Churches of Christ Tasmania Act 1978
13Special meeting
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13 Special meeting
(1) A special meeting of the members of a Church of Christ required to be held for the purposes of this Act shall be convened by the governing body for the time being of the Church of Christ, or by the executive, or at the request of 10 per cent or 5 of the members of the Church (whichever is the lesser) by causing to be affixed to some prominent and conspicuous part of the place of worship used by the members of the Church for the purposes of worship a notice in writing specifying the time and place of the meeting and the nature of the business to be discussed, at least two Sundays immediately preceding the date for which such special meeting shall be called.
(2) Only members of the age of 18 years and over shall be allowed to vote at a special meeting in respect of the matters affected by and provided for in this Act.
(3) Before the conduct of any business at the special meeting the members present at such meeting shall elect one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.
(4) Any motion put to the members at a special meeting convened in accordance with this section in respect of any of the matters affected by and provided for in this Act shall be deemed carried if two-thirds of the members present and voting shall vote in favour of the motion.