Minister for Co-operative Societies of New South Wales
The inaugural minister Clarrie Martin
AppointerGovernor of New South Wales
Formation21 September 1949
First holderClarrie Martin
Final holderTed Pickering
Abolished4 April 1995

The Minister for Co-operative Societies, later Minister for Cooperatives was a ministry in the government of New South Wales, with responsibility for regulating and registering co-operative societies, including housing societies, friendly societies, Starr-Bowkett Societies, credit unions and building societies. It has had three iterations, from September 1949 until February 1983, from February 1986 until March 1988 and from June 1991 until April 1995.[1]

Role and responsibilities

The Registrar of Co-Operative Societies was established under the Building and Co-operative Societies Act 1901.[2] The Registrar of Co-operative Societies could inquire into the working and financial condition of a society or authorise any public servant, accountant, or actuary to inspect any minutes or books or to examine into, and report upon, the affairs of a society. In 1923 and advisory council was established by the Co-operation, Community Settlement and Credit Act 1923,[3] to make recommendations to the Treasurer. The Council submitted recommendations about the rules and regulations relating to societies and any action to be taken by the Treasurer, including the appointment of committees. The Registrar of Co-operative Societies was an ex officio member of the Council and the Treasurer could attend any meeting, and would preside over such meetings.[4] The ministerial position was created in a ministerial reshuffle in the second McGirr ministry October 1949 with responsibilities transferring from the Treasurer to the Minister for Co-operative Societies.[5] The inaugural minister Clarrie Martin held the portfolio in addition to his portfolio of Attorney–General.[1]

From February 1983 the ministerial responsibilities were transferred to the Minister for Housing.[6] The responsibilities were transferred to the Attorney General in January 1986,[4] with the portfolio being formally re-created in February 1986 and filled by Terry Sheahan, who was also the Attorney General.[1] The portfolio was abolished in the first Greiner ministry in March 1988 with the responsibilities allocated to the Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs.[4][7] It was re-created in the second Greiner ministry.[8] It was abolished in April 1995 and the responsibilities transferred to the Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs.[9]

List of ministers

TitleMinister [1]PartyMinistryTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
Minister for Co-operative Societies Clarrie Martin   Labor McGirr (2) 21 September 1949 30 June 1950 282 days
Clive Evatt McGirr (3)
Cahill (1) (2) 		30 June 1950 1 April 1954 3 years, 275 days
Gus Kelly Cahill (2) (3) 1 April 1954 1 April 1959 5 years, 0 days
Abe Landa Cahill (4)
Heffron (1) (2)
Renshaw 		1 April 1959 13 May 1965 6 years, 42 days
Stanley Stephens   Country Askin (1) (2) (3) (4) 13 May 1965 17 January 1973 7 years, 249 days
Tim Bruxner Askin (5) 17 January 1973 3 December 1973 320 days
Laurie McGinty   Liberal Askin (6)
Lewis (1) (2) 		3 December 1973 23 January 1976 2 years, 51 days
Ian Griffith Willis 23 January 1976 14 May 1976 112 days
Syd Einfeld   Labor Wran (1) (2) 14 May 1976 29 February 1980 3 years, 291 days
Terry Sheahan Wran (3) (4) 29 February 1980 1 February 1983 2 years, 338 days
Minister for Co-operative Societies Terry Sheahan   Labor Wran (8) 6 February 1986 4 July 1986 148 days
Bob Debus Unsworth 4 July 1986 21 March 1988 1 year, 261 days
Minister for Local Government and
Minister for Cooperatives		 Gerry Peacocke   National Greiner (2) 6 June 1991 26 May 1993 1 year, 354 days
Minister for Local Government and Co-operatives Garry West Fahey (1) (2) 26 May 1993 27 June 1994 1 year, 32 days
Ted Pickering   Liberal Fahey (3) 27 June 1994 4 April 1995 281 days

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Building and Co-operative Societies Act 1901 (NSW)
  3. ↑ Co-operation, Community Settlement and Credit Act 1923 (NSW)
  4. 1 2 3 "AGY-1745 Registrar of Co-operative Societies (1902-1979)". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 8 December 2021.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  5. ↑ "Transfer of the administration of certain acts to the Minister for Co-operative Societies (200)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 October 1949. p. 3165. Retrieved 8 December 2021 – via Trove.
  6. ↑ "Schedule 6: Acts to be transferred from the administration of the Minister for Co-operative Societies to the Minister for Housing (19)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 1 February 1983. p. 514. Retrieved 9 December 2021 – via Trove.
  7. ↑ "Administrative Changes Order (No 4) 1988 (73)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 15 April 1988. p. 2272. Retrieved 9 December 2021 – via Trove.
  8. ↑ "Administrative Changes (General) Order 1991 (101)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 28 June 1991. p. 5328. Retrieved 9 December 2021 – via Trove.
  9. ↑ "AGY-3081 Department of Local Government and Co-operatives". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 8 December 2021.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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