Co-operatives National Law Act 2020Co-operatives National Law Regulation 2020Part 1Preliminary1Short titleThis regulation may be cited as the Co-operatives National Law Regulation 2020.2CommencementThis regulation commences on 1 December 2020, immediately after the commencement of the Co-operatives National Law Act 2020, section 27.3DefinitionsIn this regulation—the Law means the Co-operatives National Law (Queensland).the Regulation means the Co-operatives National Regulation (Queensland).Part 2Prescribed matters4Unsuitable names for co-operatives—the Law, s 220For section 220(5) of the Law and regulation 3.7 of the Regulation, a name is declared an unsuitable name for a co-operative if the Registrar is satisfied—

(a)the name is likely to mislead, including, for example, because the name is likely to mislead a person about the nature, objects or functions of the co-operative; or

(b)the name is identical to, or closely resembles, the name of another co-operative registered in this jurisdiction or in a participating jurisdiction.

5Entities exempt from using particular words in name—the Law, ss 220 and 225For sections 220(7) and 225(2) of the Law, the following entities are exempt from sections 220(4) and 225(1) of the Law—

(a)a society under the Financial Intermediaries Act 1996;

(b)a corporation that is allowed, under an Act of a State or the Commonwealth, to use ‘co-operative’ or ‘cooperative’ or the abbreviation ‘co-op’ or ‘coop’ in its name.

6Applications for transfer—the Law, s 403For section 403(b) of the Law, a corporation under any of the following laws is prescribed—

(a)the Associations Incorporation Act 1981;

(b)the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cwlth);

(c)the Financial Intermediaries Act 1996;

(d)another Act of a State or the Commonwealth that provides for the incorporation of a building society, credit union or friendly society.

7Allowances and expenses for involved persons—the Law, s 522For section 522(4)(b) of the Law, the allowance and the expenses prescribed are the allowances and the expenses payable under the Uniform Civil Procedure (Fees) Regulation 2019 to a witness in a civil proceeding before a District Court.8Inspection of register of co-operatives—the Law, s 601(1)For section 601(2) of the Law, the following are prescribed for the doing of a thing mentioned in section 601(1) of the Law—

(a)a person must ask the Registrar for approval to do the thing—

(i)in the approved form; or

(ii)if there is no approved form for the request, by written request given to the Registrar;

(b)the time and place for doing the thing is during the department’s usual business hours at an office of the department.

(2)For section 601(5) of the Law, definition prescribed fee, paragraph (b), the prescribed fee for doing a thing mentioned in section 601(1) of the Law is the fee prescribed by schedule 1 for doing the thing.9Procedure for giving exemptions—the Law, s 621(1)For section 621 of the Law, this section states the procedure for the giving of an exemption by the Registrar under the Law.(2)An application for an exemption must be made to the Registrar in the approved form or, if there is no approved form for the application, the application must be made in writing.(3)The application must be made within a reasonable time before the event or the occurrence of the matter for which the exemption is sought.(4)The application must be accompanied by the fee prescribed by schedule 1.Part 3Fees10Fees—Act, s 27(1)For section 27(2)(c) of the Act, the fees payable in relation to the administration of the Law are stated in schedule 1.(2)Without limiting subsection (1), the fee payable for a chargeable matter for the Corporations Act, as applied by the Law, is—

(a)the fee payable for the matter stated in schedule 1; or

(b)if a fee for the matter is not stated in schedule 1—the fee payable for the matter under the Corporations (Fees) Act 2001 (Cwlth).

(3)In this section—chargeable matter see the Corporations (Fees) Act 2001 (Cwlth), section 4(1).10ARounding of amounts expressed as numbers of fee units(1)This section applies for working out the amount of a fee expressed in this regulation as a number of fee units.(2)For the purpose of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954, section 48C(3), the amount is to be rounded—

(a)if the result is not more than $100—to the nearest multiple of 5 cents (rounding one-half upwards); or

(b)if the result is more than $100 but not more than $1,000—to the nearest multiple of 10 cents (rounding one-half upwards); or

(c)if the result is more than $1,000 but not more than $5,000—to the nearest dollar (rounding one-half upwards).

