Section 201H — Corporations Act 2001: Directors may appoint other directors (replaceable rule—see section 135)
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Appointment by other directors (1) The directors of a company may appoint a person as a director. A person can be appointed as a director in order to make up a quorum for a directors’ meeting even if the total number of directors of the company is not enough to make up that quorum. Proprietary company—confirmation by meeting within 2 months (2) If a person is appointed under this section as a director of a proprietary company, the company must confirm the appointment by resolution within 2 months after the appointment is made. If the appointment is not confirmed, the person ceases to be a director of the company at the end of those 2 months. Public company—confirmation by next AGM (3) If a person is appointed by the other directors as a director of a public company, the company must confirm the appointment by resolution at the company’s next AGM. If the appointment is not confirmed, the person ceases to be a director of the company at the end of the AGM.
Official source: Federal Register of Legislation
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