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leif said:
Resolution: A decision of the meeting (after taking a vote) and 25% or more owners present
Special Resolution: No more than 25% of votes are cast against and 25% or more owners present
Unanimous Resolution: No vote is against, and 25% or more owners present
As a normal AGM struggles to get the quorum 25% of owners ………
From the Strata Schemes Managment Act Schedule 2 clause 12 regarding quorums:
(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.
Notice the quorum of part (a) is one quarter of those entitled to vote. Being entitled to vote means being financial even though the Act says that a non financial persons vote does not count at clause 10 sub clause 8. It does not say the owners is no longer entitled to vote, it just says the vote is not to be counted. The interpretation of sub clause 8 has consequences for submitting motions and other parts of the Act that refer to people entitled to vote but that is another issue.
(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.
So the 25% of owners present is 25% of owners who are financial being present. Say you have a 100 unit SP and 20 people are not financial. The quorum is not 25 people it is 20 due to the unfinancial status of some owners.
Just remember it is 25% of those eligible to vote and to be eligible to vote apparently means being financial (unless it is a unanimous resolution that is being determined).