NOTICE OF MEETING AND CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR 2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION

ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (QUEENSLAND) LIMITED
(ABN 74 851 544 037)


In accordance with constitution of Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Queensland) Limited (RSPCA QLD), an election of Directors will take place at the Annual General Meeting of RSPCA QLD (AGM), which is proposed to be held on Thursday, 30 November 2023 (subject to change).  A formal Notice of the AGM will be issued in due course.

Under the constitution:

(a)           the permitted maximum number of Directors is nine (9); and

(b)          five (5) of the nine (9) Directors in office as at the date of this notice must retire at the end of the AGM.

Four (4) of the retiring Directors were last re-elected at the 2021 AGM. One (1) Director was re-elected at the 2022 AGM. Each of them must retire by rotation under the Constitution.

There are currently no director vacancies. Each of the retiring Directors is eligible for re-election and intends to stand for re-election.

NOMINATIONS for the election of Directors at the AGM are hereby called. As at the date of this notice, there will be five (5) vacancies to be filled.

Eligibility

To be eligible, a candidate:

(a)           must be Member;

(b)          must be over 18 years of age; and

(c)           must ordinarily reside in Queensland.

Nomination Form

A nomination for election as a Director must:

(i)            be in writing and on the nomination form, in the structure and format approved by the Board;

(ii)           be signed by the nominee;

(iii)          be signed by two Members in support of the nomination;

(iv)          include a brief resume of the nominee; 

(v)           include a consent to a police check.

Nominations must be received by the Secretary by no later than 5.00pm (Brisbane time) on Wednesday, 25 October 2023.  Nominations received after that time will not be accepted.

Please return completed Nomination Forms to:

Post:     The Secretary
RSPCA Queensland
Locked Bag 3000
Archerfield BH QLD 4108

Fax:        07 3848 1703

Email:    [email protected]


Please download the Notice of Annual General Meeting including Agenda here.