Scallywag said……
– The new Regulations DO allow electronic voting before a meeting on matters “not being an election”. In other words, Pre Meeting (electronic) voting excludes voting for any nominees for Committee.
– In QLD the Election of Committee is placed on the Agenda, owners pre-nominate and ALL OWNERS have an equal opportunity to vote for members of the Strata Committee. Owners at the meeting can also nominate if there are vacancies ….
As I interpret the new NSW Regulation the “not being an election” provision to which you refer relates only to postal voting, but not to pre-meeting electronic voting (including by the use of a website) under the provisions of Clause 15.
Similarly, it appears to me that the pre-nomination provisions at Clause 9 of the NSW Regulation mirror those applicable in Queensland, where I agree with you that any nominations made at a General Meeting itself may only be voted upon by those personally present there and/or holding a proxy.