Yes but, no but …
OK, in writing that article I skated over one procedural step which is that the Owners Corp can put a by-law in place that allows the committee to approve minor renovations on behalf of the owners corp. Many schemes would have that as a matter of course.
And bear in mind that the owners in general meeting can still reverse or rescind decsions made on its behalf by the committee.
This is what the Fair Trading handbook Strata Living says:
The owners corporation can delegate approval for minor renovations to the strata committee by passing a by-law to permit this. The owners corporation can also make a by-law to define specific types of work as being ‘cosmetic’ or ‘minor’ renovations. This is as long as it doesn’t conflict with the categories of renovation as defined in the Act. For example, waterproofing would fall into the category of major renovations. The owners corporation could not decide that this is a minor renovation.
So you would need the by-law to be in place to avoid a general meeting but if you were going to have the GM, I would put the by-law on the agenda too, just for future reference.