Notice of General Meeting
Notice of meeting and
business to be dealt with at the General Meeting (GM) of the Australian Chinese
Community Association of NSW (ACCA) to be held at 12:00pm on Sunday, 22 October
2023 at Club Parramatta at 2 Macquarie Street, Parramatta, NSW 2150.
Registration to commence at
11:30am.
AGENDA
1.
Opening
of meeting
2.
Apologies
3.
Constitutional
Amendment Resolution –
Special Resolution: That the proposed amendments to
the Constitution (marked as “Annexure A”) as recommended by the Board be
adopted.
Special
Resolution means a resolution passed by at least 75% of the votes cast by
members entitled to vote on the resolution in accordance with Clauses 32.2 (b) and 32.4.
Clause 40.1 states that the Constitution may be altered, rescinded or added to
only by a Special Resolution of the Company.
4.
Other
business
5.
Close
of meeting
EXPLANATORY
MEMORANDUM for the “Constitutional Amendment Resolution” – Pursuant to a joint
meeting of the Board and Council on 10 September 2023, the Board resolved to
adopt the following proposed amendments and to recommend to members for
approval at the forthcoming General Meeting on 22 October 2023. The main
reasons for the amendments are -
•
Change of composition of directors where six (6)
are to be elected and up to three (3) to be appointed;
•
At least one of the directors must have experience
in the provision of clinical care to the extent required under the Aged Care
legislation;
•
Change in the quorum of the number of directors
attending Board meeting;
•
Current provisions restricting the borrowing powers
of the board and the sale of real property are outdated and not in line with
practices in the NFP sector. ACCA is now a medium size company that seeks to
reduce cumbersome operating procedures, while maintaining a strong corporate
governance framework to take advantage of investment opportunities such as the
purchase and sale of real property in a fast-moving environment.
By Order of the Board
Theresa Liang
Secretary
Australian Chinese Community
Association of NSW
Dated 14th September
2023