Example for paragraph (a)—If a fee were 35 fee units and the value of a fee unit were $1.015, the number of dollars obtained by multiplying 35 by $1.015 would be $35.525. Because $35.525 is halfway between $35.50 and $35.55, it is rounded upwards, so the amount of the fee would be $35.55.s 10A ins 2022 SL No. 79 s 4811Late fees—Act, s 27(1)This section applies if—

(a)an entity is required under the Law to give a document to, or file a document with, the Registrar by a particular day or within a particular period; and

(b)the entity gives the document to, or files the document with, the Registrar after the day or the end of the period.

(2)For section 27(2)(c) of the Act, the entity must pay the late fee stated in schedule 1 for the document.(3)The late fee is payable in addition to any penalty imposed under the Law for failure to give or file the document by the day or within the period.12Waiving, refunding or reducing fees—Act, s 27For section 27(2)(d) of the Act, the Registrar may waive or refund all or part of a fee, or reduce a fee, payable under the Law if satisfied there are special circumstances for doing so.Schedule 1Feessections 8(2), 9(4), 10 and 11Fee units1Submission for approval, under section 23 of the Law, of—(a)the draft rules proposed for a co-operative82.85(b)a draft formation disclosure statement for a co-operative289.902Application for registration of a proposed co-operative if a draft formation disclosure statement is required under section 23 of the Law (the Law, s 26(1)(b)(ii))31.053Application for registration of a proposed co-operative if a draft formation disclosure statement is not required under section 23 of the Law (the Law, s 26(1)(b)(ii))31.054Application for registration of an existing corporation if a draft formation disclosure statement is required under section 23 of the Law (the Law, s 31(b)(ii))31.055Application for registration of an existing corporation if a draft formation disclosure statement is not required under section 23 of the Law (the Law, s 31(b)(ii))31.056Issue of a duplicate certificate of registration (the Law, s 37(b)(ii))48.757Copy of the rules of a co-operative under section 57(3) of the Law (the Law, s 57(3)(b))—(a)first page9.45(b)each additional page1.758Submission of a proposed amendment of rules for approval under section 60 of the Law—(a)for each rule to be altered19.50(b)maximum fee82.859Application for registration of an amendment of rules under section 63(2) of the Law48.7510Application for the giving of a certificate of registration of an amendment of rules under section 63(4) of the Law48.7511Application for an exemption under section 71 of the Law390.5012Registration of a disclosure statement for a required share take up or subscription under section 82(3)(a) of the Law390.5013Application under section 119(5) of the Law to further extend the period mentioned in section 119(1) of the Law48.7514Application under section 152(3) of the Law for a decision about a member’s eligibility to vote195.0015Application for an exemption under section 171 of the Law390.5016Application for approval under section 213(1)(d) of the Law to keep a register at another office48.7517Application for an exemption under section 220(6A) of the Law390.5018Application for approval to omit ‘Limited’ or ‘Ltd’ from a co-operative’s name under section 221 of the Law48.7519Application for approval of an abbreviation or elaboration of a co-operative’s name mentioned in section 222(e) of the Law48.7520Application for approval of a change to a co-operative’s name mentioned in section 224(1) of the Law48.7521Application for an exemption under section 225(1A) of the Law390.5022Giving notice of a change of address under section 226(4) of the Lawnil*23Application for an exemption under section 226(6) of the Law390.5024Application by a member for review of voting entitlement under section 233(2) of the Law195.0025Filing fee for registration of a special resolution (the Law, s 243(2)(c)(ii))48.7526Giving of a certificate of registration of a special resolution under section 244(1) of the Law48.7527Application for approval of a disclosure statement for a special postal ballot mentioned in section 248(3) of the Law289.9028Lodging an annual financial report by a large co-operative under section 289 of the Lawnil*29Lodging a report for a half-year under section 290 of the Lawnil*30Lodging an annual return by a small co-operative under section 293 of the Lawnil*31Application for an exemption under section 316 of the Law390.5032Application for an exemption under section 317 of the Law390.5033Application for an exemption under section 319 of the Law390.5034Application for an exemption under section 320 of the Law390.5035Application for an exemption under section 322 of the Law390.5036Lodging disclosure documents for issue of debentures for a purpose of a provision of the Corporations Act as applied by