Co-operatives National Law (Tasmania) Act 2015
7Designated authority, designated instrument and designated tribunal (Co-operatives National Law s 4)
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7 Designated authority, designated instrument and designated tribunal (Co-operatives National Law s 4)
(1) With respect to the definition of designated authority in the Co-operatives National Law (Tasmania) –
(a) the Registrar is specified for the purposes of sections 15, 492, 494, 520, 601 and 622 of that Law; and
(b) a magistrate, within the meaning of the Magistrates Court Act 1987 , is specified for the purposes of sections 504 and 505 of that Law.
(2) With respect to the definition of designated instrument in the Co-operatives National Law (Tasmania) –
(a) an order in writing in the approved form is specified for the purposes of the provisions of that Law referred to in Column 2 of the table to this subsection and for the person or class (if any) or in the circumstances (if any) specified in that Column; and
(b) a Gazette notice in the approved form is specified for the purposes of the provisions of that Law referred to in Column 3 of the table to this subsection and for the person or class (if any) or in the circumstances (if any) specified in that Column; and
(c) a written notice in the approved form is specified for the purposes of section 443(5) of that Law.
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| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | | Item | Designated instrument is an order in writing | Designated instrument is a Gazette notice | | 1. | | Section 33(1) (certificate of registration) | | 2. | Section 35(5)(a) (exemption from special postal ballot for amendment of rules for conversion) – for individual co-operative | Section 35(5)(b) (exemption from special postal ballot for amendment of rules for conversion) – for class of co-operatives | | 3. | | Section 60(2) (specifying rule amendments requiring prior approval by Registrar) | | 4. | Section 71(1) (exemption from requirements of Division 2 of Part 2.4) – for individual co-operative | Section 71(1) (exemption from requirements of Division 2 of Part 2.4) – for class of co-operatives | | 5. | Section 92(6) (exemption from complying with disclosure direction) | | | 6. | Section 171(1) (exemption from requirements of Division 5 of Part 2.6) – for individual co-operative | Section 171(1) (exemption from requirements of Division 5 of Part 2.6) – for class of co-operatives | | 7. | | Section 221(1) (approval of omission of "Limited" or "Ltd" from name) | | 8. | Section 226(6) (exemption from requirement to display location notice) – for individual small co-operative | Section 226(6) (exemption from requirement to display location notice) – for class of, or all, small co-operatives | | 9. | Section 316(1) (exemption for individual co-operative from accounting and auditing provisions) | | | 10. | | Section 317(1) (exemption for class of co-operatives from accounting and auditing provisions) | | 11. | | Section 319(1) (exemption for non-auditor members and former members of audit firms, and former employees of audit companies from accounting and auditing provisions) | | 12. | | Section 320(1) (exemption for classes of non-auditor members etc. from accounting and auditing provisions) | | 13. | | Section 322(1) (exemption from National Regulations made under Part 3.3) | | 14. | Section 338(6) (exemption from compliance with section 338) – for individual co-operative | Section 338(6) (exemption from compliance with section 338) – for class of co-operatives | | 15. | Section 343(10) (exemption from compliance with section 343) – for individual co-operative | Section 343(10) (exemption from compliance with section 343) – for class of co-operatives | | 16. | Section 359(3) (exemption from compliance with section 359 or 248) | | | 17. | Section 363(2) (stating maximum greater than 20% of nominal value of issued share capital) – for individual co-operative | Section 363(2) (stating maximum greater than 20% of nominal value of issued share capital) – for class of co-operatives | | 18. | | Section 372(1) (exemption of person or class of persons from the operation of Division 1 of Part 3.5) | | 19. | Section 380(1) (exemption from compliance with Division 2 of Part 3.5 or section 248) | | | 20. | Section 397(4) (exemption from compliance with section 397) | | | 21. | | Section 401(7) (notification by Registrar of date of effect of transfer of engagements between co-operatives) | | 22. | Section 404(4) (exemption from compliance with section 404 or 248) | | | 23. | Section 445(3) (exemption from compliance with section 445 or 248) – for individual co-operative | Section 445(3) (exemption from compliance with section 445 or 248) – for class of co-operatives | | 24. | Section 607(3) (Registrar's approval) – for individual co-operative or person | Section 607(3) (Registrar's approval) – for class of co-operatives or persons |