Millie – in NSW, Owners are permitted to attend Executive Committee Meetings (ECM), with the emphasis on the words underlined.
So my understanding has always been that under those provisions, shown at Sch 3 Cl 14 of the Strata Schemes Act, a person holding an Owner’s proxy to participate in General Meetings could not attend ECMs, that only Owners could attend, and further that Owners in attendance can’t actively participate in discussions there unless permitted to do so by the Chair.
So that’s the official line, but personally I don’t much care who attends our E/C Meetings so long as they behave themselves, and quite frankly I’ve been known to permit participation by long-term tenants where they’ve been able to add-value to a discussion.