{"id":9311,"date":"2022-03-26T01:46:15","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T17:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zegal.com\/directors-resolution-to-appoint-directors-and-or-acknowledge-resignation-of-directors\/"},"modified":"2024-12-27T17:22:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T09:22:54","slug":"directors-resolution-to-appoint-directors-and-or-acknowledge-resignation-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zegal.com\/en-au\/directors-resolution-to-appoint-directors-and-or-acknowledge-resignation-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Directors&#8217; Resolution to Appoint Director(s) and\/or Acknowledge Resignation of Director(s)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 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href=\"https:\/\/zegal.com\/en-au\/directors-resolution-to-appoint-directors-and-or-acknowledge-resignation-of-directors\/#Can_a_Directors_resignation_be_refused\" >Can a Director\u2019s resignation be refused?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zegal.com\/en-au\/directors-resolution-to-appoint-directors-and-or-acknowledge-resignation-of-directors\/#Key_points_to_include\" >Key points to include<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-directors-resolution-to-appoint-director-s-and-or-acknowledge-resignation-of-director-s-faqs\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Directors_Resolution_to_Appoint_Directors_andor_Acknowledge_Resignation_of_Directors_FAQs\"><\/span>Directors\u2019 Resolution to Appoint Director(s) and\/or Acknowledge Resignation of Director(s) FAQs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A&nbsp;<strong>Directors\u2019 Resolution to Appoint Director(s) and\/or Acknowledge Resignation of Director(s)<\/strong>&nbsp;is a resolution passed by the directors of a company to appoint a new director, typically to fill a casual vacancy on the board after a&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/zegal.com\/en-au\/director-resignation-letter\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">resignation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once appointed, the board will send a&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/zegal.com\/en-au\/directors-appointment-letter\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Director\u2019s Appointment Letter<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-do-you-appoint-a-new-director\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_appoint_a_new_director\"><\/span>How do you appoint a new director?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Generally, a new director must be appointed by the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/zegal.com\/en-au\/shareholders-agreement\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shareholders of a company<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A new director may be appointed by the board of directors using a&nbsp;<strong>Directors\u2019 Resolution to Appoint Director(s) and\/or Acknowledge Resignation of Director(s)<\/strong>, subject to re-appointment by shareholders at the next general meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Important note<\/strong>: Typically, the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/zegal.com\/en-au\/shareholders-resolution-to-alter-articles-of-association\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Articles of Association<\/a>&nbsp;of a company provide that a director appointed by the board must retire by the next&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/zegal.com\/notice-general-meeting\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">general meeting<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two options when using a&nbsp;<strong>Directors\u2019 Resolution to Appoint Director(s) and\/or Acknowledge the Resignation of Director(s)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If a meeting of the board of directors is convened to pass this resolution, use a&nbsp;<strong>Board Minutes to Appoint Director(s) and\/or Acknowledge Resignation of Director(s)<\/strong>; or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the board resolution is passed by way of a written resolution, use a&nbsp;<strong>Board Resolution to Appoint Director(s) and\/or Acknowledge the Resignation of Director(s)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-can-a-director-s-resignation-be-refused\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_Directors_resignation_be_refused\"><\/span>Can a Director\u2019s resignation be refused?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If a director truly intends to leave or resign, they can only be  forced to stay if there is a company legality that prevents it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read through the company\u2019s legal policies before resigning so there is no breach of contractual obligations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-points-to-include\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_points_to_include\"><\/span>Key points to include<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Details of the company;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Details of the meeting (if using Board Minutes);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Date of passing the resolution;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Whether the board is accepting the resignation of a current director or directors;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Availability of the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/zegal.com\/en-au\/director-resignation-letter\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">director\u2019s letter of resignation<\/a>; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Whether the board is appointing replacement directors and, if so, who the directors are.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Directors\u2019 Resolution to Appoint Director(s) and\/or Acknowledge Resignation of Director(s) FAQs 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