section 337 of the Law2,485.0037Application to the Registrar under the Corporations Act for an exemption from or declaration in relation to a provision of the Corporations Act as applied by section 337 of the Law390.5038Application for approval of a disclosure statement for issue of debentures to members or employees of a co-operative mentioned in section 338(3) of the Law289.9039Application for approval of a disclosure statement for a compulsory loan from members to a co-operative mentioned in section 343(3)(a) of the Law390.5040Application for an exemption under section 343(10) of the Law390.5041Application for approval of a statement and terms of issue of CCUs mentioned in section 350(1)(b) and (c) of the Law390.5042Application for an exemption under section 359(3) of the Law390.5043Application to state a greater maximum under section 363(2) of the Law390.5044Application by an individual for an exemption under section 372(1) of the Law390.5045Application for approval mentioned in section 374(1)(b) of the Law390.5046Application to extend the period mentioned in section 376(5) of the Law97.5047Application for an exemption under section 380(1) of the Law390.5048Application for consent mentioned in section 396(2) of the Law97.5049Application for approval of a disclosure statement mentioned in section 397(2) of the Law390.5050Application for an exemption under section 397(4) of the Law390.5051Application for approval of a merger or transfer of engagements under section 398(1) of the Law390.5052Application for an exemption under section 404(4) of the Law390.5053Application for Registrar’s permission to shorten notice period mentioned in section 416(1)(a) of the Law97.5054Application for a direction mentioned in section 418(1)(f) of the Law390.5055Application for a statement of no objection to a compromise or arrangement mentioned in section 424(1)(b) of the Law390.5056Filing a Supreme Court order with the Registrar under section 425(4) of the Lawnil*57Application for approval of an explanatory statement mentioned in section 428(1) of the Law962.9058Application for an exemption under section 445(3) of the Law390.5059Application to the Registrar under the Corporations Act, section 601AE or 601AF, as applied under section 453 of the Law390.5060Application for consent mentioned in section 476(2)(a) of the Law97.5061Application for approval by the Registrar of a disclosure statement mentioned in section 477(2) of the Law390.5062Application to the Registrar for an exemption under section 477(4) of the Law390.5063Application to the Registrar for approval of a merger or transfer of engagements under section 478(1) of the Law390.5064Application to call a special meeting under section 531(1)(a) of the Law390.5065Application to hold an inquiry under section 531(1)(b) of the Law390.5066Application for certification that a thing had or had not been done within a specified period or by a specified date under section 588(1) of the Law48.7567Application for a certificate under section 588(2) of the Law stating that a requirement of the Law—(a)had, or had not, been complied with at a date or within a specified period48.75(b)had been complied with at a specified date but not before the date48.7568Application for a certificate under section 588(3) of the Law48.7569Inspection of the register of co-operatives (the Law, s 601(1)(a))19.5070Inspection of documents mentioned in section 601(1)(b) of the Law (the Law, s 601(1)(b))19.5071Extract from the register of co-operatives inspected under section 601(1)(a) of the Law (the Law, s 601(1)(c))19.5072Certified copy of a document that may be inspected under section 601(1)(b) of the Law (the Law, s 601(1)(d))—(a)first page39.00(b)each additional page3.6073Copy of a document that may be inspected under section 601(1)(b) of the Law (the Law, s 601(1)(e))—(a)first page9.45(b)each additional page1.7574Application for extension or shortening of time under section 609(1) of the Law97.5075Application for permission to give notice to members by newspaper mentioned in section 611(2)(c)(iii) of the Law97.5076Application by a co-operative under regulation 1.4(5) of the Regulation for a declaration that it is a small co-operative for a particular financial year390.5077Making an application or request to the Registrar to exercise a power, or to do an act, the Registrar is authorised or required under the Law to exercise or do on application or request, for which no other fee is prescribed under this regulation48.7578Lodging a supplementary or replacement document with the Registrar under the Corporations Act, section 719 as applied by the Lawnil*79Lodging any other document with the Registrar under the Corporations Act as applied by the Lawnil*80Late fee—(a)less than 28 days late97.50(b)28 days late or later390.50* indicates late fee stated in item 80 appliessch 1 sub 2021 SL No. 84 s 36amd 2022 SL No. 79 s 49