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266 Language requirements
266 Language requirements
(cf Corporations Act s 287)
(1) The financial records may be kept in any language.
(2) A co-operative must ensure that an English translation of financial records not kept in English is made available within a reasonable time to a person who—
(a) is entitled to inspect the records; and
(b) asks for the English translation.
Maximum penalty—$2,500.
(3) An offence based on subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability.