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Holding Meetings | Not for Profit Law Information Hub
Comprehensive guides for running incorporated associations in VIC and in NSW
This page has information on the record keeping requirements for different legal structures
This page has information about members and their rights.
There are a number of different types of meetings not-for-profits hold including:
annual and special general meetings of members.
Different legal structures have slightly different laws about meetings.
For Companies Limited by Guarantee that are charities, the ACNC provides information on holding meetings.
ACNC Tools and Resources
Incorporated associations in Victoria may hold a number of different types of meetings in order to conduct their business. The following fact sheet details the rules and procedures for calling and holding annual general meetings, special general meetings, committee meetings and meetings where there is a special resolution.
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The Secretary's Satchel also provides detailed information on holding meetings for Victorian incorporated associations. See Parts 5, 6 and 7 on our Secretary's Satchel page:
Secretary Satchel Part 5 - Annual General Meetings
Secretary Satchel Part 6 - Special General Meetings
Secretary Satchel Part 7 - Management Committee Meetings
Incorporated associations in New South Wales may hold a number of different types of meetings in order to conduct their business. The following fact sheet details the rules and procedures for calling and holding annual general meetings, special general meetings, committee meetings and meetings where there is a special resolution.
DOWNLOAD | 451.9KB
Not-for-profit Law's Guide to Running an Incorporated Association in NSW also provides detailed information on holding meeting for NSW incorporated associations. See parts 5, 6 and 7 of the guide below:
Part 5 - Annual General Meetings
Part 6 - Special General Meetings
Part 7 - Committee Meetings
Incorporated associations in Queensland may hold a number of different types of meetings in order to conduct their business. The following fact sheet details the rules and procedures for calling and holding annual general meetings, special general meetings, committee meetings and meetings where there is a special resolution.
DOWNLOAD | 448.8KB
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Incorporated associations in Western Australia may hold a number of different types of meetings in order to conduct their business. The following fact sheet details the rules and procedures for calling and holding annual general meetings, special general meetings, committee meetings and meetings where there is a special resolution.
DOWNLOAD | 474KB
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Incorporated associations in South Australia may hold a number of different types of meetings in order to conduct their business. The following fact sheet details the rules and procedures for calling and holding annual general meetings, special general meetings, committee meetings and meetings where there is a special resolution.
DOWNLOAD | 442.5KB
Expand for information for NT incorporated associations
Incorporated associations in the Northern Territory may hold a number of different types of meetings in order to conduct their business. The following fact sheet details the rules and procedures for calling and holding annual general meetings, special general meetings, committee meetings and meetings where there is a special resolution.
DOWNLOAD | 436.1KB
Incorporated associations in the Australian Capital Territory may hold a number of different types of meetings in order to conduct their business. The following fact sheet details the rules and procedures for calling and holding annual general meetings, special general meetings, committee meetings and meetings where there is a special resolution.
DOWNLOAD | 409.4KB
Incorporated associations in Tasmania may hold a number of different types of meetings in order to conduct their business. The following fact sheet details the rules and procedures for calling and holding annual general meetings, special general meetings, commitee meetings and meetings where there is a special resolution.
DOWNLOAD | 419.3KB
Meeting procedures and voting
Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) - Running your own election, First-past-the-post
This VEC resource is a plain English explanation of running elections.
QUT - Developing Your Organisation Manual - Meetings Chapter
The Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies at the Queensland University of Technology has published a manual which includes a chapter on best practice for meetings. Except for organisations in Queensland, this is for background information only as any references to the law are relevant for Queensland organisations only.
Our Community - Boards
The Board section of the Our Community website contains information about meeting procedures and best practice.
This is a link to a toolkit which provides guidance and information about governance. It contains some useful ideas in this kit that could be of interest to both indigenous and non-indigenous organisations
meetings governance committee secretary director AGM secretary's guide duties members