Galbally said his lawyers Piper Alderman had reported Collingwood to ASIC on Tuesday for what he alleged was a failure to comply with the corporations law,while seeking a corporate governance review by the regulator of the club under the corporations law.
He said he wanted a list of all voting members of the club so he could write to them,expressing concerns about governance of the club and “seeking a change to the existing board”.
“I just want voting members (names),” Galbally said.
Galbally had sent a letter to all of the club’s board back in June and also questioned what actually constituted a voting member under the club’s articles,saying neither the board nor he could accurately verify who could vote under Collingwood’s constitution. “No one (knows),” Galbally said.
However,Collingwood said they had not yet received a petition calling for an EGM and restated their position that they would be prepared to have a third party independently verify the signatures on the petition and to establish the voting rights of petitioners,according to the club’s articles of association.
Korda,however,went one step further in response to Galbally’s claim the club was trying to stop the members from voting.
“Smears,such as from Francis Galbally this evening,are an attempt to bully Jeff Browne on to the Collingwood board and hand him the presidency that he and his supporters believe is an entitlement,” Korda said.