Chairing Meetings | Master Of Meetings

A question has been received from John of Ballajura in WA. We had a person who is unfinancial but used to be a member attend one of...

Peter has asked the following question: How do minutes become confirmed if the persons present at the meeting when a decision was adopted...

Lee has written the following question: What happens when the ‘status quo’ is ambiguous? In this example half of a committee...

In a reply to my post about rescission motions, Jason from Victoria has added some really good comments. Thanks Jason. Jason says:...

Karen from Doubleview in Western Australia has asked about the protocol when vacating the chair to make a presentation. Presiding over...

Andrea from Koroop in Victoria, Australia has asked: ”Can the president move a motion at a meeting? What law is this held under?” The...

This question is common and the answer is fairly simple. In Australia and New Zealand it is custom to have every motion seconded. Whether...

A Consent Schedule is a great tool to shorten any meeting Most meetings which people attend contain a number of items on the agenda....

The issue of apologies seem innocent enough but there can be a sting in the tail. Firstly, just what are apologies? They are NOT...

A deliberative vote is a vote given to a person because they are a member of the group. The term is usually applied to people who chair...