A Qld lot owner would like to know the rules around teleconference committee meetings. Frank Higginson, Hynes Legal provides the following response.
Question: If a committee meeting is going to be held by teleconference because of the current COVID-19 crisis, are lot owners permitted to listen?
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If a committee meeting is going to be held by teleconference because of the current COVID-19 crisis, are lot owners permitted to listen, just as if the meeting was being held in person?
If yes, what does a lot owner do if a request to do so is refused?
Answer: The committee should use one of the many apps that allow the meeting ‘owner’ to mute people.
The committee should use one of the many apps (Zoom being one) that allow the meeting ‘owner’ to mute people. That way, they can listen in.
There would have to be some functionality or other understanding to remove you if you had an interest in the matter being considered as well.
If the committee refuses that, you can look at your rights afterwards – which is the same position as would have been had you not been allowed into a physical committee meeting.
Have a question about attending committee meetings via teleconference or something to add to the article? Leave a comment below.
This post appears in Strata News #332.
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where does it state in the NSW act that a lot owner has to advise 24 hours if they wish to attend strata committee meetings
Should AGM’s be held at this time? How do we postpone an AGM which is due but has not been called yet?
In response from Chris Irons, Hynes Legal:
Hi Lyn, assuming you’re in Queensland, the body corporate can apply to the Commissioner’s Office for an order by an adjudicator to hold the meeting ‘out of time’. As per the post, an AGM can still feasibly held electronically.
And just remember that an owner’s right to attend a committee meeting only exists if they provide 24 hours of written notice to the secretary