29Special general meetings

29 Special general meetings

29 Special general meetings

(1) The committee may call a special general meeting whenever the committee thinks fit.

(2) The committee must call a special general meeting if the committee receives a request made by at least 5% of the total number of members.

(3) The request—

(a) must be in writing, and

(b) must state the purpose of the meeting, and

(c) must be signed by the members making the request, and

(d) may consist of more than 1 document in a similar form signed by 1 or more members, and

(e) must be lodged with the secretary, and

(f) may be in electronic form and signed and lodged by electronic means.

(4) If the committee fails to call a special general meeting within 1 month of the request being lodged, 1 or more of the members who made the request may call a special general meeting to be held within 3 months of the date the request was lodged.

(5) A special general meeting held under subclause (4) must be conducted, as far as practicable, in the same way as a general meeting called by the committee.