if there is a discussion about STRA at a committee meeting anyone who is operating a STRA rental should exit the meeting entirely during that discussion,
I would think so … seems like the definition of a conflict of interest, although I can see situations that might benefit from a STRA operator being there to answer questions. However, even then they can’t vote.
does the Manager have to ensure that the authority granted as Secretary is performed to the letter of the law?
The standard strata manager agreement excuses them from any responsibility for errors or just bad decisions that they make where they should have known better, so it’s hard to know how you would enforce that except by raising a complaint at Fair Trading and seeking their enforced removal/replacement at NCAT. Removal and replacement by a compulsory manager seems like the only sanction – apart from getting rid of them at the first opportunity when their contract runs out.