sec.97Chairing general meetings

### sec.97 Chairing general meetings 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. If a body corporate manager is carrying out the functions of a chairperson under a chapter 3 , part 5 engagement— subsections (1) to (3) do not apply; and 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. (sec.97-ssec.1) The chairperson must chair all general meetings at which the chairperson is present. (sec.97-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.97-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. (sec.97-ssec.4) If a body corporate manager is carrying out the functions of a chairperson under a chapter 3 , part 5 engagement— subsections (1) to (3) do not apply; and 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. - (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. - (a) subsections (1) to (3) do not apply; and - (b) 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.