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Co-operative Research Group Seminar
The Co-operative Research Group at the University of Sydney has organised a seminar on 26 August 2010 with Professor Francesco Capalbo and Professor Frank Clarke. Professor Capalbo (Second University of Naples) will address The Co-operative Experience in Italy. Professor Clarke (University of Sydney) will address Co-operative case study: Death of a co-operative.
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Details of the Co-operative Group activities are listed on the website
Ownership and Australia's newest political party
The Parents, Families and Carers Party has released a Family and Small Business and Economic Ownership Policy for the Federal election in Australia to be held on 21 August 2010. It is the only party that has developed a policy based on ownership.
South West Slopes Country Credit Union

ABACUS Australian Mutuals has announced that South West Slopes Credit Union has won the distinction of being the first Australian Credit Licensee under new laws regulating consumer credit.South West Slopes Credit Union is a community credit union operating in south western NSW, including the towns of Young, Cootamundra, West Wyalong, Harden, Boorowa and Temora.
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Competitive Banking in Australia

According to ABACUS Australian Mutuals research out today revealing that three in four Australians believe the big four banks have too much market power should trigger action to promote a more competitive banking market.The Australia Institute research paper Money and power says one in five people, or three million Australians, believe that a bank with bigger profits is safer and that younger people are much more likely to believe that a bank with big profits is safer.
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Australian IYC Steering Committee
The first Australian IYC Steering Committee meeting will be held in Sydney on Monday 30 August 2010. The Chairman of the Steering Committee is Trent Bartlett. The Steering Committee is being resourced by Social Business Australia. The IYC aims at raising awareness on the socio-economic impact of co-operatives, and for promoting the autonomous formation and growth of co-operatives. For more on the International Year of Co-operatives Steering Committee visit the web site of the International Co-operative Alliance.
Housing Co-operative History
The SouthEast Housing Co-operative Ltd in Dandenong, Victoria,will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in October 2010. As part of the celebrations a booklet will be published on the co-operative. The booklet will outline the experience of rental housing co-operatives since 1985 qand the external and internal challenges over the years. While SouthEast Housing Co-operative Ltd was formed in 2000, the co-operatives that merged at the time were originally formed in 1985.
Mutuality and Taxable income
The Australian Taxation Office has published a guide on Mutuality and taxable income. The guide is for non-profit clubs, societies and associations that are taxable. It can be downloaded as a pdf from the ATO web site.

PPS reform and the Co-operatives Act 1996

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Written by David Griffiths Sunday, 30 May 2010 02:10

The Victorian Government is proposing to repeal Schedule 3 to the Victorian Co-operatives Act 1996 - effective from the commencement of the new Commonwealth Personal Property Securities (PPS) regime. A new Commonwealth-administered Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) is proposed to commence in May 2011. It will replace all State and Territory registers on which security interests in personal property (broadly, property other than land or buildings) are registered. A security interest is a general term for a charge or other encumbrance over personal property.

Victoria and Co-operatives National Law

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Last Updated on Friday, 14 May 2010 22:52 Written by David Griffiths Friday, 14 May 2010 22:38

After discussions with the Co-operative Federation of Victoria Ltd, Consumer Affairs Victoria has issued an important circular to all registered co-operatives in Victoria - providing an update on the proposed Co-operatives National Law, outlining the main proposed changes and the impact on Victoria's Co-operatives Act 1996. There is also a promise to notify registered co-operatives of any proposed future changes to the legislation so that co-operatives have adequate information and time to prepare for changes.

Co-operatives National Law Submissions

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 April 2010 07:35 Written by David Griffiths Tuesday, 27 April 2010 07:30

Twenty one submissions have been made on the proposed Co-operatives National Law:

Gayndah Packers Co-operative Association Ltd in PDF format (size: 272kb)

The Co-operative Federation of South Australia Inc. in PDF format (size: 26kb)

Dr Gary Oliver (in PDF format (size: 33kb)

Chartered Secretaries Australia in PDF format (size: 74kb)

The Co-operative Federation of South Australia Inc. (2) in PDF format (size: 24kb)

Mattila Lawyers in PDF format (size: 93kb)

Co-operatives WA in PDF format (size: 74kb)

Co-operative Development Services Ltd in PDF format (size: 152kb)

Co-operatives Australia in PDF format (size: 25kb)

Ravensdown in PDF format (size: 111kb)

Co-operative Federation of NSW Ltd in PDF format (size: 118kb)

Adam Jones in PDF format (size: 74kb)

CPA Australia in PDF format (size: 122kb)

Mark Snell in PDF format (size: 25kb)

Namoi Cotton Co-operative Ltd in PDF format (size: 144kb)

ASIC in PDF format (size: 52kb)

Insolvency Practitioners Australia in PDF format (size: 470kb)

Price Waterhouse Coopers in PDF format (size: 36kb)

Co-operative Federation of Victoria Ltd in PDF format (size: 138kb)

Law Council of Australia in PDF format (size: 152kb)

Auditing and Assurance Standards Board in PDF format (size: 164kb)

Inquiry into Liquidators and Administrators

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Last Updated on Thursday, 18 February 2010 04:21 Written by David Griffiths Friday, 12 February 2010 01:55

The Co-operative Federation of Victoria Ltd has made a submission to the Senate Economics Committee Inquiry into Liquidators and Administrators. Submissions closed on 12 February 2010. The reporting date for the Committee is 31 August 2010. The submission is a confidential Committee document protected by Parliamentary Privilege. The submission has been released by the Senate Committee and is available on its web site. A theme of the submission is the role of Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV)?in appointing administrators and a recent disappointing experience of a CAV appointment - from a Government agency that continues to disappoint.