Commonwealth Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

CORPORATIONS LAW- SECT 249H

Amount of notice of meetings

 
General rule
 
 
(1)
Subject to subsection
(2), at least 21 days notice must be given of a meeting of a company's
members. However, if a company has a constitution, it may specify a longer
minimum period of notice. 
 
 
Calling meetings on shorter
notice
 
 
(2)
A company may call on shorter notice:
 
 
 
(a)
an AGM, if all the
members entitled to attend and vote at the AGM agree beforehand;
and

(b)
any other general meeting, if members with at least 95% of the
votes that may be cast at the meeting agree beforehand. 

 
A company cannot call an AGM or other general meeting on
shorter notice if it is a meeting of the kind referred to in subsection (3) or
(4).
 
Shorter notice not allowed—removing or appointing
director
 
 
(3)
At least 21 days notice must be given
of a meeting of the members of a public company at which a resolution will be
moved to: 
 
 
 
(a)
remove a
director under section 203D; or

(b)
appoint a director in place of a director removed under that
section. 

 
Shorter notice not allowed—removing auditor
 
 
(4)
At least 21 days notice must be given of a meeting of a
company at which a resolution will be moved to remove an auditor under
section 329.