2007 flock register vol 53.pdf - Australian Poll Dorset Association Inc

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9. Cessation as a Director.
A person shall cease to be a Director if he:
(a) ceases to be a member of the Association;
(b) becomes an insolvent under administration;
(c) becomes of unsound mind or a person whose person or estate is liable to be
dealt with in any way under the law relating to mental health;
(d) resigns his office by notice in writing to the Association;
(e) is absent without the consent of the Board from all meetings of the Board held
during a period of one year.
10. Casual Vacancy.
The Board shall have power to fill a casual vacancy by conducting a ballot
as provided for in Rule 7 to elect a member from the same State as the member
ceasing to be a Director. The member so elected shall hold office only until the
next election.
11. Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting shall be held each year at a time and place to be determined
by the Board.
12. Board Meetings:
Board meetings will be held at such time and place as the Board shall decide.
The procedure at meetings of the Board shall be determined by the Board.
13. Special General Meetings:
It shall not be necessary to hold any General Meeting other than the Annual
General Meeting in any year unless the President or the Board at its discretion
determines to convene a Special General Meeting or a requisition for a Special
General Meeting is received by the President or the Chief Executive signed by
fifty (50) financial members of the Association.
14. Procedure for Annual and Special General Meetings:
(a) Subject to Rule 26, at least 30 days notice in writing shall be given to all
members of the date, time and place of any annual or special general meeting.
(b) Any motion other than a motion to amend the Statement of Purposes and Rules
may be proposed at the annual general meeting without notice.
(c) No business shall be considered at a special general meeting other than the
business set out in the notice of meeting.
(d) The quorum at the Annual General Meeting shall be 15.
(e) The quorum at the Special General Meeting shall be 50.
Rules
(f) The President shall preside at all the General Meetings of the Association. If he
is not present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the holding of
the meeting or if he is unwilling to act the members present shall elect one of their
number to be chairman of the meeting.
(g) The chairman may with the consent of any meeting at which a quorum is present
adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place but no business
shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished
at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. If a meeting