Co-operatives National Law Application Act 2013
191Responsibility of secretary
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191 Responsibility of secretary
Division 4 Duties and liabilities of directors, officers and employees
192 Care and diligence—civil obligation only
193 Good faith—civil obligations
194 Use of position—civil obligations
195 Use of information—civil obligations
196 Good faith, use of position and use of information—criminal offences
197 Interaction of preceding sections with other laws
198 Indemnification and exemption of officer or auditor
199 Insurance premiums for certain liabilities of director, secretary, other officer or auditor
200 Certain indemnities, exemptions, payments and agreements not authorised and certain documents void
201 Application of Corporations Act—offences by officers of co-operatives
202 Application of Corporations Act—employee entitlements
203 Directors’ remuneration
204 Certain financial accommodation to officers prohibited
205 Financial accommodation to directors and associates
206 Restriction on directors of certain co-operatives selling land to co-operative
207 Management contracts
Division 5 Declaration of interests
208 Declaration of interest
209 Declarations to be recorded in minutes
210 Division does not affect other laws or rules
211 Certain interests need not be declared
Division 6 Co-operative’s registers, books and returns
212 Registers to be kept by co-operatives
213 Location of registers
214 Inspection of co-operative’s registers and other documents
215 Use of information on registers
216 Notice of appointment or cessation of appointment of directors and officers to be lodged with Registrar
217 List of members to be lodged with Registrar at request of Registrar
218 Reports to be lodged with Registrar concerning prescribed particulars
219 Special return to be lodged at request of Registrar
Division 7 Name and registered office
220 Name to include certain matter
221 Exception to requirement for using “Limited” in name
222 Use of abbreviations
223 Name to appear on seals, publications and business documents
224 Change of name of co-operative
225 Restriction on use of word co-operative or similar words