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Co-operatives (Adoption of National Law) Act 2012
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> > (1) For the purposes of this Act, the local application provisions of this Act are the provisions of this Act other than the Co-operatives National Law.
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> > (2) In the local application provisions of this Act—
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> > Co-operatives National Law (NSW) means the provisions applying in relation to this jurisdiction because of section 4 (1).
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> > Co-operatives National Regulations or National Regulations means the Co-operatives National Regulations made under the Co-operatives National Law.
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> > Co-operatives National Regulations (NSW) means the provisions applying in relation to this jurisdiction because of section 4 (2).
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> > instrument includes a document.
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> > local regulations means regulations made under section 18, but does not include the Co-operatives National Regulations and the Co-operatives National Regulations (NSW).
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> > Secretary means—
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> > > (a) the Commissioner for Fair Trading, Department of Customer Service, or
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> > > (b) if there is no person employed as Commissioner for Fair Trading—the Secretary of the Department of Customer Service.
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> > this jurisdiction means the State of New South Wales.
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> > (3) Terms used in the local application provisions of this Act and also in the Co-operatives National Law have the same meanings in those provisions as they have in that Law.
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> > (4) The Appendix forms part of this Act but notes included in this Act (other than in the Appendix) do not form part of this Act.
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> **s 3:** Am 2015 No 58, Sch 3.25 \[1\]; 2022 No 59, Sch 3.16.