2026 SECNA AGM

AGM Outcomes and Results

Thanks to all members who joined us online on Wednesday 14 October for the AGM.

Director Elections: Congratulations to those appointed to the SECNA board. We extend a sincere thank you to all nine candidates who nominated for the board this year. We deeply appreciate your commitment, leadership, and dedication to growing the social enterprise sector across NSW and the ACT.

Special Resolution: The Special Resolution was passed. Members will receive an email shortly outlining the timeline for next steps and implementation.

AGM Minutes: Draft minutes and meeting outcomes will be shared with members via email in the coming days.

Appointed Directors

Non-Appointed Nominees

Important Documents

Frequently Asked Questions

  • We didn’t record the AGM, but minutes will be provided to members

  • We put a call out for director nominations during August. Director nomination packs and forms were available on the SECNA website and we held director information sessions in late August and early September.

    This information was included in Member Update emails for three weeks prior to the closing date and was advertised on LinkedIn on 20 August.

    Director nominations closed at 12pm on 3 September. As advertised, any nominations received after this time and date were not considered. Nominations that did not meet the criteria (including identifying two industry members that supported their nomination) were determined to be invalid.

  • Our Constitution allows for 3-9 directors in total. There are five continuing directors so there were 4 vacancies at the 2026 AGM. There were nine eligble Director Nominations received.

    The election process took place in two clear steps:

    1. Step 1: Preferential Vote (Candidate Selection)

      Members cast a preferential (ranked-choice) vote online via RankedVote to determine the top candidates from the 9 nominees for the 4 available seats.

    2. Step 2: Formal Resolutions

      Following the preferential vote, the final results will be formalised by submitting 4 individual resolutions—one for each selected candidate—via a show-of-hands during the AGM.

  • Director nominees had an opportunity share during the general meeting. Voting members were moved into a breakout room so further questions could be asked before voting

    Voting on the special resolution also happened at this time.

  • Under our Constitution, a secret ballot is not required for either general member resolutions or special resolutions.

    To ensure voting integrity, the initial preferential voting form requires your name and email address OR organisation name so we can verify eligible voters and prevent duplicate entries.

    To maintain both privacy and transparency, individual voting forms and member responses will strictly not be shared with any nominated directors—whether successful or unsuccessful.

  • As per SECNA’s Constitution, only Industry Members (i.e. social enterprises, as approved by the Board) have voting rights. This is because SECNA was established by social enterprises for social enterprises. Associate Members can still have a say and we encourage you to attend and get involved.

  • No, these are volunteer roles.

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