NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
CO-OPERATIVES (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION)
REGULATIONS 2015
As in force at 1 January 2017
Table of provisions
1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1
2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1
3 Definition.......................................................................................... 1
4 Fees ................................................................................................ 1
5 Registrar may exempt, waive or refund fees ................................... 1
6 Fees for applied provisions of Corporations Act .............................. 1
Schedule Fees
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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
As in force at 1 January 2017
CO-OPERATIVES (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION)
REGULATIONS 2015
Regulations under the Co-operatives (National Uniform Legislation)
Act 2015
1 Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Co-operatives (National
Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2015.
2 Commencement
These Regulations commence on 1 January 2017.
3 Definition
In these Regulations:
Law means the Co-operatives National Law (NT).
4 Fees
The Schedule specifies the fee payable for each provision of the
Law or the Co-operatives National Regulations (NT) in relation to
the matter specified opposite the fee.
5 Registrar may exempt, waive or refund fees
The Registrar may exempt a person from payment of a fee or waive
(wholly or partly) or refund (wholly or partly) payment of a fee
specified in these Regulations if the Registrar considers it
appropriate to do so.
6 Fees for applied provisions of Corporations Act
Fees for anything done by or in relation to the Registrar under
provisions of the Corporations Act as applied under the Law that
are not otherwise provided for in these Regulations are the same as
the fees for chargeable matters under the Corporations (Fees)
Act 2001 (Cth).
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Schedule Fees
regulation 4
Item Provision Description Fee
(revenue
units)
1 section 26(1)(b)(ii) Application for registration of
proposed co-operative – draft
formation disclosure statement
required under section 23 of the
Law
310
2 section 26(1)(b)(ii) Application for registration of
proposed co-operative – draft
formation disclosure statement not
required under section 23 of the
Law
89
3 section 31(b)(ii) Application for registration of
existing corporation – draft
formation disclosure statement
required under section 23 of the
Law
310
4 section 31(b)(ii) Application for registration of
existing corporation – draft
formation disclosure statement not
required under section 23 of the
Law
89
5 section 37(b)(ii) Issue of duplicate certificate of
registration
27
6 section 60 Application for Registrar's prior
approval of certain rule
amendments
62
7 section 63(2) Application for registration of rule
amendment, other than where
pre-approved under section 60 of
the Law – per rule (maximum of
133 revenue units per lodgement)
Plus fee for late lodgement:
27
(a) within first 28 days after due
date
89
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Item Provision Description Fee
(revenue
units)
(b) after first 28 days after due
date
177
8 section 63(4) Application for issue of certificate
of registration of rule amendment
27
9 section 71(1) Application for exemption from
any or all provisions of Part 2.4,
Division 2 of the Law
62
10 section 82(3)(a) Application for registration of
disclosure statement for
compulsory share take up
221
11 section 119(5) Application to extend period for
carrying on business with too few
members
221
12 section 152(3) Application for decision of a
member's eligibility to vote on an
active membership resolution
221
13 section 171 Application for exemption of
co-operative from any or all
provisions of Part 2.6, Division 5
of the Law (former member
entitlements)
221
14 section 213(1)(d) Application for approval of office at
which register may be kept
62
15 section 220(7) Use of "Co-operative",
"Cooperative", "Co-op" or
"Coop" – application for exemption
by Registrar
221
16 section 221(1) Application to approve omission of
"Limited" or "Ltd" in name
133
17 section 222(e) Application to approve
abbreviation or elaboration of
name
27
18 section 224 Application to approve change of
name
221
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Item Provision Description Fee
(revenue
units)
19 section 225(2) Restriction on use of
"Co-operative", "Cooperative",
"Co-op" or "Coop" – application for
exemption by Registrar
221
20 section 226(4) Lodgement of notice of change of
address
Fee for late lodgement:
nil
(a) within first 28 days after due
date
89
(b) after first 28 days after due
date
177
21 section 226(6) Application for exemption for a
small co-operative or class of
small co-operatives from
requirement for displaying a notice
about the name of a co-operative
and its registered office in
section 226(3) of the Law
62
22 section 233(2) Application by member for review
of voting entitlement
221
23 section 243(2)(c)(ii) Filing fee for registration of special
resolution – per resolution
(maximum of 133 revenue units
per lodgement)
Plus fee for late lodgement:
27
(a) within first 28 days after due
date
89
(b) after first 28 days after due
date
177
24 section 244(3) Application for certificate of
registration of special resolution
27
25 section 248(3) Application for approval of
disclosure statement for special
postal ballot
221
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Item Provision Description Fee
(revenue
units)
26 section 289 Lodgement of annual financial
report by large co-operative
Plus fee for late lodgement:
221
(a) within first 28 days after due
date
89
(b) after first 28 days after due
date
177
27 section 290 Lodgement of half yearly report by
co-operative that is a disclosing
entity
Fee for late lodgement:
nil
(a) within first 28 days after due
date
89
(b) after first 28 days after due
date
177
28 section 293 Lodgement of annual return by
small co-operative
Plus fee for late lodgement:
62
(a) within first 28 days after due
date
89
(b) after first 28 days after due
date
177
29 section 316(1) Application for exemption of
certain persons (in relation to a
co-operative) from all or specified
requirements of "target provisions"
221
30 section 317(1) Application for exemption of
certain persons (in respect of a
class of co-operatives) from all or
specified requirements of "target
provisions"
221
31 section 319(1) Application for exemption of
certain persons from all or
specified requirements of "target
provisions"
221
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Item Provision Description Fee
(revenue
units)
