Section 249Z of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) is Company Sending Appointment Forms or Lists of Proxies Must Send to All Members and reads as follows:

Company Sending Appointment Forms or Lists of Proxies Must Send to All Members

(1)  If a company sends a member a proxy appointment form for a meeting or a list of persons willing to act as proxies at a meeting:

(a)  if the member requested the form or list–the company must send the form or list to all members who ask for it and who are entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote at the meeting; or

(b)  otherwise–the company must send the form or list to all its members entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote at the meeting.

(2)  An offence based on subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:          For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .

The penalties                                                                                                             

The maximum penalty for the offence of Company Sending Appointment Forms or Lists of Proxies Must Send to All Members is:

5 penalty units (a Commonwealth penalty unit is currently $210).

However, it should be kept in mind that maximum penalties are reserved for the most serious cases.

Your legal team will be able to advise you of the essential elements the prosecution would need to prove in order to establish the offence, whether those elements are capable of being established in your particular situation, the most effective and efficient way forward and the likely outcome.

Choosing the right legal team to defend your reputation and interests can be a difficult process.

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Where issues are found, our lawyers will write to the prosecution asking to have the charges dropped on this basis – often sparing our clients the considerable time and expense associated with defended hearings.

However, should your matter proceed to court, our senior lawyers will represent you and present a strong defence case to maximise your chances of being found ‘not guilty.’

Our senior lawyers are highly skilled advocates who have been recognised for their expert knowledge of the criminal law, as well as their ability to obtain excellent results in difficult cases.

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Section 249K of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) is Auditor Entitled to Notice and Other Communications and reads as follows:

Auditor Entitled to Notice and Other Communications

(1)  A company must give its auditor:

(a)  notice of a general meeting in the same way that a member of the company is entitled to receive notice; and

(b)  any other communications relating to the general meeting that a member of the company is entitled to receive.

Note 1:       For when a company must have an auditor, see Part 2M.3.

Note 2:       An auditor may appoint a representative to attend a meeting (see subsection 249V(4)).

(2)  An offence based on subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:          For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .

The penalties                                                                                                             

The maximum penalty for the offence of Auditor Entitled to Notice and Other Communications is:

5 penalty units (a Commonwealth penalty unit is currently $210).

However, it should be kept in mind that maximum penalties are reserved for the most serious cases.

Your legal team will be able to advise you of the essential elements the prosecution would need to prove in order to establish the offence, whether those elements are capable of being established in your particular situation, the most effective and efficient way forward and the likely outcome.

Choosing the right legal team to defend your reputation and interests can be a difficult process.

However, it is always important to look at a firm’s experience and results when making this decision.

At Sydney Criminal Lawyers®, we have extensive experience defending and winning some of the most complex criminal matters – so you can rest assured that you are in safe hands.

Our criminal law specialists will take the time in every case to carefully scrutinise all the evidence in order to identify problems with the prosecution case at an early stage in the proceedings.

Where issues are found, our lawyers will write to the prosecution asking to have the charges dropped on this basis – often sparing our clients the considerable time and expense associated with defended hearings.

However, should your matter proceed to court, our senior lawyers will represent you and present a strong defence case to maximise your chances of being found ‘not guilty.’

Our senior lawyers are highly skilled advocates who have been recognised for their expert knowledge of the criminal law, as well as their ability to obtain excellent results in difficult cases.

We can assist you in avoiding the harsh penalties imposed by the law if you simply wish to plead guilty – in these cases, our experienced advocates can prepare and present compelling sentencing submissions which focus on any positive factors of your case.

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Section 249E(3) and (4) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) is Failure of Directors to Call General Meeting and reads as follows:

Failure of Directors to Call General Meeting

(3)  To call the meeting the members requesting the meeting may ask the company under section 173 for a copy of the register of members. Despite paragraph 173(3)(b), the company must give the members the copy of the register without charge.

(4)  The company must pay the reasonable expenses the members incurred because the directors failed to call and arrange to hold the meeting.

The penalties                                                                                                              

The maximum penalty for the offence of Failure of Directors to Call General Meeting in Inspection is:

5 penalty units (a Commonwealth penalty unit is currently $210).

However, it should be kept in mind that maximum penalties are reserved for the most serious cases.

Your legal team will be able to advise you of the essential elements the prosecution would need to prove in order to establish the offence, whether those elements are capable of being established in your particular situation, the most effective and efficient way forward and the likely outcome.

Choosing the right legal team to defend your reputation and interests can be a difficult process.

However, it is always important to look at a firm’s experience and results when making this decision.

