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Co-operatives Act 2009
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Part 10A — Financial reports and audit
244A. Terms used 177
244B. General modifications to applied provisions of the Corporations Act Chapter 2M 178
Division 2 — Financial records
244C. Obligation to keep financial records 178
244D. Language requirements 179
244E. Physical format 179
244F. Place where records are kept 180
244G. Director access 181
Division 3 — Annual financial reports and directors’ reports generally
244H. Who has to prepare annual financial reports and directors’ reports 181
244I. Small co‑operative: direction by members 182
244J. Small co‑operative: direction by Registrar 183
Division 4 — Annual financial reports
244K. Contents of annual financial report 184
244L. Compliance with accounting standards and regulations 186
244M. True and fair view 186
244N. Audit of financial report 186
244O. Application of Corporations Act to co‑operatives with quoted securities: declaration about financial statements by certain officers 187
Division 5 — Annual directors’ reports
244P. Annual directors’ report 188
244Q. Annual directors’ report: general information 189
244R. Annual directors’ report: specific information 191
244S. Application of Corporations Act to co‑operatives with quoted securities: additional information to be provided in annual directors’ report 195
Division 6 — Half‑year financial report and directors’ report
244T. Application of Corporations Act to co‑operatives that are disclosing entities: half‑year financial reports and directors’ reports 195
Division 7 — Audit and auditor’s report
244U. Application of Corporations Act: audit and auditor’s report 195
Division 8 — Annual financial reporting to members
244V. Annual financial reporting to members 196
244W. Deadline for reporting to members 199
244X. Member’s choices for annual financial information 200
244Y. Consideration of reports at annual general meeting 201
244ZA. Application of Corporations Act: additional reporting by debenture issuers 201