Co-operatives National Law (NSW)

A reference to an associate of a person includes a reference to—

another person in concert with whom the person is acting or proposes to act; and

another person who, under the National Regulations, is, for the purposes of the provision in which the reference occurs, an associate of the person; and

another person with whom the person is or proposes to become associated, whether formally or informally, in any other way;

If a person has entered, or proposes to enter, into a transaction, or has done, or proposes to do, an act or thing, in order to become associated with another person as referred to in an applicable provision of this Part, a reference to an associate of the person includes a reference to the other person.