@Paul H said:
Our Strata Manager says that it is not correct that no vote means a vote against the motion. What is the basis for that claim?
See 10 (c) of Scotlandx reply which I assume is from the act itself. It doesn’t say a majority of the returned vote BUT the majority of the EC.
The reason you need a majority of the total EC is so that if only 1 or 2 reply in the affirmative (out of 9 say) it stops unreasonable decisions by an active few that can affect all. Also the Sec might not send to all EC members if they want to influence the result or loose votes against. It keeps the EC honest.
So in my example (9 EC) you meed 5 to vote in favor to pass (or 4 if you get 2 returns that abstain).
Same rule applies in QLD.