Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006
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.
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