#56022
Sir Humphrey
Strataguru

    The NSW wording is only slightly different from the ACT although NSW seems to compel the committee chair to chair the meeting. In the ACT, the executive committee chair is the chair of any general meeting by default. However, they can decline to do it on a particular occasion without needing to resign and could delegate that function to the strata manager. I expect NSW would be the same in practice.

    My reading of the NSW legislation, as quoted by JT, would be that a member of the OC present at the meeting could then move a procedural motion that some other particular eligible member of the OC present at the meeting be appointed to chair the meeting. A vote would take place and if passed by a majority, the meeting would from that point on be chaired by that appointed person. I can imagine circumstances when a majority at a meeting might prefer that the meeting be chaired by someone other than the managing agent and the committee chair might decline to chair.