sec.84Resolutions without meetings

### sec.84 Resolutions without meetings If the shareholding Ministers of the GOC sign a document containing a statement that they are in favour of a resolution set out in the document— a resolution in those terms is taken to have been passed at a general meeting of the GOC held at the time at which, and on the day on which, the document is signed by the last shareholding Minister; and the GOC is taken to have held a general meeting at that time on that day; and the document is taken to be a minute of the meeting; and any document that is attached to the first document, and is signed by the shareholding Ministers, is taken to have been laid before the GOC at the meeting; and if the resolution deals with all matters that are required to be dealt with at an annual general meeting of the GOC—the GOC is taken to have held an annual general meeting. Subsection (1) applies to a resolution that is authorised or required by the Corporations Act , or the GOC’s constitution, to be passed at a general meeting, including a resolution— appointing an officer or auditor; or approving of, or agreeing to, anything. For the purposes of subsection (1) , 2 or more separate documents containing a statement in identical terms, each of which is signed by a shareholding Minister, are taken to constitute a single document. This section has effect for the purposes of the Corporations Act and has that effect despite anything in that Act. Subsection (4) does not limit any other effect that this section may have. This section does not affect any rule of law relating to the effectiveness of the assent of members of a company given to a document or anything else otherwise than at a general meeting of the company. s 84 (prev s 85A) amd 2001 No. 45 s 29 sch 3 ; 2007 No. 10 ss 31 , 62 sch renum and reloc 2007 No. 10 s 62 sch (sec.84-ssec.1) If the shareholding Ministers of the GOC sign a document containing a statement that they are in favour of a resolution set out in the document— a resolution in those terms is taken to have been passed at a general meeting of the GOC held at the time at which, and on the day on which, the document is signed by the last shareholding Minister; and the GOC is taken to have held a general meeting at that time on that day; and the document is taken to be a minute of the meeting; and any document that is attached to the first document, and is signed by the shareholding Ministers, is taken to have been laid before the GOC at the meeting; and if the resolution deals with all matters that are required to be dealt with at an annual general meeting of the GOC—the GOC is taken to have held an annual general meeting. (sec.84-ssec.2) Subsection (1) applies to a resolution that is authorised or required by the Corporations Act , or the GOC’s constitution, to be passed at a general meeting, including a resolution— appointing an officer or auditor; or approving of, or agreeing to, anything. (sec.84-ssec.3) For the purposes of subsection (1) , 2 or more separate documents containing a statement in identical terms, each of which is signed by a shareholding Minister, are taken to constitute a single document. (sec.84-ssec.4) This section has effect for the purposes of the Corporations Act and has that effect despite anything in that Act. (sec.84-ssec.5) Subsection (4) does not limit any other effect that this section may have. (sec.84-ssec.6) This section does not affect any rule of law relating to the effectiveness of the assent of members of a company given to a document or anything else otherwise than at a general meeting of the company. - (a) a resolution in those terms is taken to have been passed at a general meeting of the GOC held at the time at which, and on the day on which, the document is signed by the last shareholding Minister; and - (b) the GOC is taken to have held a general meeting at that time on that day; and - (c) the document is taken to be a minute of the meeting; and - (d) any document that is attached to the first document, and is signed by the shareholding Ministers, is taken to have been laid before the GOC at the meeting; and - (e) if the resolution deals with all matters that are required to be dealt with at an annual general meeting of the GOC—the GOC is taken to have held an annual general meeting. - (a) appointing an officer or auditor; or - (b) approving of, or agreeing to, anything.