Can owners vote on procedural motions to allow someone to speak at the AGM?

There’s no express right of owners under Qld strata legislation to speak at an AGM. Feasibly, you could have an AGM that lasts 5 minutes and is simply a recitation of ‘yes’, ‘no’ or ‘abstain’ votes for each agenda item. In practice, and with good governance in mind, some discussion amongst and by owners is generally a feature of an AGM. Potentially, what you describe might (we stress, might) be covered by section 107(6)(b)(i) of the Body Corporate and Community Management (Standard Module) Regulation 2020 (equivalent provisions of other Regulation Modules), which provides for a ‘a procedural motion for the conduct of the meeting’.

If your issue is that you (and other owners) feel unheard, you can potentially approach that from 2 angles:

1. raise your concerns directly with the chair and the committee; and
2. secondly, and probably what we think is best, ensure that all of your discussion and lobbying is done before the AGM.

Experience tells us that by the time of the actual meeting, talking about things is probably too late and ineffective. You’ve got to get people involved and onside before that.

This is general information only and not legal advice.

Chris Irons Strata Solve E: chris@stratasolve.com.au P: 0419 805 898