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Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976
58BGeneral and special meetings
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#### 58B General and special meetings
(1) Subject to this section, the Governing Committee of an Incorporated Aboriginal Association is to call and conduct annual general meetings and special general meetings of the Association as provided in the Rules.
(2) An aggrieved member may at any time request the Committee to call a special general meeting. The Committee must do so unless, on application by the Committee, the Registrar considers the request to be frivolous, unreasonable or contrary to the interests of the members of the Association.
(3) The Registrar may call a special general meeting if the Committee has advertised it for a particular day but it has not been held for 14 days after that day.
(4) The Registrar may call a special general meeting at any time if, in the opinion of the Registrar, there is a need to do so.
(5) The Registrar may call a special general meeting if requested to do so in writing by whichever is the greater of:
(a) 5 or more members of the Association; or
(b) not fewer than 10% of the total number of members of the Association.
The Registrar is to conduct the meeting.
(6) The Registrar is to determine the periods of notice for meetings called under subsection (4) or (5), having regard to the special needs of the Association.
(7) Unless the Registrar determines otherwise, a member cannot vote at a meeting called by the Registrar if:
(a) the person became a member after the incorporation of the Association; and
(b) the person’s name does not appear on the latest list supplied to the Registrar under section 58(3) or (4).
(8) In addition to any other matter relating to general meetings, the Rules must make provision for and in relation to:
(a) the intervals between meetings;
(b) quorums;
(c) procedure;
(d) voting by proxy.
(9) If the Registrar delegates his or her powers under this section, references to the Registrar are to be read accordingly.