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Whale
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    It’s Executive Committee Meetings where proxies need to accepted (or not) prior to the commencement of the Meeting.

    But back on topic, I think that this is one of those times where the underlying intent of the Legislation is actually reflected in its wording.

    The impacts upon strata democracy arising from the malaise of disinterested owners, owners of multiple Lots, and from those owners who farm proxies is bad enough in larger schemes, but it’s potentially severe in smaller schemes where overcoming those is much, much harder.

    That’s why my interpretation was that Sch 2: Cl.12 (3) was the means by which the Legislators could put some special requirements around the General Meetings held by those smaller schemes (<9 Lots) with more than one owner, by requiring the attendance of at least 2 persons who are entitled to vote in order to form a quorum.

    I don’t see why a quorum calculated in that way could not be a combination of proxies and personal attendees; it just needs a minimum of two!

    It’s all of no consequence in sancataldo’s case though, as the Legislators omitted to prohibit poll votes in small schemes. 

    Jimmy, to save us all getting migraines debating this, maybe ask our friends at Makinson & d’Apice for an opinion.