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When it comes to elections of any kind, one of the more common phrases one hears is “returning officer”. There are slightly different meanings and responsibilities for returning officers depending upon the type of election or the country in which the election is held. In general, a returning officer is the officer responsible for ensuring…
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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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