At Sydney Criminal Lawyers®, we have extensive experience defending and winning some of the most complex criminal matters – so you can rest assured that you are in safe hands.

Our criminal law specialists will take the time in every case to carefully scrutinise all the evidence in order to identify problems with the prosecution case at an early stage in the proceedings.

Where issues are found, our lawyers will write to the prosecution asking to have the charges dropped on this basis – often sparing our clients the considerable time and expense associated with defended hearings.

However, should your matter proceed to court, our senior lawyers will represent you and present a strong defence case to maximise your chances of being found ‘not guilty.’

Our senior lawyers are highly skilled advocates who have been recognised for their expert knowledge of the criminal law, as well as their ability to obtain excellent results in difficult cases.

We can assist you in avoiding the harsh penalties imposed by the law if you simply wish to plead guilty – in these cases, our experienced advocates can prepare and present compelling sentencing submissions which focus on any positive factors of your case.

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Section 247C of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) is Disclosure of Information Acquired in Inspection and reads as follows:

Disclosure of Information Acquired in Inspection

(1)  A person who inspects books on behalf of an applicant under section 247A must not disclose information obtained during the inspection.

(2)  Subsection (1) does not apply to the extent that the disclosure is to:

(a)  ASIC; or

(b)  the applicant.

Note:          A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2), see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .

(3)  An offence based on subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:          For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .

The penalties                                                                                                              

The maximum penalty for the offence of Disclosure of Information Acquired in Inspection is:

5 penalty units (a Commonwealth penalty unit is currently $210).

However, it should be kept in mind that maximum penalties are reserved for the most serious cases.

Your legal team will be able to advise you of the essential elements the prosecution would need to prove in order to establish the offence, whether those elements are capable of being established in your particular situation, the most effective and efficient way forward and the likely outcome.

Choosing the right legal team to defend your reputation and interests can be a difficult process.

However, it is always important to look at a firm’s experience and results when making this decision.

At Sydney Criminal Lawyers®, we have extensive experience defending and winning some of the most complex criminal matters – so you can rest assured that you are in safe hands.

Our criminal law specialists will take the time in every case to carefully scrutinise all the evidence in order to identify problems with the prosecution case at an early stage in the proceedings.

Where issues are found, our lawyers will write to the prosecution asking to have the charges dropped on this basis – often sparing our clients the considerable time and expense associated with defended hearings.

However, should your matter proceed to court, our senior lawyers will represent you and present a strong defence case to maximise your chances of being found ‘not guilty.’

Our senior lawyers are highly skilled advocates who have been recognised for their expert knowledge of the criminal law, as well as their ability to obtain excellent results in difficult cases.

We can assist you in avoiding the harsh penalties imposed by the law if you simply wish to plead guilty – in these cases, our experienced advocates can prepare and present compelling sentencing submissions which focus on any positive factors of your case.

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Section 246G(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) is Member’s Copies of Documents and Resolutions and reads as follows:

Member’s Copies of Documents and Resolutions

(1)  A member of a company may ask the company in writing for a copy of a document or resolution referred to in section 246F. The company must send the copy to the member.

The penalties                                                                                                              

The maximum penalty for the offence of Member’s Copies of Documents and Resolutions is:

5 penalty units (a Commonwealth penalty unit is currently $210).

However, it should be kept in mind that maximum penalties are reserved for the most serious cases.

Your legal team will be able to advise you of the essential elements the prosecution would need to prove in order to establish the offence, whether those elements are capable of being established in your particular situation, the most effective and efficient way forward and the likely outcome.

Choosing the right legal team to defend your reputation and interests can be a difficult process.

However, it is always important to look at a firm’s experience and results when making this decision.

At Sydney Criminal Lawyers®, we have extensive experience defending and winning some of the most complex criminal matters – so you can rest assured that you are in safe hands.

Our criminal law specialists will take the time in every case to carefully scrutinise all the evidence in order to identify problems with the prosecution case at an early stage in the proceedings.

Where issues are found, our lawyers will write to the prosecution asking to have the charges dropped on this basis – often sparing our clients the considerable time and expense associated with defended hearings.

However, should your matter proceed to court, our senior lawyers will represent you and present a strong defence case to maximise your chances of being found ‘not guilty.’

Our senior lawyers are highly skilled advocates who have been recognised for their expert knowledge of the criminal law, as well as their ability to obtain excellent results in difficult cases.

We can assist you in avoiding the harsh penalties imposed by the law if you simply wish to plead guilty – in these cases, our experienced advocates can prepare and present compelling sentencing submissions which focus on any positive factors of your case.

