Western Australian Current Acts

CO-OPERATIVES ACT 2009 - SECT 195

195 .         Calling of general meeting on requisition

        (1)         The board of a co-operative must convene a general meeting of the co-operative on the written requisition of such number of members who together are able to cast at least 20% (or any lesser percentage specified in the rules of the co-operative) of the total number of votes able to be cast at a meeting of the co-operative.

        (2)         The following provisions apply to a requisition for a general meeting —

            (a)         it must state the objects of the meeting;

            (b)         it must be signed by the requisitioning members, and may consist of several documents in like form each signed by one or more of the requisitioning members;

            (c)         it must be served on the co-operative by being lodged at the registered office of the co-operative.

        (3)         The meeting must be called and held as soon as practicable and in any case must be held within 2 months after the requisition is served.

        (4)         If the board does not call a meeting within 35 days after a requisition is served, the following provisions apply —

            (a)         the requisitioning members, or any of them representing at least half their total voting rights, may call the meeting in the same way as nearly as possible as meetings are called by the board;

            (b)         for that purpose they may request the co-operative to supply a written statement setting out the names and addresses of the persons entitled when the requisition was served to receive notice of general meetings of the co-operative;

            (c)         the board must send the requested statement to the requisitioning members within 7 days after the request for the statement is made;

            (d)         the meeting called by the requisitioning members must be held not later than 3 months after the requisition is served;

            (e)         any reasonable expenses incurred by the requisitioning members because of the board’s failure to call the meeting must be paid by the co-operative;

            (f)         any amount required to be paid by the co-operative under paragraph (e) must be retained by the co-operative out of any money due from the co-operative by way of fees or other remuneration in respect of their services to such of the directors as were in default.