CORPORATIONS REGULATIONS 1990 (REPEALED)
Subject to subregulation (3), a meeting must not act for any purpose except:
(a) the election of a chairperson; and
(b) the proving of debts; and
(c) the adjournment of the meeting;
unless a quorum is present.
5.6.16(2)
A quorum consists of:
(a) if the number of persons entitled to vote exceeds 2 - at least 2 of those persons; or
(b) if only one person is, or 2 persons are, entitled to vote - that person or those persons;
present in person or by proxy or attorney.
5.6.16(3)
A meeting is sufficiently constituted if only one person is present in person at the meeting if the person represents personally or by proxy or otherwise a number of persons sufficient to constitute a quorum.
5.6.16(4)
If within 30 minutes after the time appointed for a meeting:
(a) a quorum is not present; or
(b) the meeting is not otherwise sufficiently constituted;
the meeting is adjourned:
(c) to the same day in the next week at the same time and place; or
(d) to the day (not being less than 7 or more than 21 days after the day on which the meeting is adjourned) and at the time and place that the chairperson appoints.
5.6.16(4A)
A meeting convened under section 439A of the Corporations Law must not be adjourned to a day that is more than 60 days after the first day on which the meeting was held.
5.6.16(4B)
The convenor of the meeting, or a person nominated by the convenor, must immediately give notice of the adjournment to the persons to whom notice of the meeting must be given under regulation 5.6.12.
5.6.16(4C)
A meeting on the date and at the place to which the meeting is adjourned is not to be taken to be incompetent to act only because of a failure to comply with subregulation (4B) unless the Court, on the application of the convenor of the meeting, or of a creditor or contributory, otherwise declares.
5.6.16(5)
If within 30 minutes after the time appointed for the adjourned meeting:
(a) a quorum is not present; or
(b) the meeting is not otherwise sufficiently constituted;
the adjourned meeting lapses.
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