Registered Clubs Act 1976
30CMeetings and voting
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30C Meetings and voting
30C Meetings and voting
(1) The rules of a registered club are taken to include the rules specified in subsection (3).
(2) A rule of a registered club is void to the extent that it is inconsistent with a rule specified in subsection (3).
(3) A registered club, or a governing body or committee of the club, may—
(a) distribute a notice of, or information about, a meeting or election of the registered club, governing body or committee by electronic means, and
(b) hold a meeting at which all or some persons attend by electronic means but only if a person who speaks at the meeting can be heard by the other persons attending, and
(c) allow a person entitled to vote at a meeting of the registered club, governing body or committee to vote in person or by electronic means.
(4) Nothing in this section prevents the rules of a registered club from allowing a person entitled to vote at a meeting of the registered club, or a governing body or committee of the club, to vote by post.
s 30C: Ins 2021 No 32, Sch 1.16[9].