Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsRights of proxies
(1) A proxy appointed to attend and vote for a member has the same rights as the member:
(a) to speak at the meeting; and
(b) to vote (but only to the extent allowed by the appointment); and
(c) join in a demand for a poll.
Proxy's right to vote
(2) An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation's constitution may provide that a proxy is not entitled to vote on a show of hands.
Note: Even if the proxy is not entitled to vote on a show of hands, they may make or join in the demand for a poll.
Effect of member's presence on proxy's authority
(3) An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation's constitution may provide for the effect that a member's presence at a meeting has on the authority of a proxy appointed to attend and vote for the member. However, if the constitution does not deal with this, a proxy's authority to speak and vote for a member at a meeting is suspended while the member is present at the meeting.
Exercise of proxies
(4) A person must not exercise proxies for more than the number of members:
(a) prescribed in the regulations for the purposes of this subsection; or
(b) worked out using the method prescribed in the regulations for the purposes of this subsection.
(5) To avoid doubt, a contravention of subsection (4) does not affect the validity of the votes cast.