Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) If authorised by the rules of the cooperative, the board of a trading cooperative may require a member to take up or subscribe for additional shares under a proposal approved by a special resolution of the cooperative.
(2) The board of a trading cooperative may deduct amounts in payment for additional shares from money payable to members for dealings with the cooperative, under a proposal approved by a special resolution of the cooperative.
(3) A proposal to require a member to take up or subscribe for additional shares must—
(a) be accompanied by a disclosure statement, approved by the registrar, that explains the purpose for which the funds raised by the issue of the additional shares are to be used; and
(b) clearly show the total number of additional shares to be issued and the basis on which the shares are to be apportioned among members; and
(c) be accompanied by a statement informing the member that the member may inform the board by notice on or before the date stated in the statement (being a date before the passing of the special resolution) that the member resigns on the passing of the special resolution.
(4) A proposal to deduct amounts in payment for additional shares from amounts payable to members for their dealings with the trading cooperative must clearly show—
(a) the basis on which the deductions are to be made; and
(b) the time and way of making those deductions.
(5) A proposal approved under this section is binding on—
(a) all members of the trading cooperative at the date of the passing of the special resolution, other than a member who has given a notice of resignation under subsection (3)(c); and
(b) all persons who become members of the trading cooperative after that date and before the total number of shares to be issued under the proposal has been issued.
(6) Sections 17 (except subsection (2)) and 29 apply to the approval of a disclosure statement under this section with any necessary changes and, in particular, as if a reference in section 17 to a formation meeting were a reference to the special resolution.
(7) To remove any doubt, it is declared that this section does not apply to the issue of bonus shares to a member under section 266.