Part 82 Service of documents

Part 8.2 Service of documents

610 Service of documents on co-operative or participating co-operative

(1) A document may be served on a co-operative or participating co-operative:

(a) by posting it to the registered office of the co-operative or participating co-operative; or

(b) by leaving it at the registered office of the co-operative or participating co-operative with a person who appears to be of or above the age of 16 years; or

(c) by delivering a copy of the document personally to a director of the co-operative or participating co-operative who resides in Australia; or

(d) if a liquidator or administrator of the co-operative or participating co-operative has been appointed—by post; or

(e) if a liquidator or administrator of the co-operative or participating co-operative has been appointed by the Registrar:

(i) if the liquidator or administrator (as the case may be) is registered with ASIC—by leaving it at the address of the office of the liquidator or administrator (as the case may be) in the most recent notice of that address lodged with ASIC; or

(ii) if the liquidator or administrator (as the case may be) is not registered with ASIC—by leaving it at the address of the office of the liquidator or administrator (as the case may be) in the most recent notice of that address lodged with the Registrar; or

(f) if a liquidator or administrator of the co-operative or participating co-operative has been appointed by someone else—by leaving it at the address of the office of the liquidator or administrator (as the case may be) in the most recent notice of that address lodged with ASIC.

(2) For the purpose of serving a document under this section by post, it is properly addressed if it is addressed to the registered office of the co-operative or participating co-operative.

(3) This section does not affect the operation of a provision of a law or of the rules of a court authorising a document to be served on a co-operative or a participating co-operative in another way.

611 Service on member of co-operative

(1) A notice required under this Law to be given to a member of a co-operative must be in writing.

(2) A notice or other document required under this Law to be given to a member of a co-operative may be given:

(a) personally; or

(b) by post; or

(c) by publishing the notice in a newspaper circulating generally in this jurisdiction or in the area served by the co-operative, if:

(i) the co-operative is a non-distributing co-operative; and

(ii) the member’s whereabouts are unknown to the co-operative; and