The General Meeting has been called to hear from Members and enable the Board and Leadership Team to provide an update on the past year and the outlook for the coming year. Your presence and participation are highly valued, and we encourage as many members as possible to attend.

You can attend either: 

• In person straight after the conclusion of the National Nursing Forum, Melbourne Convention Centre or;
• Online via Zoom

Registrations are essential. Please click the REGISTER NOW button to secure your place no later than Monday 3 August 2026, at 5:00 p.m.

Draft Agenda (Business of the Meeting)

1. Welcome and apologies
2. Minutes of 2025 General Meeting
3. President's Report
4. CEO's Report
5. Financial Report
6. Academic Council Report
7. Other Business
8. Close Meeting

How to Vote

In accordance with clause 13 of the ACN Constitution, voting Members shall have the right to attend and vote at a General Meeting of the Company.

Each Voting Member (Fellow, General Member, and Distinguished Life Fellow) has:
a) on a show of hands (or on the voices), only one (1) vote, regardless of how many Voting Members the person may represent as Proxy; and
b) on a poll, one (1) vote for the membership held by that person and one (1) vote for each membership held by voting members for whom the person is the recognised proxy or attorney.

Adding agenda items or asking questions

If you have any items you wish to add to the Agenda or any questions regarding the meeting, please contact Company.Secretary@acn.edu.au by Monday 27 July 2026, at 5:00 p.m.

If you would like to raise a question at the General Meeting as Other Business, please submit this via email Company.Secretary@acn.edu.au by Monday 27 July 2026, at 5:00 p.m.

Register your attendance

To ensure adequate arrangements are in place, please click the REGISTER NOW button to secure your place no later than Monday 3 August 2026, at 5:00 p.m. You may need to log in with your MyACN account details. A calendar invitation with the details, including a link for online participation and the venue address for in-person attendance, will be sent to Members (entitled to vote and registered) on Wednesday 5 August 2026, with the final agenda.

Member Communication Preferences

In accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), members may elect to receive notices and certain meeting-related documents from ACN electronically or in physical copy.

ACN generally provides communications electronically. If you wish to receive notices and meeting related documents in physical copy, please advise us by email at Company.Secretary@acn.edu.au and we will update your communication preference.

Proxy vote

In accordance with Clause 10.6 of the ACN Constitution, a proxy form is provided to each Member entitled to receive a notice of a general meeting. A proxy may not need to be a Member of the Company (Clause 11.1). All Proxy forms must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Monday 3 August 2026.

Attached are:

Thank you for your continued support and involvement with ACN. We look forward to your participation.

By order of the ACN Board,

Kath Stein
ACN President