NSW: Can a non-owner family member join the strata committee?

Question: Can the father of an owner be a committee member?

Answer: Provided the owner nominates their non-owner father and the owner is not a member or is not seeking election to the strata committee, then the father is eligible to be elected.

Yes, due to the operation of Section 31 of the Strata Schemes Management Act, 2015 (NSW) extracted below for your ease of reference (emphasis added):

Provided the owner son/daughter nominates their non-owner father and the owner son/daughter is not a member or is not seeking election to the strata committee, then the father is eligible to be elected.

31 Persons who are eligible to be appointed or elected to strata committee

1. The following persons are eligible for appointment or election to the strata committee of an owners corporation—
   
   1. an individual who is a sole owner of a lot in the strata scheme,
   2. a company nominee of a corporation that is a sole owner of a lot in the strata scheme,
   3. an individual who is a co-owner of a lot or a company nominee of a corporation that is a co-owner of a lot in the strata scheme, if the person is nominated for election by an owner who is not a co-owner of the lot or by a co-owner of the lot who is not a candidate for election as a member,
   4. an individual who is not an owner of a lot in the strata scheme, if the person is nominated for election by an owner of a lot who is not a member, or is not seeking election as a member, of the strata committee.

This post appears in Strata News #657.

Leanne Habib
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