(1) For the purposes
of subsection (2) the required period is —
(a)
28 days after the annual general meeting of the co-operative; or
(b) if
the annual general meeting of the co-operative is not held within the period
stated in section 190(3)(a), 28 days after the end of that period.
(2) A co-operative
must lodge with the Registrar, within the required period in each year, an
annual report containing the following —
(a) a
notice in the form approved by the Registrar listing the secretary, the
directors and the chief executive officers of the co-operative and of each
subsidiary of the co-operative, as at the date that the annual report is
lodged with the Registrar;
(b) if
the co-operative is required under section 225 to prepare a financial
report for its most recently ended financial year, a copy of the financial
report;
(c) a
copy of the financial statements of each subsidiary of the co-operative in
relation to the most recently ended financial year of the subsidiary, or a
copy of the consolidated financial statements for all subsidiaries of the
co-operative in relation to the most recently ended financial year of the
subsidiaries;
(d) a
copy of any report by the auditors or directors of the co-operative or
subsidiary —
(i)
prepared under section 225(2); or
(ii)
on a financial report referred to in paragraph (b)
or a financial statement referred to in paragraph (c);
(e)
other particulars prescribed by the regulations.
Penalty: a fine of $2 000.