Section 250JA — Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Certain resolutions must be decided on a poll—listed companies

(1) A resolution put to the vote at a meeting of members of a listed company must be decided on a poll (and not a show of hands) if:

(a) the notice of the meeting set out an intention to propose the resolution and stated the resolution; or

(b) the company has given notice of the resolution in accordance with section 249O (members’ resolutions); or

(c) a poll is demanded.

(2) This section applies despite subsection 250J(1) and anything in the company’s constitution.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 17 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 250G — Objections to right to vote (replaceable rule—see section 135)
s 250H — Votes need not all be cast in the same way
s 250J — How voting is carried out (replaceable rule—see section 135)
s 250K — Matters on which a poll may be demanded
s 250L — When a poll is effectively demanded
s 250M — When and how polls must be taken (replaceable rule—see section 135)

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