Clause 27

This section applies to the following types of meetings:

an annual general meeting of the Foundation;

an extraordinary general meeting of the Foundation.(2) The Foundation may hold a meeting to which this section applies —

at a physical place;

at a physical place and using virtual meeting technology; or

using virtual meeting technology only.(3) Where the Foundation holds a meeting to which this section applies under subsection (2)(b) or (c), the meeting may be held without any number of those participating in the meeting being together at the same place.(4) Where a meeting to which this section applies is held (whether wholly or partly) using virtual meeting technology —

a reference in this Act to any person (including any member of the Foundation) present at a meeting includes a person who attends the meeting using virtual meeting technology;

subject to paragraph (d), a reference in this Act to a vote of a member of the Foundation at a meeting includes a vote by electronic means or any other means that the Board may determine;

subject to paragraph (d), a reference in this Act to the entitlement of a person to vote at a meeting includes, where the person is present by virtual meeting technology, the entitlement to vote by electronic means or any other means that the Board may determine;

a reference in this Act to voting by a person on a show of hands at a meeting includes, where the person is present by virtual meeting technology, voting by the person by electronic means or any other means that the Board may determine but only if the person can be identified —

by any method that may be prescribed relating to the verification or authentication of the identity of persons attending the meeting; or

if no method is so prescribed, by any method that the Board may determine; and

a reference in this Act to an income and expenditure account, a balance sheet, a financial report or other document being caused to be laid before the Foundation at a meeting includes the relevant document being caused to be produced or made available —

on a website; or

by any other means that the Board may determine.Technological disruptions, etc., in meetings16B. A meeting to which section 16A(2)(b) or (c) applies is not invalidated by reason of any technological disruption, malfunction or outage unless the court —

is of the opinion that the technological disruption, malfunction or outage has caused or may cause substantial injustice that cannot be remedied by any order of the court; and

by order declares the meeting to be invalid.”.