Minister for Co-operative Societies (New South Wales)
| Minister for Co-operative Societies of New South Wales | |
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| Appointer | Governor of New South Wales |
| Formation | 21 September 1949 |
| First holder | Clarrie Martin |
| Final holder | Ted Pickering |
| Abolished | 4 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[]
| Title | Minister [1] | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[]
- ^ a b c d Part 6 Ministries since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ Building and Co-operative Societies Act 1901 (NSW)
- ^ Co-operation, Community Settlement and Credit Act 1923 (NSW)
- ^ a b c "AGY-1745 Registrar of Co-operative Societies (1902-1979)". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- Defunct government positions of New South Wales