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Community Land Management Act 2021
20Notice to be given of right to cast vote at meeting of association
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20 Notice to be given of right to cast vote at meeting of association
> > (1) Person with right to vote at meetings must notify association A person who has an interest in a development lot or neighbourhood lot that, subject to this Act, gives the person the right to vote either personally or by nominee at meetings of an association must give the association written notice of that interest (an association interest notice).
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> > (2) Contents of association interest notice The association interest notice must specify the following information and, if the interest is a mortgage, include confirmation by the mortgagor or be verified by statutory declaration of the mortgagee—
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> > > (a) the person’s full name and an address for service of notices,
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> > > (b) the lot concerned and the exact nature of the person’s interest,
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> > > (c) the date on which the person acquired the interest,
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> > > (d) in the case of a corporation, specify the full name and an address for service of notices of the nominee of the corporation who is to exercise the voting entitlement.
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> > (3) Other matters to be specified in notice The association interest notice must specify the manner in which the interest arose and be verified by statutory declaration if any of the following applies to the interest—
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> > > (a) the interest is that of the executor or administrator of the estate of a deceased person,
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> > > (b) the interest is that of the liquidator or receiver in bankruptcy of any person,
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> > > (c) the interest has arisen by the operation of law or the order of any court,
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> > > (d) the interest has arisen in any other manner otherwise than by transfer of the interest from some other person or the discharge of a mortgage.
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> > (4) Association may require notice to be given The secretary of an association may, if of the opinion that a person has failed to give notice as required under this section, by a written notice given to the person require the person—
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> > > (a) to state, within 14 days, whether or not the person is a person required to give notice under this section, and
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> > > (b) if the person is so required, to give that notice.
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> > (5) Person prevented from voting if certain requirements not met A person is not entitled to vote at a meeting of an association if the person has not complied with a notice given to the person under subsection (4) or, in the case of a vote to be tendered through a nominee, if the nominee’s full name and address for service of notices have not been notified under this section.
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> > (6) Changes in certain information to be notified A person who has given notice under this section may by further notice advise a change of nominee or of the person’s or nominee’s address for service.