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Notice of election (d) attendance at the Annual General Meeting and other
meetings of the Society enables members to:
to receive financial i. participate in the governance of the Society;
statements and notices ii. to ask questions about and comment on the
management of the Society, its financial standing
of meeting and performance;
iii. to ask the auditor of the Society questions about
In accordance with regulatory requirements, the the conduct of the audit of the Society and the
Society issues notices of meeting and provides preparation and content of the auditor’s report;
financial reports (incorporated in the annual report) to and
members if requested. iv. to vote on any proposal to amend the Constitution
If you wish to receive the notices of meeting and/ of the Society or on any other matter in relation to
or the annual report, please tick the appropriate box the management of the Society;
at Step 4 on the application form. You can receive (e) notice of meetings informs members about matters
the annual report and/or notices in electronic form in relation to which they may wish to attend a
or by mail. Please indicate your preference on the meeting;
application form and provide your email address if (f) a member of the Society who is entitled to attend,
applicable.
and cast a vote at a meeting, may appoint a proxy to
If you do not wish to receive notices of meeting or the attend and vote for the member at the meeting;
financial report (incorporated in the annual report), you (g) if the member does not elect to receive notice, the
do not need to do anything further. Society is not required to give notice of its meetings
The Society is obliged by law to: to the member; and
(a) advertise the notices of meeting, both in a daily (h) despite a member of the Society electing not to
newspaper and by displaying a notice in our receive a notice of its meetings or not making an
registered office and other places of business. election, the member may at any time request the
You are able to elect to receive notices of meeting Society to give the member personal notice of the
at any time by notifying the Society in writing; and meetings.
(b) make available copies of the financial reports for
collection at our registered office and other places Directors' Statement
of business until one month after the date of our
Annual General Meeting. We, the Directors of Australian Friendly Society, state
The following statutory information is provided for that after due enquiry, we believe that this Disclosure
members and you should note that: Document contains all the information that intending
investors and their professional advisers would
(a) the financial reports, the directors' report and reasonably expect to find in order to make an informed
auditor's report (incorporated in the annual report) decision to invest in the Bendigo Funeral Bond, an
set out information about:
investment product of the Society’s Funeral Benefit Fund
i. the financial position and performance of the and that we are not aware of any relevant information
Society; that is not disclosed in this Disclosure Document.
ii. the efficiency with which the Society is being This statement was made and signed by or on behalf of
managed; and the Directors on 31 March 2015.
iii. the financial risks to which the Society is The Directors of the Society are:
exposed;
Mr R.S. Taylor (Chairman)
(b) if the member(s) do/does not elect to receive the
reports, the Society is not required to send copies Mr I.G. Mansbridge
of the reports to the member(s); Mrs M.A. Baker
(c) despite a member of the Society electing not to Mr D.G. Loadman
receive those reports or not making an election, Mr A.P. Hodges
the member may at any time elect to receive the
relevant reports;

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