37General meetings

#### 37 General meetings 37 General meetings > > (1) An association’s committee must ensure that the association’s first annual general meeting is held within 18 months after its registration under this Act. > > > > Maximum penalty—1 penalty unit. > > > (2) An association’s committee must ensure that annual general meetings are held— > > > > > (a) within 6 months after the close of the association’s financial year, or > > > > > (b) within such further time as may be allowed by the Secretary or prescribed by the regulations. > > > > Maximum penalty—1 penalty unit. > > > (3) A general meeting may be held at 2 or more venues using any technology that gives each of the association’s members a reasonable opportunity to participate. > > > (4) In any legal proceedings, a general meeting held in accordance with subsection (3), or part of such a meeting, is not to be declared invalid on the ground that one or more of the association’s members did not have a reasonable opportunity to participate unless the court is satisfied that— > > > > > (a) substantial injustice has been, or may be, caused, and > > > > > (b) the injustice cannot be remedied by any other order available to the court. > > **s 37:** Am 2022 No 5, Sch 1.1\[2\].