This article discusses the AGM minutes distribution timeframe, explaining when strata managers must provide minutes to lot owners and how the rules differ by scheme size.
Question: Our AGM was held about 5 months ago. I did not attend. A motion was passed for a special levy. I recently requested a copy of the minutes and have been advised that the Strata Manager has not produced them. Are there timeframes for the distribution of AGM minutes?
Answer: The legislation requirements differ depending on the size of your strata scheme.
The answer varies depending on whether you are in a large or non-large strata scheme. If the latter (ie scheme of over 100 lots) you must have requested a copy of the minutes within the statutory timeframe (ie within 14 days of the meeting).
In a non-large strata scheme, you must receive a copy of the minutes within 14 days after a meeting, and a failure to do so carried a maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
Further, the next agenda for a general meeting should have those minutes attached if those minutes have not previously been circulated.
This post appears in Strata News #617.
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