Co-operatives National Law (Queensland)

If an application is made under this Division for registration of a proposed co-operative, the Registrar must register the co-operative and its rules if the Registrar is satisfied that the requirements for registration of the co-operative have been met.

The requirements for registration of a co-operative under this Division are as follows—

the proposed rules of the proposed co-operative must be the rules approved by the Registrar under section 24;

the requirements of this Law must have been complied with in relation to the proposed co-operative;

the proposed co-operative must be designed to function under the co-operative principles or, if it is not designed to function entirely under the co-operative principles, the Registrar must be satisfied there are special reasons why the co-operative should be registered under this Law;

there must be no reasonable cause for refusing registration of the proposed co-operative.

If the Registrar is not satisfied that the requirements for registration of the co-operative have been met, the Registrar may refuse to register the co-operative and its rules.

The Registrar must give to the applicant written notice of the refusal and the reasons for the refusal.