Asian Australian Lawyers Association Inc.
Reg. No. A0060052T / ARBN 604 922 812
(the Association)
Notice of 2023 Queensland Branch Meeting
NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Queensland Branch Meeting (QLD Branch Meeting) of members of the Association (Members) will be held as follows:
Level 5, Inns of Court, 107 North Quay, Brisbane QLD 4000
All times referenced in this notice and notes following are in AEST.
To vote at the QLD Branch Meeting, you must have a current Branch membership (and not be an Associate Branch Member) by midnight 8 November 2023 and your membership rights must not be suspended for any reason.
ITEMS OF ORDINARY BUSINESS
Acknowledgment of Country
Appointment of Branch Meeting Chair by Ordinary Resolution
Appointment of Branch Returning Officer by Ordinary Resolution
Confirmation of Minutes of 2022 Branch Meeting by Ordinary Resolution (Refer to Annexure A)
Acceptance of Branch President’s Report by Ordinary Resolution
Acceptance of Branch Secretary’s Report by Ordinary Resolution
Setting of the number of Ordinary Branch Committee Members by Ordinary Resolution
Election of Branch Committee Members for 2023-2024 (Refer to Annexure B)
Ratification of Results of Election of 2023-2024 Branch Committee by Ordinary Resolution
Dated this 7 November 2023
Vernon Ting
Queensland Branch Secretary, Asian Australian Lawyers Association Inc.
Notes
Proxies
A Member is entitled to appoint another Member to attend, speak and vote at the QLD 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 Wednesday, 22 November 2023 by email to aala.vernon@gmail.com.
Proxy Forms that have been completed in hard copy must be received by the Branch Meeting Chair before 5:30pm on Thursday, 23 November 2023.
Any Proxy Form that is not received in accordance with the above timeframes will not be valid for the QLD Branch Meeting.
Entitlement to Vote
For the purposes of the QLD 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 2023-2024 financial year, you must do so by midnight 8 November 2023. If you do not pay your membership fees for the 2023-2024 financial year by this time, you will NOT be eligible to vote at the Branch Meeting.
Inquiries
General inquiries should be directed to Vernon Ting, Branch Secretary of the QLD Branch of the Association, by email to aala.vernon@gmail.com.
Inquiries about elections should be directed to Vernon Ting, Branch Returning Officer of the QLD Branch of the Association, by email to aala.vernon@gmail.com.
Annexure A – Minutes of the 2022 QLD Branch Meeting
Annexure B – Nomination Form for Officeholders and Ordinary Members of the QLD Branch Committee
Annexure C – Proxy Form
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