80   Registration of name and change of name

(1)  The registered name of a co-operative housing body is its name as specified in the body’s rules for the time being registered under this Act.

(2)  If the Registrar registers an alteration of the rules of a co-operative housing body changing the name of the body, the Registrar may, on application by the body, amend its certificate of incorporation or issue a new certificate.

(3)  A co-operative housing body must publish a change of its name as directed by the Registrar.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

(4)  The Registrar may, on application by a co-operative housing body, approve the use by the body of a name other than its registered name subject to such conditions as the Registrar determines. The Registrar may, by written notice given to the body, revoke the approval or vary or revoke conditions to which it is subject.

(5)  A co-operative housing body must not use a name other than:

(a)  its registered name, or

(b)  a name approved under this section.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

(6)  A co-operative housing body does not contravene this section by using a name in a way mentioned in section 82 (1) (Abbreviations etc of name).

(7)  A co-operative housing body must not fail to comply with the conditions of an approval under this section.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.