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Co-operatives (Adoption of National Law) Act 2012
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#### 228 Voting
228 Voting
> > (1) The right to vote attaches to membership and not shareholding.
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> > (2) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4), each member has only one vote at a meeting of the co-operative.
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> > (3) If its rules so provide, a member of a co-operative group may have the number of votes (up to 5) at a general meeting that is stated in the rules.
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> > (4) If the rules so provide, the chairperson has a second vote at a board meeting or general meeting.
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> > (5) In the case of joint membership—
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> > > (a) the joint members have only one vote between them; and
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> > > (b) that vote may be exercised (subject to the grant of a proxy or power of attorney) only by the joint member decided under the rules.
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> > (6) In the case of shares held jointly by 2 or more members otherwise than by virtue of joint membership, each member holding the shares is entitled to vote in accordance with this section.
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> Note—
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> See section 233 for the effect on a member’s right to vote where a non-member has a relevant interest in a share held by the member or in the member’s right to vote.