NSWIn ForceAct
Strata Schemes Management Act 2015
33Tenant representatives
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 33
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Strata Schemes Management Act 2015.
#### 33 Tenant representatives
33 Tenant representatives
> > (1) This section applies to a strata scheme if there are tenants (being tenants notified in a tenancy notice given in accordance with this Act) for at least half of the number of lots in the scheme.
>
> > (2) The tenants of lots in a strata scheme (being tenants notified in a tenancy notice given in accordance with this Act) may nominate one tenant representative for the strata committee.
>
> > (3) The tenant representative on a strata committee, in that capacity—
> >
> > > (a) is not entitled to vote on decisions of the committee or to put a motion or nominate a person for office, and
> >
> > > (b) is not entitled to act as an officer of the owners corporation for committee purposes, and
> >
> > > (c) cannot be counted in determining whether there is a quorum of the committee.
>
> > (4) The strata committee, at any meeting or for the purpose of all meetings, may determine that a tenant representative is not entitled to be present when the following matters are being discussed or determined—
> >
> > > (a) financial statements and auditor’s reports,
> >
> > > (b) levying of contributions,
> >
> > > (c) recovery of unpaid contributions,
> >
> > > (d) a strata renewal proposal under Part 10 of the [Strata Schemes Development Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2015-051) or any related matter,
> >
> > > (e) any other financial matter specified by the regulations.
>
> > (5) The regulations may provide for the procedures for nomination of a tenant representative, including the term for which a tenant representative is appointed, the notification of an appointment and the end of an appointment.