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Home » Committee Concerns » Committee Concerns NSW » NSW: Can you vote on your own renovation bylaw?

NSW: Can you vote on your own renovation bylaw?

Published April 13, 2026 By Allison Benson, Kerin Benson Lawyers Leave a Comment Last Updated April 13, 2026

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Question: When seeking renovation approval, can I vote on my own bylaw?

Answer: You can’t vote on it unless you disclose your interest and the rest of the committee say that you can vote.

Yes, you can. If you were asking for a minor renovation and it was the strata committee deciding and you were a member the strata committee or if you have a pecuniary (which means monetary interest) in a motion, you can’t vote on it unless you disclose your interest and the rest of the committee say that you can vote. Provided you did that and the committee said, “Yeah, you can vote on it”, you can vote on your motion as a strata committee member for a minor renovation.

This is because every single owner has an interest in a bylaw motion, or any motion that’s put before the owners Corp. Because let’s face it, it’s going to involve common property or money, or something that’s going to affect your rights in the owners coup.

You can definitely vote on your own motion, you just need to be financial. That’s the trick, make sure you’re financial.

This post appears in Strata News #575.

Allison Benson
Kerin Benson Lawyers
E: allison@kerinbensonlawyers.com.au
P: 02 4032 7990

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About Allison Benson, Kerin Benson Lawyers

Allison is a strata lawyer who has provided general strata advice, acted in strata disputes (including building defect disputes) and worked with clients in preparing and enforcing by-laws and strata management statements, since 2008. From 2012 onwards, Allison has acted exclusively on behalf of owners corporations and lot owners in respect of both strata and community association disputes and building and construction disputes.

Allison has extensive experience in commercial litigation and dispute resolution, having represented clients in contractual claims, interpretation of by-laws and rules, Home Building Act claims and levy recovery claims at all levels of court proceedings, including in the Court of Appeal and in the former CTTT (now the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal known as NCAT). Allison’s knowledge across a variety of strata schemes matters enables her to advise owners corporations, lot owners and other interested parties on a range of issues and to represent their interests both informally and before the courts.

Allison is a member of the Australian College of Community Association Lawyers (ACCAL), the Newcastle Law Society and the Society of Construction Law Australia. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from Macquarie University and a Bachelor of Business from the University of Newcastle.
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