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Co-operatives Act 2009
Part 6Active membership
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Part 6 — Active membership
Division 1 — Definitions
110. Term used: active membership resolution 79
111. What is active membership 79
112. What are active membership provisions and resolutions 79
Division 2 — Rules to contain active membership provisions
113. Number of primary activities required 80
114. Rules to contain active membership provisions 80
115. Factors and considerations for determining primary activities etc. 80
116. Active membership provisions: distributing co‑operatives 81
117. Regular subscription: active membership of non‑distributing co‑operative 81
Division 3 — Active membership resolutions
118. Notice of meeting 82
119. Eligibility of directors to vote on proposal at board meeting 82
Division 4 — Cancellation of membership of inactive or missing members
120. Cancellation of membership of inactive or missing member 82
121. Share to be forfeited if membership cancelled 83
122. Failure to cancel membership — offence by director 83
123. Deferral of forfeiture by board 84
124. Cancellation of membership prohibited in certain circumstances 84
125. Notice of intention to cancel membership 85
126. Order of Supreme Court against cancellation 85
127. Repayment of amounts due because of cancelled membership 86
128. Interest on deposits, debentures and CCUs 88
129. Repayment of deposits and redemption of debentures and CCUs 89
130. Register of cancelled memberships 90
Division 5 — Entitlements of former members of distributing co‑operatives
131. Application of Division 90
132. Former shareholders to be taken to be shareholders for certain purposes 90
133. Entitlements of former shareholders on mergers etc. 91
134. Set off of amounts repaid etc. on forfeited shares 93
135. Regulations may exempt co‑operatives from provisions 94