Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response) Act 2020 (135 of 2020)
Schedule 12 Statutory obligation to cooperate and formalising ASIC meeting procedures
Part 2 Financial regulator information
Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
16 Section 107
Repeal the section, substitute:
107 Voting at meetings
(1) A question arising at a meeting is to be determined by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting.
(2) The person presiding at a meeting has:
(a) a deliberative vote; and
(b) if necessary, also a casting vote.
107A Conduct of meetings
(1) ASIC may regulate proceedings at its meetings as it considers appropriate.
(2) However, proceedings at a meeting must not be inconsistent with this Division.
Note 1: Section 33B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 contains further information about the ways in which members may participate in meetings.
Note 2: Requirements relating to disclosure of interests are contained in Division 1 of Part 7 of this Act.
107B ASIC resolutions without meetings
A resolution is taken to have been passed at a meeting if:
(a) ASIC has determined:
(i) that resolutions may be passed in accordance with this section; and
(ii) the method of indicating agreement with a resolution passed in accordance with this section; and
(b) without meeting, a majority of the members indicate agreement with the resolution in accordance with the method determined by ASIC; and
(c) that majority would have constituted a quorum at a meeting; and
(d) all members were informed of the proposed resolution, or reasonable efforts were made to inform all members of the proposed resolution.