36Transaction of business outside meetings or by telephone or other means

36 Transaction of business outside meetings or by telephone or other means

36 Transaction of business outside meetings or by telephone or other means

(1) The association may transact its business by the circulation of papers, including by electronic means, among all members of the association.

(2) If the association transacts business by the circulation of papers, a written resolution, approved in writing by a majority of members, is taken to be a decision of the association made at a general meeting.

(3) The association may transact its business at a general meeting at which 1 or more members participate by telephone or other electronic means, provided a member who speaks on a matter can be heard by the other members.

(4) The member presiding at the meeting and each other member have the same voting rights as they would have at an ordinary meeting of the association for the purposes of—

(a) the approval of a resolution under subclause (2), or

(b) a meeting held in accordance with subclause (3).

(5) A resolution approved under subclause (2) must be recorded in the minutes of the meetings of the association.

Note—

The Act, section 37(3) and (4) contains requirements relating to meetings held at 2 or more venues using technology.