Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) In this section "society" means a society registered under the Co-operative Housing Societies Act 1958 or the Co-operation Act 1958 and includes an association of co-operative societies or a union of co-operative associations registered under the Co-operation Act 1958 .
(2) For the purposes of this Act but subject to subsection (3)—
(a) a person who is the secretary of one society only shall be deemed to be a worker and the society shall be deemed to be his employer; and
(b) a person who is secretary of more than one society shall be deemed to be a worker and those societies shall be deemed to be his employer.
(3) Subsection (2) does not operate to deem a person who is the secretary of a society to be a worker nor the society to be his employer if that person is entitled to receive as secretary of the society—
(i) payment of his expenses only; or
(ii) payment of his expenses and a sum not exceeding $200 per annum—
or if he is not entitled to receive any payment as secretary of the society.
Nos 5601 s. 4, 5950 s. 2, 6017 s. 18.