Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT 1939 (REPEALED) NO 9 - SECT 47

    (1)     A society may impose a fine on a member for any infringement of the society's rules.

    (2)     No fine exceeding $1 is to be imposed until—

        (a)     the society has given the member written notice of its intention to impose the fine, accompanied by a statement of its reasons; and

        (b)     the member is given the opportunity of—

              (i)     appearing before the board in person, with or without witnesses; or

              (ii)     giving the board a written statement;

for the purpose of showing cause why the fine should not be imposed.

    (3)     The society may set off the whole or any part of the fine against any money due to the member in relation to any produce delivered by him or her to the society, but no part of the fine shall be set off against any advance due to the member by the society in accordance with the rules against produce so delivered.

    (4)     The member shall not be deemed to have infringed the rules of a society by a failure to deliver produce to the society if the failure was due to the fact that under the rules of another society the member had been previously bound to deliver produce to that society and had actually so delivered the produce.