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The act says this:
12 Quorum
(1) A motion submitted at a general meeting of an owners corporation must not be considered, and an election must not be held, unless there is a quorum present to consider and vote on the motion or on the election.
(2) There is a quorum for considering and voting on such a motion or at such an election only if:
(a) at least one-quarter of the number of persons entitled to vote on the motion or at the election is present, either personally or by duly appointed proxy, or
(b) at least one-quarter of the aggregate unit entitlement of the strata scheme is represented by the persons who are present and entitled to vote on the motion or at the election, either personally or by duly appointed proxy.
(3) However, if there is more than one owner in the strata scheme and the quorum calculated in accordance with subclause (2) is less than 2 persons the quorum is 2 persons entitled to vote on the motion or at the election.
The emphasis there was mine. Then quickly moving on to the section about who is and isn't entitled to vote, it says this:
10 Persons entitled to vote at general meetings
(8) Voting rights may not be exercised if contributions not paid
A vote at a general meeting (other than a vote on a motion requiring a unanimous resolution) by an owner of a lot or a person with a priority vote in respect of the lot does not count unless payment has been made before the meeting of all contributions levied on the owner, and any other amounts recoverable from the owner, in relation to the lot that are owing at the date of the notice for the meeting.
I would have thought “entitled to vote” implies that your vote would be counted. My reading is if you're not “financial” you can't vote and therefore can't be considered as forming part of the quorum.
In other words, you can raise your hand as often as you want but if your levies aren't up to date, you can't propose motions, nominate candidates for election or vote on motions. You are effectively not present. But I am, as ever, open to being proved wrong.
Jimmy