Just jumping in on a couple of the more recent issues:
daphne said: my understanding is that the ECs don’t have to admit non-committee members & can stop the meeting until the offending party departs.
Incorrect – any Owner can attend an E/C Meeting, but cannot actively participate without the consent of the Chair.
and: how would Mac prove he had attended the ECM..?
justsaying (just) said: I did speak at the ECM and raised all the issues…. Blank looks in return!
Apart from providing an Agenda to each Owner and/or placing it on the Notice Board 72 hours in advance, the Secretary is required within 7 days to prepare and distribute the Meeting Minutes in the same way, including the details of all attendees (not just participants).
So rather than worrying about the legalities or otherwise of photographing and/or taping E/C Meeting proceedings, daphne and “just” should either attend and themselves take contemporaneous notes which can be relied upon in legal proceedings, or better still submit a Motion for the Agenda for the next E/C or General Meeting pointing out the requirements of the NSW Strata Schemes Management Act (1996) for holding and reporting on the former, and requiring those to be followed.