226Registered office of co-operative

226 Registered office of co-operative (1) A co-operative must have a registered office. (2) A co-operative is guilty of an offence if its registered office is not located in this jurisdiction. (3) A co-operative must, at the premises of its registered office, publicly and conspicuously display a notice stating the name of the co-operative and identifying the premises as its registered office. (4) Within 28 days after changing the address of its registered office, a co-operative must give the Registrar written notice of the new address of its registered office. (5) A co-operative's office is registered as the co-operative's registered office while the address of the office is recorded in the register of co-operatives by the Registrar and there specified as its registered

Co-operatives (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2015 147 (6) The Registrar may, by designated instrument, exempt a small co-operative, a class of small co-operatives or all small co-operatives from subsection (3). (7) An exemption may be given unconditionally or subject to conditions. (8) An offence based on subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4) is an offence of strict liability. Part 3.2 Voting and meetings Division 1 Voting entitlements 227 Application of Part to voting The provisions of this Part apply to voting on all resolutions. 228 Voting (1) The right to vote attaches to membership and not shareholding. (2) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4), each member has only one vote at a meeting of the co-operative. (3) If its rules so provide, a member of a co-operative group may have the number of votes (up to 5) at a general meeting that is stated in the rules. (4) If the rules so provide, the chairperson has a second vote at a board meeting or general meeting. (5) In the case of joint membership: (a) the joint members have only one vote between them; and (b) that vote may be exercised (subject to the grant of a proxy or power of attorney) only by the joint member decided under the rules. (6) In the case of shares held jointly by 2 or more members otherwise than by virtue of joint membership, each member holding the shares is entitled to vote in accordance with this section. Note See section 233 for the effect on a member's right to vote where a non-member has a relevant interest in a share held by the member or in the member's right to vote.

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