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In a previous Q&A, Frank Higginson from Hynes Legal stated that if the committee holds physical meetings and an attendee does not attend two consecutive meetings without the committee’s approval, the committee member is removed from their position.

In our committee, a member has not attended two consecutive committee meetings. Although consecutive, the meetings were not in the same financial year. One committee meeting was before the AGM, and another one month later, after the AGM. Can we remove this committee member from their position due to non-attendance?

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At our AGM, eight owners were nominated for four ordinary committee member positions. A nominee withdrew two weeks before voting closed. Owners were not advised of this until votes were counted at the AGM. The number of votes received by the nominee was not declared. Does this require another election to be called?

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As body corporate managers (BCM) and committee chairs are usually extremely close and the BMC depends on support from the committee for renewal of their contract, how can owners scrutinise committee or executive committee elections when votes are all via email to the BMC, with no scrutiny?

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Our chairperson has been delegating the role of chair to the body corporate manager for the past four years. The manager has to attend all meetings, while the chairperson's involvement seems minimal. How can the committee address this situation to ensure effective leadership and meeting management?

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Regulation 48(1)(b) of the Standard Module states that if the number of committee members falls below the number required for a quorum, the committee must call a general meeting of the body corporate to choose a person to fill the vacancy.

Is a VOC required to call the EGM? If yes and there has been no VOC or committee meeting, can the EGM proceed?

What if the entire committee resigns before holding a VOC?

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I am a lot owner in a small complex of six units. One owner is an ATO Regulated Self-Managed Superannuation Fund for a family partnership business. Four trustees are listed. However, how do we know whether the person who participates in body corporate meetings, votes as "the owner" and, as of a recent EGM, is now the treasurer of the two-person committee is an owner? How can I verify they are entitled to occupy this position?

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What steps can our body corporate take when a committee member is angry, confrontational or verbally abusive to our chairperson in particular but also to other members, including our offsite caretaker (who is onsite every day) at every meeting? They distort facts to suit themself and do not read minutes or reports.

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