Question: Does an owner need to attend the AGM in person to be nominated to the strata committee or elected to the office of treasurer, secretary or chairperson?
Does an owner need to attend the AGM in person to be nominate to the strata committee or elected to the office of treasurer, secretary or chairperson?
Last year at our AGM, our strata manager advised that an owner was nominated to be on the committee and elected as chairperson. However, as they were not in attendance in person, they were not eligible to be chair. This has happened in the past treasurer, secretary and chair. The same owners continue to nominate each other for the offices yet are not always in attendance at the AGM.
Answer: A person may nominate to the strata committee and nominate for an office bearer’s positions in writing before the meeting.
This advice is totally incorrect. A person may nominate to the strata committee and nominate for an office bearer’s positions in writing before the meeting.
Most strata firms will have nomination forms, however, a simple email to the strata manager is suitable.
Section 41 of the SSMA 2015 states:
[Our emphasis]
- The members of a strata committee must, at the first meeting of the strata committee after they assume office as members, appoint a chairperson, secretary and treasurer of the strata committee in accordance with this Act.
- Nomination for election as an officer of the owners corporation may be made before or at the meeting at which the election is held.
This post appears in the May 2024 edition of The NSW Strata Magazine.
Rod Smith The Strata Collective E: rsmith@thestratacollective.com.au P: 02 9879 3547