Corporations Regulations 2001

The body corporate may give notice to a member, or to an applicant for membership, of the body corporate that he or she may elect to receive notice under subsection 249J(1) of the Act of meetings of members of the body corporate.

The notice must include a statement to the effect that:

attendance at the AGM, and other meetings of members, of the body corporate enables the members:

to participate in the governance of the body corporate; and

to ask questions about, and comment on, the management of the body corporate, its financial standing and performance; and

to ask the auditor of the body corporate questions about the conduct of the audit of the body corporate and the preparation and content of the auditor’s report; and

to vote on any proposal to amend the constitution of the body corporate or on any other matter in relation to the management of the body corporate; and

notice of meetings informs members about matters in relation to which they may wish to attend a meeting; and

a member of the body corporate who is entitled to attend, and cast a vote at, a meeting may appoint a proxy to attend and vote for the member at the meeting; and

if the member does not elect to receive notice, the body corporate is not required to give notice of its meetings to the member; and

despite a member of the body corporate electing not to receive notice of its meetings, or not making an election, the member may at any time request the body corporate to give the member personal notice of the meetings.

The member or applicant is taken not to have made an election if the body corporate has not received the election within 21 days of the notice being given in accordance with subregulation (1).

If the member elects not to receive notice of meetings, or does not make an election, subsection 249H(1), section 249J, subsection 249P(6) and paragraph 249Z(b) of the Act do not apply to the body corporate in relation to the member.

If the applicant elects not to receive notice of meetings, or does not make an election, subsection 249H(1), section 249J, subsection 249P(6) and paragraph 249Z(b) of the Act do not apply to the body corporate in relation to the applicant if he or she becomes a member of the body corporate to whom this Part applies.