Check a members' call of a general meeting
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the register and the notice, list the members calling the meeting and the percentage of votes the register shows for them at the midnight before the meeting is called. Do not send the notice.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides whether those members hold at least 5 per cent of the votes that may be cast, and whether the meeting is being called in the same way, so far as possible, as the company's general meetings.
- Written for / version
- US
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the register and the notice, list the members calling the meeting and the percentage of votes the register shows for them at the midnight before the meeting is called. Do not send the notice. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Members with at least 5 per cent of the votes that may be cast at a general meeting of the company may call, and arrange to hold, a general meeting.
- The members calling the meeting must pay the expenses of calling and holding the meeting.
- The meeting must be called in the same way, so far as is possible, in which general meetings of the company may be called.
- The percentage of votes is worked out as at the midnight before the meeting is called. The lawyer decides the percentage. This is not a request that the directors call the meeting.
Sources
- Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 249F · 2026-10-22
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.