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Sorry about the quoting of clause 23 as it does refer to resolutions not proposed motions. I was a little rushed.
Horsley says the following:
Amendments must not alter the motions nature but if the amended resolution would not fall within the notice it will be invalid (Picturesque Atlas & Publishing Co 1892 13 NSW eq 77)
BUT it also quotes Moorgate Mercantile Holdings Ltd 1980, a more recent English case; not binding in Australia;
“the substance of a special resolution must be identical to that of which notice has been given”. Moorgate allows only for grammatical errors or clerical errors to be corrected.
Horsley states the law at present in Australia regarding the amendment of special resolution motions is confused.
What is clear is that if a motion is amended to the point it becomes a new motion, i.e. fails to preserve the nature of the original motion, then it is invalid, that is a general principle. That general principle comes from amendments made by a majority vote and regards motions requiring a majority vote.
I hope that clears up things a bit ..