The Tribunal or a member of the Tribunal acting in accordance with this Act, may—
| (a) |
adjudicate applications by any member or director of a co-operative whose rights in terms of the constitution of the co-operative or this Act have been infringed and make such order it considers fit; |
| (b) |
adjudicate any other application regarding any other infringement of this Act or the constitution of the co-operative and make such order as it considers fit; |
| (c) |
assist in respect of conflict or dispute resolution as directed by the Minister or as requested or applied for by the Advisory Council, supervisory committee or member of a co-operative after all internal conflict resolution mechanisms have been exhausted; |
| (d) |
recommend to the Unit responsible for co-operative policy, legislation, strategy and administrative support the appointment of inspectors, investigators and other support staff to carry out inspections or investigations or to provide services to the Tribunal; |
| (e) |
assist in respect of the process, reference and processing of the requested dissolution, winding-up or liquidation of a co-operative, either by directive from the Minister or upon written request submitted by such co-operative or creditors of such co-operative directly to the Tribunal; |
| (f) |
assist the relevant agencies with the enforcement of and compliance with the provisions of this Act; |
| (g) |
assist the registrar of co-operatives in maintaining and updating the co-operative database and registration database; |
| (h) |
monitor and compel co-operatives to submit financial information as provided for in this Act; |
| (i) |
provide technical support in respect of any matter pertaining to a co-operative that has been transferred to it by the Agency in accordance with section 91B; |
| (j) |
have regard to international developments in the field of co-operative law; |
| (k) |
consult any person, organisation or institution with regard to any matter relating to co-operatives; and |
| (l) |
where the Agency has referred a co-operative to it for the purposes of placing that co-operative under judicial management, comply with the judicial management provisions set out in section 77 and Schedule 1B. |
[Section 91N inserted by section 66 of Notice No. 558, GG 36729, dated 5 August 2013]
Contingency Fees Act, 1997
