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@PeterC said:
Taking some well accepted reference is probable better than reinventing the wheel via a set of novel standing orders.
Hmmm … I don’t disagree with anything else you’ve said, except that last bit. Taking a well-accepted reference is certainly a lot better than nothing.
However, EC meetings are very unusual in that owners are legally allowed to attend but may not speak unless invited to do so. Most ECs work on the basis that once the beast is unchained, it’s free to roam – i.e. Mr Bloggs may be invited to discuss the matter of his garden gnomes, but once he has been unfettered, can he also speak about Mr Jones’ window frames? And how exactly does he ask to speak in the first place if he isn’t allowed to speak?
General Meetings tend to be more like a Town Hall meeting than a committee meeting and I think different rules again would apply there.
I can’t see the harm in people who’ve been through a few strata meetings coming up with a formula that Owners Corps can latch on to, especially when their meetings are being disrupted and/or unproductive.
Having said all that, I note that Joske (Which you can buy HERE for $96) claims to have “a thorough presentation of statutory law as it relates to meetings of unit title and strata title companies throughout Australia.” If it does, it’s worth every cent and I withdraw my previous comments.