Section 201E — Corporations Act 2001: Special rules for the appointment of public company directors

(1) A resolution passed at a general meeting of a public company appointing or confirming the appointment of 2 or more directors is void unless: (a) the meeting has resolved that the appointments or confirmations may be voted on together; and (b) no votes were cast against the resolution. (2) This section does not affect: (a) a resolution to appoint directors by an amendment to the company’s constitution (if any); or (b) a ballot or poll to elect 2 or more directors if the ballot or poll does not require members voting for 1 candidate to vote for another candidate. (3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(b), a ballot or poll does not require a member to vote for a candidate merely because the member is required to express a preference among individual candidates in order to cast a valid vote.