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Section 246F(1) and (3) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) is Company Must Lodge Documents and Resolutions with ASIC and reads as follows:

Company Must Lodge Documents and Resolutions with ASIC

(1)  A company must lodge with ASIC a notice in the prescribed form setting out particulars of any of the following:

(a)  a division of shares in the company into classes if the shares were not previously so divided;

(b)  a conversion of shares in a class of shares in the company into shares in another class.

Note:          A proprietary company may also have to notify certain particulars under Part 2C.2.

The penalties                                                                                                              

The maximum penalty for the offence of Company Must Lodge Documents and Resolutions with ASIC is:

5 penalty units (a Commonwealth penalty unit is currently $210).

However, it should be kept in mind that maximum penalties are reserved for the most serious cases.

Your legal team will be able to advise you of the essential elements the prosecution would need to prove in order to establish the offence, whether those elements are capable of being established in your particular situation, the most effective and efficient way forward and the likely outcome.

Choosing the right legal team to defend your reputation and interests can be a difficult process.

However, it is always important to look at a firm’s experience and results when making this decision.

At Sydney Criminal Lawyers®, we have extensive experience defending and winning some of the most complex criminal matters – so you can rest assured that you are in safe hands.

Our criminal law specialists will take the time in every case to carefully scrutinise all the evidence in order to identify problems with the prosecution case at an early stage in the proceedings.

Where issues are found, our lawyers will write to the prosecution asking to have the charges dropped on this basis – often sparing our clients the considerable time and expense associated with defended hearings.

However, should your matter proceed to court, our senior lawyers will represent you and present a strong defence case to maximise your chances of being found ‘not guilty.’

Our senior lawyers are highly skilled advocates who have been recognised for their expert knowledge of the criminal law, as well as their ability to obtain excellent results in difficult cases.

We can assist you in avoiding the harsh penalties imposed by the law if you simply wish to plead guilty – in these cases, our experienced advocates can prepare and present compelling sentencing submissions which focus on any positive factors of your case.

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Section 246D(6) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) is Variation, Cancellation or Modification without Unanimous Support of Class and reads as follows:

Variation, Cancellation or Modification without Unanimous Support of Class

(6)  Within 14 days after the Court makes an order, the company must lodge a copy of it with ASIC.

The penalties                                                                                                              

The maximum penalty for the offence of Variation, Cancellation or Modification without Unanimous Support of Class is:

5 penalty units (a Commonwealth penalty unit is currently $210).

However, it should be kept in mind that maximum penalties are reserved for the most serious cases.

Your legal team will be able to advise you of the essential elements the prosecution would need to prove in order to establish the offence, whether those elements are capable of being established in your particular situation, the most effective and efficient way forward and the likely outcome.

Choosing the right legal team to defend your reputation and interests can be a difficult process.

However, it is always important to look at a firm’s experience and results when making this decision.

At Sydney Criminal Lawyers®, we have extensive experience defending and winning some of the most complex criminal matters – so you can rest assured that you are in safe hands.

Our criminal law specialists will take the time in every case to carefully scrutinise all the evidence in order to identify problems with the prosecution case at an early stage in the proceedings.

Where issues are found, our lawyers will write to the prosecution asking to have the charges dropped on this basis – often sparing our clients the considerable time and expense associated with defended hearings.

However, should your matter proceed to court, our senior lawyers will represent you and present a strong defence case to maximise your chances of being found ‘not guilty.’

Our senior lawyers are highly skilled advocates who have been recognised for their expert knowledge of the criminal law, as well as their ability to obtain excellent results in difficult cases.

We can assist you in avoiding the harsh penalties imposed by the law if you simply wish to plead guilty – in these cases, our experienced advocates can prepare and present compelling sentencing submissions which focus on any positive factors of your case.

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Section 246B(3) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) is Varying and Cancelling Class Rights and reads as follows:

Varying and Cancelling Class Rights

(3)  The company must give written notice of the variation or cancellation to the members of the class within 7 days after the variation or cancellation is made.

The penalties                                                                                                              

The maximum penalty for the offence of Varying and Cancelling Class Rights is:

5 penalty units (a Commonwealth penalty unit is currently $210).

However, it should be kept in mind that maximum penalties are reserved for the most serious cases.

Your legal team will be able to advise you of the essential elements the prosecution would need to prove in order to establish the offence, whether those elements are capable of being established in your particular situation, the most effective and efficient way forward and the likely outcome.

Choosing the right legal team to defend your reputation and interests can be a difficult process.

However, it is always important to look at a firm’s experience and results when making this decision.

