General Meeting Rules

Below is the conduct of proceeding at general meetings of the strata company. Attendees to the meeting must adhere to the below at all times.

Meeting start time
General meetings, subject to the presence of a quorum, will commence at the time notified in the notice of meeting.

Moving & seconding of motions
All motions and amendments of motions are required to be moved and seconded at the meeting. Only those eligible to vote on a motion are eligible to do so.

Debate 
Debate on matters on the agenda will only proceed if a motion has been moved and seconded. Any debate on the motion will be directed through the Chairperson.

Speaking
There is a time limit of 3 minutes for each speaker. Each owner or their authorised proxy will be able to speak once, either for or against each motion.

Voting eligibility
Except for Unanimous Resolutions or Resolutions Without Dissent, eligibility to vote is determined by whether all monies payable to the strata company have been paid before the commencement of the meeting.

Voting procedure 
An owner or their authorised proxy shall have one vote in respect of each lot owned by the respective owner unless demanded otherwise. When a vote is called, votes are to be cast by raising of hands.

Vote count
All motions (unless specified otherwise) will be decided with a majority vote.

Results of voting
The results of the vote will be announced by the Chairperson as carried or failed.

Business of the meeting
Only items of business shown on the agenda for the meeting may be determined by that meeting. Although subject to the discretion of the Chairperson, any other matters raised which are relevant to the strata company may be referred to the elected council for their consideration.