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Co-operatives (Adoption of National Law) Act 2012
176Transaction of business outside meetings
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176 Transaction of business outside meetings
> > (1) The board of a co-operative may, if it considers appropriate, transact any of its business by the circulation of papers among all of the directors of the board.
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> > (2) A resolution in writing approved in writing by a majority of the directors of the board is to be taken to be a decision of the board.
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> > (3) Separate copies of a resolution may be distributed for signing by the directors if the wording of the resolution and approval is identical in each copy.
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> > (4) For the purpose of the approval of a resolution under this section, the chairperson of the board and each director of the board have the same voting rights as they have at an ordinary meeting of the board.
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> > (5) The resolution is approved when the last director required for the majority signs.
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> > (6) A resolution approved under this section must be recorded in the minutes of the meetings of the board within 28 days after the resolution is approved under this section.
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> > (7) Papers may be circulated among directors of the board for the purposes of this section by fax or other transmission of the information in the papers concerned.