Appointing an Alternate Director

Details

A company may, if the company's constitution permits it, appoint an individual to act as an alternate in place of a director to exercise some or all of the director's powers for a specified period.

Any new director that is appointed must be registered with Companies Office within 20 working days of their appointment.

From the Main Toolbar, go to Company.
Select the Company from the list.
Select Officers

Click

Instructions

CAS 360 will display the Add/Edit New Officer screen.

Field	Explanation
Officer Name	In the Officer Name field, begin typing the new Officer's. CAS 360 will begin searching the Global Contacts screen for the person. If the Contact has not been previously added to the Global Contacts screen, will appear. Click to add a new contact.
Position	Select the Officer's position as Alternate
Position Status	Select the Status as Appointed
Alternate For	In the Alternate For filed, CAS 360 will display a list of the company's current Officers.
Terms of Appointment	Input the reason for appointment and the time period for the Alternate's position
Meeting Status	Attendee This person will be shown as present or as in attendance (if the person is not a director) at meetings. If the person is a director or alternate, the person will be listed on resolutions. Signatory This person will be shown as present or as in attendance (if the person is not a director) at meetings. The person will be shown as chairperson at meetings and signatory on company forms and other documents. If the person is a director or alternate, the person will be listed on resolutions. Chairperson This person will be shown as present or an in attendance (if the person is not a director) at meetings. The person will be shown as chairperson at meetings. If the person is a director or alternate, the person will be listed on resolutions. Form Signatory This person will be shown as present or an in attendance (if the person is not a director) at meetings. The person will be shown as the signatory on company forms and other documents. If the person is a director or alternate, the person will be listed on resolutions. Apology This person will be shown as an apology at meetings. If the person is a director or alternate, the person will be listed on resolutions. Non Attendee This person will not be shown on meeting minutes or resolutions.
Appointed	Enter the Appointed date as the date the Alternate is appointed
Notes	Add extra notes to appear on the Register of Officers

Australian Company Directorship

If the officer lives in Australia, also provide the following information.

Is the person also the director of a company that is registered in Australia?

Select if the officer is a director of a company registered in Australia. This will require users to select the company from the Global Contacts screen.