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Body Corporate and Community Management (Standard Module) Regulation 2020
sec.220Giving documents or information to lot owners for casting votes for committee by secret ballot
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### sec.220 Giving documents or information to lot owners for casting votes for committee by secret ballot
This section applies if an election for a committee is to be decided by secret ballot.
If written notice of the general meeting is required to be given to an owner of a lot, the body corporate must ensure the items mentioned in section 22 (6) are given to the owner—
by delivering them to the owner personally; or
by posting them to the owner’s address for service.
However, subsection (2) does not apply in relation to an owner of a lot if—
the body corporate has passed a motion under section 24 that provides that voters may cast votes electronically for an election for a committee held by secret ballot; and
the owner has given notice to the body corporate in a way mentioned in section 221 (2) that the owner does not want to be given a hard copy of the items mentioned in section 22 (6) ; and
the owner’s address for service includes an email address.
The owner may give notice under subsection (3) (b) in relation to the meeting or particular meetings.
(sec.220-ssec.1) This section applies if an election for a committee is to be decided by secret ballot.
(sec.220-ssec.2) If written notice of the general meeting is required to be given to an owner of a lot, the body corporate must ensure the items mentioned in section 22 (6) are given to the owner— by delivering them to the owner personally; or by posting them to the owner’s address for service.
(sec.220-ssec.3) However, subsection (2) does not apply in relation to an owner of a lot if— the body corporate has passed a motion under section 24 that provides that voters may cast votes electronically for an election for a committee held by secret ballot; and the owner has given notice to the body corporate in a way mentioned in section 221 (2) that the owner does not want to be given a hard copy of the items mentioned in section 22 (6) ; and the owner’s address for service includes an email address.
(sec.220-ssec.4) The owner may give notice under subsection (3) (b) in relation to the meeting or particular meetings.
- (a) by delivering them to the owner personally; or
- (b) by posting them to the owner’s address for service.
- (a) the body corporate has passed a motion under section 24 that provides that voters may cast votes electronically for an election for a committee held by secret ballot; and
- (b) the owner has given notice to the body corporate in a way mentioned in section 221 (2) that the owner does not want to be given a hard copy of the items mentioned in section 22 (6) ; and
- (c) the owner’s address for service includes an email address.