Cooperatives Act 1997. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Queensland Document type Legislation Date 1997 (2014) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the formation, registration and management of cooperatives, and for related purposes. Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Cooperative/producer organization Agricultural development Basic legislation Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Entry into force notes This Act enters into force on 25 August 1997. Abstract This Act provides for the formation, registration and management of cooperatives; it is divided into 19 Parts (484 sections). Provisions cover, among others, formation of cooperatives (Part 2), membership (Part 4), management and administration of cooperatives (Part 9), merger, transfer and enlargement (Part 11), foreign cooperatives (Part 14) and offences and proceedings (Part 17). The Act is completed by 8 Schedules regarding cooperatives requirements. Full text English Website www.legislation.qld.gov.au References - Legislation Implemented by Cooperatives Regulation 1997. Legislation | Australia | 1997 (2019) Keyword: Cooperative/producer organization, Access-to-information, Indigenous peoples Source: FAO, FAOLEX