Here is a list of books on meeting procedure for Australia and New Zealand.
General books on meeting procedure
Meeting Procedure Made Easy
By David Julian Price
Published by Cascade Publishing
Available at www.meetingsinstitute.com
Guide for Meetings and Organisations
By N.E. Renton
Published by the Law Book Company
Available at bookshops
Take the Chair
By David Price, Harold Luxton and Bill Smith
Published by Australian Rostrum
Available from Rostrum Western Australia
Books for Company Meetings
Company Meetings, What you need to know
By Greg Bateman
Published by Butterworths
Available at bookshops
Books for more legal and technical information
Joske’s Law and Procedure at Meetings in Australia
By Eilis S Magner
Published by The Law Book Company
Available in bookshops
Horsley’s Meetings. Procedure, Law and Practice
By A.D. Lang
Published by Butterworths
Available in bookshops
Please Note: The author accepts no responsibility for anything which occurs directly or indirectly as a result of using any of the suggestions or procedures detailed in this blog. All suggestions and procedures are provided in good faith as general guidelines only and should be used in conjunction with relevant legislation, constitutions, rules, laws, by-laws, and with reasonable judgement.
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