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Co-operatives (Adoption of National Law) Act 2012
110Becoming a member of co-operative
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#### 110 Becoming a member of co-operative
110 Becoming a member of co-operative
> > (1) On the registration of a co-operative, the persons who signed the application for registration become members of the co-operative.
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> > (2) Other persons may be admitted as members of the co-operative as provided by its rules.
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> > (3) A minor may be admitted as a member of the co-operative unless the rules of the co-operative otherwise provide.
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> > (4) A corporation is not (merely because it is a corporation) disqualified from being a member of a co-operative unless the rules of the co-operative provide that corporations are disqualified from being members.
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> > (5) If 2 or more co-operatives merge, the members of the merged co-operative are—
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> > > (a) the members of the merging co-operatives; and
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> > > (b) other persons admitted as members of the merged co-operative under its rules.