Western Australian Numbered Acts

CO-OPERATIVES ACT 2009 (NO. 24 OF 2009) - SECT 169

169 .         Control of the right to vote

        (1)         Subject to subsection (3), a person must not directly or indirectly control the exercise of the right to vote of a member.

        Penalty: a fine of $12 000.

        (2)         If a person controls the exercise of the right to vote of a member at a meeting of a co-operative —

            (a)         the vote of the member is invalid; and

            (b)         if the person is a member, the vote of the person is invalid.

        (3)         Nothing in this section prevents —

            (a)         the exercise of a vote by means of a proxy or power of attorney; or

            (b)         a director controlling the vote of a corporate member; or

            (c)         an agreed purchaser controlling a member’s vote pending settlement.