Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CORPORATIONS ACT 2001 - SECT 249L

             (1)  A notice of a meeting of a company's members must:

                     (a)  set out the place, date and time for the meeting (and, if the meeting is to be held in 2 or more places, the technology that will be used to facilitate this); and

                     (b)  state the general nature of the meeting's business; and

                     (c)  if a special resolution is to be proposed at the meeting--set out an intention to propose the special resolution and state the resolution; and

                     (d)  if a member is entitled to appoint a proxy--contain a statement setting out the following information:

                              (i)  that the member has a right to appoint a proxy;

                             (ii)  whether or not the proxy needs to be a member of the company;

                            (iii)  that a member who is entitled to cast 2 or more votes may appoint 2 proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise.

Note:          There may be other requirements for disclosure to members.

             (2)  The notice of the AGM of a listed company must also inform members that the resolution referred to in subsection 250R(2) (resolution on remuneration report) will be put at the AGM.

             (3)  The information included in the notice of meeting must be worded and presented in a clear, concise and effective manner.