Body Corporate and Community Management (Small Schemes Module) Regulation 2020
sec.48Adjournment of general meeting and formation of quorum in particular circumstances [ SM, s 100 ]
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sec.48 Adjournment of general meeting and formation of quorum in particular circumstances [ SM, s 100 ]
This section applies if a quorum is not formed under section 47 within 30 minutes of the time scheduled to start a general meeting. The meeting must be adjourned to be held at the same place, on the same day and at the same time, 1 week later. Despite subsection (2) , if it is not practicable to hold the adjourned meeting at the same place, it may be held at another place if all owners of lots are given notice of the new location before the adjourned meeting is to start. If at the adjourned meeting there is no quorum formed within 30 minutes of the time scheduled to start the adjourned meeting, the persons present, whether personally or otherwise, form a quorum if— at least 1 voter is present personally; or no voter is present personally, but a body corporate manager, with authority from the body corporate to conduct the meeting, is present personally; or a committee member is present personally. (sec.48-ssec.1) This section applies if a quorum is not formed under section 47 within 30 minutes of the time scheduled to start a general meeting. (sec.48-ssec.2) The meeting must be adjourned to be held at the same place, on the same day and at the same time, 1 week later. (sec.48-ssec.3) Despite subsection (2) , if it is not practicable to hold the adjourned meeting at the same place, it may be held at another place if all owners of lots are given notice of the new location before the adjourned meeting is to start. (sec.48-ssec.4) If at the adjourned meeting there is no quorum formed within 30 minutes of the time scheduled to start the adjourned meeting, the persons present, whether personally or otherwise, form a quorum if— at least 1 voter is present personally; or no voter is present personally, but a body corporate manager, with authority from the body corporate to conduct the meeting, is present personally; or a committee member is present personally.
- (a) at least 1 voter is present personally; or
- (b) no voter is present personally, but a body corporate manager, with authority from the body corporate to conduct the meeting, is present personally; or
- (c) a committee member is present personally.