Sir Humphrey said:
If an individual wants to put a motion, they should find somebody to second the motion. If only one person is interested in having a motion put, the chair can dismiss it if nobody will second the motion.
Not sure if this is the case in NSW.
However, it is true that the chair can dismiss a motion (i.e. not even put it to a vote) if they think it is “incompetent”. However, I believe the motion still has to be on the agenda so everyone can see how and why it has been dismissed.
This is what schedule 1 of the NSW Act says:
4 INCLUSION OF MATTERS ON AGENDA
(1) Any owner, or any person entitled to vote at a general meeting of an owners corporation, may require a motion to be included in the agenda of the next general meeting of the owners corporation.
(2) The requirement is to be made by written notice given to the secretary of the owners corporation that:
(a) sets out the required motion, and
(b) states the name of the person making the requirement, and
(c) includes an explanation of the motion of not more than 300 words in length.
(3) The secretary must give effect to the requirement.
(4) However, if the requirement is made after notice has been given of the meeting, the secretary must include the motion in the agenda for the next subsequent meeting.
(5) An owner or a person may make a requirement even if the owner or person cannot vote because the owner is an unfinancial owner.
And there’s this …
19 CHAIRPERSON MAY RULE CERTAIN MOTIONS OUT OF ORDER
The chairperson at a meeting may rule a motion out of order if:
(a) the chairperson considers that the motion, if carried, would conflict with this Act or the by-laws of the strata scheme or would otherwise be unlawful or unenforceable, or
(b) any requirement of this Act to include the form of the motion in the notice of the meeting has not been complied with.