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Sometimes body corporate committees face the issue of not being able to find a mutually agreeable time when all members are personally available to attend a committee meeting. This may because they are all busy working or perhaps some live interstate or overseas. When this happens, the legislation allows the committee to ‘vote outside a…
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Every stakeholder needs to be grateful for the time and energy invested by committee members into their strata communities. It is a volunteer, and often thankless, role that someone needs to play. They take time away from family or business to look after the best interests of their community. But problems within a community arise…
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Strata unit owners have the option to submit motions to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) which is the forum for all owners to vote (if they choose to). There are a number of reasons why an owner may choose to take up the option of submitting a motion to the AGM. The reasons range from…
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In this article I delve into the issue of a motion with alternatives, as well as ruling these kinds of motions out of order. Firstly, let’s clarify some concepts. Section 72 of the Body Corporate and Community Management (Standard Module) Regulation 2008 (the Standard Module) provides for motions with alternatives. I will refer throughout to…
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