At Sydney Criminal Lawyers®, we have extensive experience defending and winning some of the most complex criminal matters – so you can rest assured that you are in safe hands.

Our criminal law specialists will take the time in every case to carefully scrutinise all the evidence in order to identify problems with the prosecution case at an early stage in the proceedings.

Where issues are found, our lawyers will write to the prosecution asking to have the charges dropped on this basis – often sparing our clients the considerable time and expense associated with defended hearings.

However, should your matter proceed to court, our senior lawyers will represent you and present a strong defence case to maximise your chances of being found ‘not guilty.’

Our senior lawyers are highly skilled advocates who have been recognised for their expert knowledge of the criminal law, as well as their ability to obtain excellent results in difficult cases.

We can assist you in avoiding the harsh penalties imposed by the law if you simply wish to plead guilty – in these cases, our experienced advocates can prepare and present compelling sentencing submissions which focus on any positive factors of your case.

For the best defence in your case, get the experts on your side today. Call us now on
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Section 237 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) is Applying for and Granting Leave and reads as follows:

Applying for and Granting Leave

(1)  A person referred to in paragraph 236(1)(a) may apply to the Court for leave to bring, or to intervene in, proceedings.

(2)  The Court must grant the application if it is satisfied that:

(a)  it is probable that the company will not itself bring the proceedings, or properly take responsibility for them, or for the steps in them; and

(b)  the applicant is acting in good faith; and

(c)  it is in the best interests of the company that the applicant be granted leave; and

(d)  if the applicant is applying for leave to bring proceedings–there is a serious question to be tried; and

(e)  either:

(i)  at least 14 days before making the application, the applicant gave written notice to the company of the intention to apply for leave and of the reasons for applying; or

(ii)  it is appropriate to grant leave even though subparagraph (i) is not satisfied.

(3)  A rebuttable presumption that granting leave is not in the best interests of the company arises if it is established that:

(a)  the proceedings are:

(i)  by the company against a third party; or

(ii)  by a third party against the company; and

(b)  the company has decided:

(i)  not to bring the proceedings; or

(ii)  not to defend the proceedings; or

(iii)  to discontinue, settle or compromise the proceedings; and

(c)  all of the directors who participated in that decision:

(i)  acted in good faith for a proper purpose; and

(ii)  did not have a material personal interest in the decision; and

(iii)  informed themselves about the subject matter of the decision to the extent they reasonably believed to be appropriate; and

(iv)  rationally believed that the decision was in the best interests of the company.

The director’s belief that the decision was in the best interests of the company is a rational one unless the belief is one that no reasonable person in their position would hold.

(4)  For the purposes of subsection (3):

(a)  a person is a third party if:

(i)  the company is a public company and the person is not a related party of the company; or

(ii)  the company is not a public company and the person would not be a related party of the company if the company were a public company; and

(b)  proceedings by or against the company include any appeal from a decision made in proceedings by or against the company.

Note:          Related party is defined in section 228.

The penalties                                                                                                              

The maximum penalty for the offence of Applying for and Granting Leave is:

6 months imprisonment and/or 25 penalty units (a Commonwealth penalty unit is currently $210).

However, it should be kept in mind that maximum penalties are reserved for the most serious cases.

Your legal team will be able to advise you of the essential elements the prosecution would need to prove in order to establish the offence, whether those elements are capable of being established in your particular situation, the most effective and efficient way forward and the likely outcome.

Choosing the right legal team to defend your reputation and interests can be a difficult process.

However, it is always important to look at a firm’s experience and results when making this decision.

At Sydney Criminal Lawyers®, we have extensive experience defending and winning some of the most complex criminal matters – so you can rest assured that you are in safe hands.

Our criminal law specialists will take the time in every case to carefully scrutinise all the evidence in order to identify problems with the prosecution case at an early stage in the proceedings.

Where issues are found, our lawyers will write to the prosecution asking to have the charges dropped on this basis – often sparing our clients the considerable time and expense associated with defended hearings.

However, should your matter proceed to court, our senior lawyers will represent you and present a strong defence case to maximise your chances of being found ‘not guilty.’

Our senior lawyers are highly skilled advocates who have been recognised for their expert knowledge of the criminal law, as well as their ability to obtain excellent results in difficult cases.

We can assist you in avoiding the harsh penalties imposed by the law if you simply wish to plead guilty – in these cases, our experienced advocates can prepare and present compelling sentencing submissions which focus on any positive factors of your case.

For the best defence in your case, get the experts on your side today. Call us now on
(02) 9261 8881 and book your FREE first conference with our criminal law specialists.