Annual General Meetings can look straightforward on paper. Send the notice. Hold the meeting. Count the votes. In practice, AGMs are where governance problems often surface. Poor notice periods, unclear voting procedures, disputes over proxies, technology failures, quorum issues, and procedural mistakes can quickly turn a routine meeting into a governance headache. Whether you’re running […]

AGM Voting Rules Explained for Australian Organisations Every year, organisations spend weeks preparing for their AGM. The agenda is finalised, notices are issued, reports are prepared, and directors or committee members are nominated. Then the voting starts. This is where many organisations become uncertain. Questions around proxies, poll voting, electronic voting, quorum requirements, member eligibility […]

If you’ve ever chaired an AGM, attended a strata meeting, sat on a club committee, or managed a member vote, you’ve probably heard someone call for a poll after a show of hands has already taken place. For many organisations, that’s the moment confusion starts. People often assume a vote is a vote. In practice, […]