Financial Intermediaries Act 1996

A society must keep a register of members of the society and enter in the register—

the names and addresses of the members; and

the date of admission to membership; and

any other information prescribed under a regulation.

The register of members is evidence of membership of the society.

A member is entitled to have access only to the part of the register of members in which particulars of his or her membership are entered.

Subject to subsection (3), a society may refuse to allow a person to have access to the register of members unless the person satisfies the society that the person requires access to—

call a meeting of members; or

undertake some other activity approved by the registrar.

Before a society allows a person, who has satisfied the society under subsection (4), to have access to the register of members, the society may require the person to enter into a contract with the society under which the person undertakes—

to restrict access to the information obtained by the person from the register to persons identified in the contract; and

to restrict use of the information obtained by the person from the register to a stated purpose.