Check when a public company must hold its annual general meeting
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the registration date, the financial-year end and the meetings already held, list the date 18 months after registration, the date five months after the end of the financial year, and whether an annual general meeting has been held in the calendar year. Do not convene the meeting.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides the date by which the meeting must be held, and whether either exception applies.
- Written for / version
- US
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the registration date and the financial-year end, list the 18-month date and the date five months after the end of the financial year. Do not convene the meeting. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- A public company must hold an annual general meeting within 18 months after its registration.
- It must hold an annual general meeting at least once in each calendar year and within 5 months after the end of its financial year. A meeting held for that purpose may also satisfy the 18-month rule. The meeting is in addition to any other meetings held in the year.
- A public company that has only one member is not required to hold an annual general meeting under the section. A company covered under section 738ZI at the end of the financial year the section describes need not comply with the subsection that section names. Section 738ZI was not opened.
- An offence based on the 18-month duty or the annual duty is an offence of strict liability. The section's note says reports must be laid before the meeting under section 317. That section was not opened.
Sources
- Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 250N · 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.