Co-operatives National Law (NSW)

A co-operative must have at the office where the registers are kept and available during all reasonable hours for inspection by a member free of charge the following—

a copy of—

this Law; and

the Co-operatives National Law Act of this jurisdiction; and

the National Regulations; and

the local regulations;

a copy of the rules of the co-operative and attachments to the rules required under section 421;

a copy of the minutes of each general meeting of the co-operative;

a copy of the last annual report of the co-operative;

the register of directors;

the register of members;

the register of names of persons who have given loans or deposits to the co-operative or hold securities or debentures given or issued by the co-operative;

the register of CCUs issued by the co-operative and their holders;

other registers that the National Regulations may provide are to be open for inspection under this section.

If a register is not kept on a computer, the member may inspect the register itself.

If the register is kept on a computer, the member may inspect a hard copy of the information on the register unless the person and the co-operative agree the person can access the information by computer.

A member is entitled to make a copy of entries in a register specified in subsection (1) free of charge unless the rules of the co-operative require a fee to be paid, in which case the copy may be made on payment of the required fee.

The fee required by the rules of the co-operative must not be more than the fee (for a copy of any entry in the register)—

prescribed by the National Regulations, except to the extent paragraph (b) applies; or

prescribed by the local regulations.

A co-operative must—

permit a member to inspect a document or make a copy of a document the member may inspect or make under this section; and

give the member all reasonable help to inspect the document or make the copy.

The rules of a co-operative may provide for the availability or non-availability of minutes of board meetings and subcommittee meetings for inspection by members.

A co-operative must have, at the place where the registers are kept and available during all reasonable hours for inspection by any person, the documents in relation to the co-operative prescribed by the National Regulations.

Neither subsection (7) nor a rule referred to in that subsection affects access to minutes being obtained under section 143 or any other provision of this Law.