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Co-operatives (Adoption of National Law) Act 2012
186Court’s power of disqualification—repeated contraventions of Law
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#### 186 Court’s power of disqualification—repeated contraventions of Law
186 Court’s power of disqualification—repeated contraventions of Law
(cf Corporations Act s 206E)
> > (1) On application by the Registrar, the Supreme Court may disqualify a person from managing co-operatives for the period that the court considers appropriate if—
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> > > (a) the person—
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> > > > (i) has at least twice been an officer of a co-operative that has contravened co-operatives legislation while they were an officer of the co-operative and each time the person has failed to take reasonable steps to prevent the contravention; or
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> > > > (ii) has at least twice contravened co-operatives legislation while they were an officer of a co-operative; or
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> > > > (iii) has been an officer of a body corporate and has done something that would have contravened section 192 or 193 if the body corporate had been a co-operative; and
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> > > (b) the court is satisfied that the disqualification is justified.
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> > (2) In determining whether the disqualification is justified, the Supreme Court may have regard to—
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> > > (a) the person’s conduct in relation to the management, business or property of any corporation; and
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> > > (b) any other matters that the court considers appropriate.
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> > (3) In this section—
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> > co-operatives legislation means this Law or a corresponding co-operatives law.