Co-operation (Leeton Fruitgrowers' Agreements) Act 1951 (NSW)

CO-OPERATION (LEETON FRUITGROWERS'

AGREEMENTS) ACT.

Act No. 36, 1951.

An Act to remove doubts as to the validity of growers' Co-operative Society l imited and its members; for this purpose to amend the Co-operation Act, 1923-1950; and for pur- poses connected therewith. [Assented to, 5th December, 1951.]	certain agreements between the Leeton Fruit- ]
Co-operation Act, 1923-1950.
BE it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South by and with, the advice and consent of the Legis-	Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of
the same, as follows :—

1 . (1) This Act may be cited as the "Co-operation

{Leeton Fruitgrowers ' Agreements) Act, 1951."

(2) This Act shall be read and construed with the

2 . (1) Any agreement entered into or purporting to have been entered into before the commencement of this Act between the Leeton Fruitgrowers ' Co-operative Society Limited and any member or person who at the date of such agreement had applied and was qualified to be a member and relating to the sale of fruit to or through the said society, shall, notwithstanding any provision contained in the Co-operation Act, 1923-1950, or the rules of the said society or any rule of law, be and be deemed always to have been a valid agreement binding such society and member or person.

(2) Any contract entered into before or after the commencement of this Act for the sale of fruit by any such member or person otherwise than to or through such society shall, to the extent to which such contract is inconsistent with any agreement referred to in sub- section one of this section, be null and void.

(3) Nothing in this Act shall render any such member or person liable to pay any damages or penalty under any agreement referred to in subsection one of this section in respect of any alleged breach thereof before the commencement of this Act.