False copy of documents
123 False copy of documents
A person who, in purported compliance with section 122:
(a) gives a person intending or applying to become a member of a co-operative a document as a copy of:
a special resolution of the co-operative; or
the last annual report of the co-operative; and
(b) knows or ought to know that, in a material respect, it is not a true copy of the resolution or report; and
does not indicate to that person that it is not a true copy;
is guilty of an offence.
Note
Section 58 deals with false copies of rules.
A person who, in purported compliance with section 122:
(a) makes available for inspection by a person intending or applying to become a member of a co-operative a document as a copy of:
a special resolution of the co-operative; or
the last annual report of the co-operative; and
(b) knows or ought to know that, in a material respect, it is not a true copy of the resolution or report; and
does not indicate to that person that it is not a true copy;
is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $1 000.
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