division 2 — Inquiries
426. Terms used 351
427. Appointment of investigators 352
428. Powers of investigators 353
429. Examination of involved person 354
430. Privilege 354
431. Offences by involved person 355
432. Offences relating to documents 356
433. Record of examination 356
434. Report of investigator 357
435. Proceedings following inquiry 358
436. Admission of investigator’s report as evidence 359
437. Costs of inquiry 359
Division 3 — Prevention of fraud etc.
438. Falsification of books 360
439. Fraud or misappropriation 362
440. Offering or paying commission 362
441. Accepting commission 362
442. False statements in loan application etc. 363
Division 4 — Miscellaneous powers of the Registrar
443. Application for special meeting or inquiry 363
444. Holding of special meeting 364
445. Expenses of special meeting or inquiry 364
446. Power to hold special inquiry into co‑operative 365
447. Special meeting following inquiry 365
448. Information and evidence 365
449. Extension or abridgment of time 366
450. Power of Registrar to intervene in proceedings 366