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Constitution of the Case Management Society
of Australia and New Zealand Limited (CMSA)
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:
(i)
where the meeting is convened on the requisition of Members, the
proposed meeting is automatically dissolved (subject to rule 15
('Adjournments'));
(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
appointed for the meeting or does not wish to act as chair of the meeting,
the Directors present may choose one of their number or, in the absence
of all Directors or if none of the Directors present wish to act, the Members