This article discusses the role, authority, and meeting-related responsibilities that define strata company chairperson duties under strata legislation and bylaws.
Question: What are the duties of a chairperson? The Act specifies the duties of the secretary and treasurer, but doesn’t really outline what the chairperson does.
Answer: Chairperson of a strata company means the member of the council of the strata company holding office as the chairperson of the strata company
The Chairperson for the Strata Company, in accordance with Schedule 1 bylaw 6 (4), has the duty to:
(4) The chairperson is to preside at all meetings of the council but, if the chairperson is absent from, or is unwilling or unable to preside at a meeting, the members of the council present at that meeting can appoint 1 of their number to preside at that meeting during the absence of the chairperson.
The definitions provide the following:
chairperson of a strata company means the member of the council of the strata company holding office as the chairperson of the strata company;
We also note that the Legislation now requires the Strata Company to appoint a Chairperson as per Section 135 (4):
(4) 1 of the members of the council of a strata company must hold office as the chairperson of the strata company.
The Chairperson appointed for the General Meeting of the Strata Company, which does not have to be the Chairperson of the Strata Company, also has several duties to be performed throughout the duration of the general meeting.
This post appears in Strata News #502.
Shelley Fitzgerald Emerson Raine E: shelley@emersonraine.com.au P: 9330 3959