CMSA Constitution and By-laws

Constitution of the Case Management Society of Australia Limited (CMSA)

(c) Any three Directors may cancel or postpone any meeting convened by those Directors by notice in writing to all persons who were entitled to receive notice of that meeting, except where the cancellation or postponement would be contrary to the Corporations Act. Any failure to give notice of cancellation or postponement does not invalidate the cancellation or postponement or any resolution passed at a postponed meeting once held.

11. Notice of General Meetings

(a) Each notice convening a general meeting must contain the information required by the Corporations Act. (b) The non-receipt of a notice convening a general meeting by, or the accidental omission to give notice to, any person entitled to receive notice does not invalidate the proceedings or any resolution passed at the meeting.

12. Business of General Meetings

Unless notice of special business is received by CMSA at least 14 days prior to the general meeting, business will not be transacted at any general meeting except as set out in the notice of meeting.

13. Quorum

(a)

No business may be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum of Members is present at the time when the meeting proceeds to business.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, 3 Members Present constitutes a quorum.

(c)

If a quorum is not present within 30 minutes after the time appointed for the meeting: where the meeting is convened on the requisition of Members, the proposed meeting is automatically dissolved (subject to rule 15 ('Adjournments')); (i)

(ii)

in any other case: (A)

the meeting stands adjourned to a day and at a time and place as the Directors decide or, if no decision is made by the Directors, to the same day in the next week at the same time and place; and

(B)

There is no quorum requirement at the adjourned meeting.

14. Chair of Meetings

(a) Subject to paragraph (b), the Chair or, in the Chair's absence, the Vice- Chair is entitled to preside as chair at every general meeting.

(b)

Where a general meeting is held and:

(i)

there is no Chair or Vice- Chair; or

(ii)

the Chair or Vice- Chair is not present within 15 minutes after the time

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