Summary - 2026 AGM of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand

Presenters

Take a look at our speakers scheduled for this event

Sarah Petersen FCA

Board Chair

Naomi Walsh FCA

President

Ainslie van Onselen

Chief Executive Officer

Welcome to the 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ).

During the AGM, Board Chair Sarah Petersen FCA, President Naomi Walsh FCA and CEO Ainslie van Onselen, will provide an update on CA ANZ’s performance, key achievements and progress during FY26, and discuss the priorities and focus areas for the year ahead.

Formal Business

There are two items of formal business for this year’s AGM:

1. Financial and Statutory Reports

To receive and consider the annual report of the Board, the general purpose financial report for the financial year ended 30 June 2026 and the report of the auditor. Click here for the Annual Report.

Note: No resolution is required for this item of business. However, members will be given a reasonable opportunity to:

ask questions about, or make comments on, the operations and management of CA ANZ; and
ask the auditor questions regarding the conduct of the audit, the preparation and content of their Auditor’s Report, the accounting policies adopted by CA ANZ in relation to the preparation of the financial statements and the auditor’s independence in relation to the conduct of the audit.

2. Member Vote – Proposed Changes to By-Laws and NZICA Rules

A separate electronic and postal vote of the Members (Member Vote) is being conducted on behalf of CA ANZ by electionz.com, an independent election management company, to seek Member approval of proposed resolutions to amend the CA ANZ By-Laws and the NZICA Rules.

A Notice of Member Vote (which includes an accompanying Information Sheet and Explanatory Memorandum) is being provided to Members to explain the proposed changes and is available at caanz.com/AGM2026.

Voting in respect of the proposed amendments will take place from 1 October 2026 to 23 October 2026 via an electronic voting platform or printed voting paper, in accordance with the details set out in the Notice of Member Vote. The vote has been scheduled to allow members who wish to ask questions about the proposed resolutions an opportunity to raise those questions at the AGM.