Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006

CHAPTER 5 - MEETINGS  

PART 5-2 - GENERAL MEETINGS  

Division 201 - What are the rules concerning general meetings?  

Subdivision 201-A - Who may call general meetings?  

SECTION 201-5   REQUEST BY MEMBERS FOR DIRECTORS TO CALL GENERAL MEETINGS  
Which members may make a request?

201-5(1)    
The directors of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation must call and arrange to hold a general meeting on the request of at least the required number of members under subsection (4) .

201-5(2)    
The request must:

(a)    be in writing; and

(b)    state any resolution to be proposed at the meeting; and

(c)    be signed by the members making the request; and

(d)    nominate a member (the nominated member ) to be the contact member on behalf of the members making the request; and

(e)    be given to the corporation.

201-5(3)    
Separate copies of a document setting out the request may be used for signing by members if the wording of the request is identical in each copy.

201-5(4)    
The required number of members for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation is the greater of:

(a)    5 members of the corporation; or

(b)    10 % of the members of the corporation.

201-5(5)    
The regulations may prescribe a different number of members for the purposes of applying paragraph (4)(a) to:

(a)    a particular Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation; or

(b)    a particular class of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation.

Without limiting this, the regulations may specify the number as a percentage of the number of members of the corporation.

201-5(6)    
The regulations may prescribe a different percentage for the purposes of applying paragraph (4)(b) to:

(a)    a particular Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation; or

(b)    a particular class of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation.