50‑6 Virtual meetings50‑6 Virtual meetings

50‑6 Virtual meetings

(1) This section applies in relation to any meeting of a Part 2 committee, including a meeting convened for the purposes of interviewing an applicant under the Insolvency Practice Schedule (Corporations). Meetings may be held using virtual meeting technology (2) Virtual meeting technology may be used in holding the meeting, provided the technology gives each member of the committee a reasonable opportunity to participate without being physically present in the same place. (3) All members so participating in the meeting are taken for all purposes to be present in person at the meeting while so participating. (4) If virtual meeting technology is used in holding the meeting, each member must be given the opportunity to participate in the vote in real time. Place and time of virtual meetings (5) If any of the members is entitled to physically attend the meeting: (a) the place for the meeting is taken to be: (i) if there are 2 or more locations at which persons who are entitled to physically attend the meeting may do so—the main location for the meeting as set out in the notice of the meeting; and (ii) otherwise—the location where the persons may physically attend the meeting; and (b) the time for the meeting is taken to be the time at the place for the meeting. (6) If none of the members is entitled to physically attend the meeting: (a) the place for the meeting is taken to be the address of the ASIC office of ASIC’s delegate to the committee; and (b) the time for the meeting is taken to be the time at the place for the meeting. Tabling of documents at virtual meetings (7) If: (a) virtual meeting technology is used in holding a meeting; and (b) a document is required or permitted to be tabled at the meeting; the document is taken to have been tabled at the meeting if a copy of the document is made reasonably accessible to persons attending the meeting, for example by: (c) giving a copy of the document before the meeting to the persons entitled to attend the meeting; or (d) giving a copy of the document during the meeting to the persons attending the meeting; or (e) screencasting the document in a reasonable way during the meeting to the persons attending the meeting, as a whole.