EFC constitution
10.2 Requisitioned General Meetings
(a) The Directors must call and arrange to hold a General Meeting at the request of Eligible Members as required under the Corporations Act.
(b) The request must:
(1) be in writing;
(2) state any resolution to be proposed at the General Meeting;
(3) be signed by the Eligible Members making the request; and
(4) be given to the Club in accordance with clause 36.3.
(c) The Directors must call a requisitioned General Meeting within 21 days after the request is given to the Club and the General Meeting must be held not later than 2 months after the request is given to the Club.
(d) If the Directors do not call a requisitioned General Meeting within 21 days after the request is given to the Club, Eligible Members with more than 50% of the votes of all Eligible Members who make the request may call and arrange to hold the General Meeting but any such General Meeting must be held not later than 3 months after the request is given to the Club.
36.3 Notice to the Club
Subject to this Constitution, a notice may be given by a Member or Director to the Club by serving it on the Club at, or by sending it by post in a prepaid envelope to, the Office or principal mailing address of the Club or by sending it to the principal fax number or principal electronic address of the Club at the Office.
CORPORATIONS ACT 2001 - SECT 249D
Calling of general meeting by directors when requested by members
(1) The directors of a company must call and arrange to hold a general meeting on the request of members with at least 5% of the votes that may be cast at the general meeting.
(2) The request must:
(a) be in writing; and
(b) state any resolution to be proposed at the meeting; and
(c) be signed by the members making the request; and
(d) be given to the company.
(3) Separate copies of a document setting out the request may be used for signing by members if the wording of the request is identical in each copy.
(4) The percentage of votes that members have is to be worked out as at the midnight before the request is given to the company.
(5) The directors must call the meeting within 21 days after the request is given to the company. The meeting is to be held not later than 2 months after the request is given to the company.