Body Corporate and Community Management (Commercial Module) Regulation 2020
sec.55Chairing general meetings [ SM, s 97 ]
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sec.55 Chairing general meetings [ SM, s 97 ]
The chairperson must chair all general meetings at which the chairperson is present. A person elected, with the person’s consent, by the persons present and having the right to vote at a general meeting must chair the meeting if— the chairperson is absent from the meeting; or a chairperson has not been chosen; or there is a vacancy in the office of chairperson. A body corporate manager exercising the powers of the chairperson under an authorisation given by the body corporate under section 119 of the Act — may advise and help the chairperson when the chairperson is chairing a meeting under subsection (1) ; but must not chair the meeting unless the body corporate manager— is elected under subsection (2) ; or is the only person forming a quorum at an adjourned meeting. (sec.55-ssec.1) The chairperson must chair all general meetings at which the chairperson is present. (sec.55-ssec.2) A person elected, with the person’s consent, by the persons present and having the right to vote at a general meeting must chair the meeting if— the chairperson is absent from the meeting; or a chairperson has not been chosen; or there is a vacancy in the office of chairperson. (sec.55-ssec.3) A body corporate manager exercising the powers of the chairperson under an authorisation given by the body corporate under section 119 of the Act — may advise and help the chairperson when the chairperson is chairing a meeting under subsection (1) ; but must not chair the meeting unless the body corporate manager— is elected under subsection (2) ; or is the only person forming a quorum at an adjourned meeting.
- (a) the chairperson is absent from the meeting; or
- (b) a chairperson has not been chosen; or
- (c) there is a vacancy in the office of chairperson.
- (a) may advise and help the chairperson when the chairperson is chairing a meeting under subsection (1) ; but
- (b) must not chair the meeting unless the body corporate manager— (i) is elected under subsection (2) ; or (ii) is the only person forming a quorum at an adjourned meeting.
- (i) is elected under subsection (2) ; or
- (ii) is the only person forming a quorum at an adjourned meeting.
- (i) is elected under subsection (2) ; or
- (ii) is the only person forming a quorum at an adjourned meeting.