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NT Branch Meeting

  • 26 Nov 2021
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM (ACST)
  • The Metro Suites, 36/21 Cavenagh St, Darwin City

Notice of 2021 NT Branch Meeting

NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Northern Territory Branch Meeting (NT Branch Meeting) of members of the Association (Members) will be held as follows:

Place:

Lyma Nguyen’s Chambers

The Metro Suites, 36/21 Cavenagh St, Darwin City

Date:

Friday, 26 November 2021

Time:

5.30pm

All times referenced in this notice and notes following are in ACST.

To vote at the NT Branch Meeting, you must have a current Branch membership (and not be an Associate Branch Member) by midnight Thursday, 11 November 2021 and your membership rights must not be suspended for any reason.

ITEMS OF ORDINARY BUSINESS

ITEM

1.     

Acknowledgment of Country

2.     

Appointment of Branch Meeting Chair by Ordinary Resolution

3.     

Appointment of Branch Returning Officer by Ordinary Resolution

4.     

Acceptance of Branch President’s Report by Ordinary Resolution

5.     

Acceptance of Branch Secretary’s Report by Ordinary Resolution

6.     

Setting of the number of Ordinary Branch Committee Members by Ordinary Resolution

7.     

Election of Branch Committee Members for 2021-2022

Refer to Annexure A

8.     

Ratification of Results of Election of 2021-2022 Branch Committee by Ordinary Resolution

NOTES

1.      Proxies

A Member is entitled to appoint another Member to attend, speak and vote at the NT Branch Meeting, as the Member’s proxy, by completing a Proxy Form (Annexure B).

Proxy Forms that are submitted to the Association electronically or by post must be received by the Association by 5.30pm on Thursday 25 November 2021:

·        by email to: nt@aala.org.au.

Proxy Forms that have been completed in hard copy must be received by the Branch Meeting Chair before 5.30pm on Friday 26 November 2021.

Any Proxy Form that is not received in accordance with the above timeframes will not be valid for the NT Branch Meeting.

2.      Entitlement to Vote

For the purposes of the NT Branch Meeting, a person is entitled to vote if:

·        the person is a Branch Member of the Association (other than an Associate Branch Member);

·        more than 10 business days have passed since he or she became a Branch Member; and

·        the Branch Member’s membership rights are not suspended for any reason.

If you have not yet paid your membership fees for the 2021-2022 financial year, you must do so by midnight 11 November 2021.  If you do not pay your membership fees for the 2021-2022 financial year by this time, you will NOT be eligible to vote at the Branch Meeting. 

3.      Inquiries

General inquiries should be directed to Jacinta Mu, Branch Secretary of the NT Branch of the Association, by email to nt@aala.org.au.

4.      Attachments:

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