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Body Corporate and Community Management (Standard Module) Regulation 2020
sec.15Election of committee
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### sec.15 Election of committee
The members of the committee must be chosen by an election conducted under sections 16 to 39 , unless the body corporate decides by special resolution that the members are to be elected in another way.
Unless otherwise provided under this regulation, the election of a member must be by ballot.
For an example of this regulation otherwise providing, see section  37.
A ballot for membership of the committee must be a secret ballot unless the body corporate decides by ordinary resolution that the election be held by open ballot.
The value of any vote able to be cast for a lot included in the community titles scheme for choosing a member of the committee is the same as the value of the vote able to be cast for each other lot included in the scheme.
For subsection (4) , it is immaterial whether there are 2 or more co-owners of 1 or more of the lots.
A way decided by the body corporate under subsection (1) must be fair and reasonable in the circumstances of the scheme.
However, this section does not apply to—
a member of a minor committee; or
deciding which of the executive member positions each member of a minor committee is to hold; or
a member of a committee chosen under subdivision 8 or division 3 , subdivision 2 .
(sec.15-ssec.1) The members of the committee must be chosen by an election conducted under sections 16 to 39 , unless the body corporate decides by special resolution that the members are to be elected in another way.
(sec.15-ssec.2) Unless otherwise provided under this regulation, the election of a member must be by ballot. For an example of this regulation otherwise providing, see section  37.
(sec.15-ssec.3) A ballot for membership of the committee must be a secret ballot unless the body corporate decides by ordinary resolution that the election be held by open ballot.
(sec.15-ssec.4) The value of any vote able to be cast for a lot included in the community titles scheme for choosing a member of the committee is the same as the value of the vote able to be cast for each other lot included in the scheme.
(sec.15-ssec.5) For subsection (4) , it is immaterial whether there are 2 or more co-owners of 1 or more of the lots.
(sec.15-ssec.6) A way decided by the body corporate under subsection (1) must be fair and reasonable in the circumstances of the scheme.
(sec.15-ssec.7) However, this section does not apply to— a member of a minor committee; or deciding which of the executive member positions each member of a minor committee is to hold; or a member of a committee chosen under subdivision 8 or division 3 , subdivision 2 .
- (a) a member of a minor committee; or
- (b) deciding which of the executive member positions each member of a minor committee is to hold; or
- (c) a member of a committee chosen under subdivision 8 or division 3 , subdivision 2 .