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It's a fair point but I think it's really quite simple – clause 8 is headlined “Voting rights may not be exercised if contributions not paid.”
It then goes on to say “A vote at a general meeting … does not count unless payment has been made…”
That covers all the bases for my money. So voting rights 'may not be exercised' AND the vote 'does not count' if you are unfinancial. I'd go to the barricades to say that people who turn up at general meetings who are unfinancial don't count towards the quorum or any vote for or against, (except for issues that require a unanimous vote which are spelled out in the Act).
It's quite clear that the intention of the Act is to exclude people who are not financial from taking part in meetings. Let's not muddy the water any more than it already is by splitting hairs over wording.