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Co-operatives (Adoption of National Law) Act 2012
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#### 30 Formation meeting (existing corporation)
30 Formation meeting (existing corporation)
> > (1) Before applying for registration as a co-operative, the corporation must, at the formation meeting, by a resolution approve of—
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> > > (a) the proposed registration; and
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> > > (b) any amendment of its existing constituent documents necessary to enable the corporation to comply with this Law; and
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> > > (c) the proposed rules of the proposed co-operative approved under section 24, including active membership provisions.
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> > (2) The formation disclosure statement approved under section 25 must be presented to the formation meeting, in the case of—
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> > > (a) a proposed distributing co-operative; or
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> > > (b) a proposed non-distributing co-operative that is the subject of a direction under section 23 (2).
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> > (3) A resolution under this section must have been passed by a two-thirds majority of eligible members present at the formation meeting.
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> Note—
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> Section 32 (5) provides that, despite anything to the contrary in this Division, the registration of a corporation as a co-operative does not take effect until the corporation ceases to be registered under the law under which it was previously registered.