32 section 320(1) Application for exemption of
certain persons (in respect of a
class of audit firms or audit
companies) from all or specified
requirements of "target provisions"
221
33 section 322 Application for exemption from a
provision of National Regulations
made under Part 3.3 of the Law
221
34 section 337 Lodgement of disclosure
documents for an issue of
securities other than an issue of
securities under section 338 of the
Law
1 946
35 section 337 Application for exemption or
modification of disclosure
provisions under Chapter 6D of
the Corporations Act (as applied)
955
36 section 338(3) Application for approval of
disclosure statement for issue of
non-share securities to members
or employees of co-operative
221
37 section 343(3)(a) Application for approval of
disclosure statement for
compulsory loan from members to
co-operative
221
38 section 343(10) Application for exemption from all
or specified provisions of
section 343 of the Law
(requirements for compulsory
loans from members to co-
operative)
221
39 section 350(1)(b)
and (c)
Application for approval of the
statement and terms of the issue
of CCUs
221
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Item Provision Description Fee
(revenue
units)
40 section 359(3) Application for exemption from a
provision of sections 248 and 359
of the Law (requirements in
relation to disposal or acquisition
of significant assets)
221
41 section 363(2) Application to permit a maximum
level of share interest greater than
20% in particular co-operative
221
42 section 372(1) Application by a person for an
exemption from the operation of
Part 3.5, Division 1 of the Law
221
43 section 374(1)(b) Application for approval of share
offers provided for in section 373
of the Law that may result in
structural change of co-operative
1 946
44 section 376(5) Application to extend time
permitted for board to consider a
share offer of the kind specified in
section 373(1) of the Law
62
45 section 380(1) Application for exemption from a
provision of Part 3.5, Division 2
and section 248 of the Law
(requirements for share offers
under Part 3.5, Division 2 of the
Law)
955
46 section 396(2) Application for consent to merger
or transfer of engagements by
way of board approval
62
47 section 397(2) Application for approval of
disclosure statement for purposes
of a merger or transfer of
engagements
221
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Item Provision Description Fee
(revenue
units)
48 section 397(4) Application for exemption of
co-operative from complying with
section 397 of the Law in relation
to disclosure statement about a
merger or transfer of
engagements
221
49 section 398(1) Application for approval of merger
or transfer of engagements
62
50 section 404(4) Application for exemption from a
provision of sections 248 and 404
of the Law (requirements for
transfer of incorporation)
221
51 section 416(1)(a) Application for Registrar's
permission to shorten notice
27
52 section 418(1)(f) Application for direction exempting
from disqualification from
administering compromise or
arrangement
221
53 section 424(1)(b) Application for Registrar's
statement of no objection to
compromise or arrangement
221
54 section 425(4) Lodgement of Supreme Court
order with Registrar relating to
compromise or arrangement
Plus fee for late lodgement
27
(a) within first 28 days after due
date
89
(b) after first 28 days after due
date
177
55 section 428(1) Application for Registrar's
approval of explanatory statement
for compromise or arrangement
955
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Item Provision Description Fee
(revenue
units)
56 section 445(3) Application for exemption from a
provision of section 248 or 445 of
the Law (requirements for
voluntary winding up)
221
57 section 453 Application to Registrar to
exercise powers in relation to
property of a deregistered co-
operative
221
58 section 476(2)(a) Application to local Registrar to
consent to merger or transfer of
engagements occurring as a result
of approval by special resolution
or decision by the board – merger
between local and participating
co-operatives
62
59 section 477(2) Application for approval by
appropriate Registrar of disclosure
statement for merger or transfer of
engagements – local and
participating co-operatives
221
60 section 477(4) Application to appropriate
Registrar for exemption from
requirements of section 477 of the
Law applying to a merger or
transfer of engagements – local
and participating co-operatives
221
61 section 478(1) Application for approval of merger
or transfer of engagements – local
and participating co-operatives
221
62 section 531(1)(a) Application to Registrar for special
meeting
221
63 section 531(1)(b) Application to Registrar for inquiry 423
64 section 588(1) Application to Registrar for a
certificate stating that a thing had
or had not been done within a
specified period or by a specified
date
62
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Item Provision Description Fee
(revenue
units)
65 section 588(2) Application to Registrar for a
certificate stating that a
requirement of the Law had or had
not been complied with or had
been complied with at a specified
date or within a specified period
62
66 section 588(3) Application to Registrar for a
certificate stating that on a
specified date a body was not or
had ceased to be registered as a
co-operative under the Law
34
67 section 601(1)(a) Fee for inspection of register of
co-operatives
17
68 section 601(1)(b) Fee for inspection of documents
kept by Registrar relating to a co-
operative and prescribed by the
National Regulations
17
69 section 601(1)(c) Fee for extract from register of
co-operatives inspected under
section 601(1)(a) of the Law:
(a) first page 17
(b) each additional page 1
70 section 601(1)(d) Fee for certified copy of document
that may be inspected under
section 601(1)(b) of the Law:
(a) first page 19
(b) each additional page 2
71 section 601(1)(e) Fee for copy of document that
may be inspected under
section 601(1)(b) of the Law:
(a) first page 17
(b) each additional page 1
72 section 609(1) Application for extension or
shortening of time
62
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Item Provision Description Fee
(revenue
units)
73 section 611(2)(c)(iii) Application for permission to give
notice to members by newspaper
62
74 regulation 1.4(5) Application by co-operative for
declaration that it is a small
co-operative for a particular
financial year
221
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1 KEY
Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Co-operatives (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations (SL No. 29, 2015)
Notified 2 December 2015
Commenced 1 January 2017 (r 2)
3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22 of 2018) to: r 1.