Secretaries of co-operative societies
3A Secretaries of co-operative societies
In this section society means a society registered under the Co-operative Housing Societies Act 1958 or the Co-operation Act 1958 and includes an association of co-operative societies or a union of co-operative associations registered under the Co-operation Act 1958.
For the purposes of this Act but subject to subsection (3)—
a person who is the secretary of one society only shall be deemed to be a worker and the society shall be deemed to be his employer; and
a person who is secretary of more than one society shall be deemed to be a worker and those societies shall be deemed to be his employer.
Subsection (2) does not operate to deem a person who is the secretary of a society to be a worker nor the society to be his employer if that person is entitled to receive as secretary of the society—
payment of his expenses only; or
payment of his expenses and a sum not exceeding $200 per annum—
or if he is not entitled to receive any payment as secretary of the society.
Nos 5601 s. 4, 5950 s. 2, 6017 s. 18.
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