Queensland Consolidated Acts

BUILDING UNITS AND GROUP TITLES ACT 1980 - SECT 45

45 Meetings of committees

(1) At a meeting of a committee a quorum is constituted by members who number more than one-half of—

(a) the number of persons determined by the body corporate pursuant to section 42 (4) to be members of the committee; or

(b) if such a determination has not been made—the members of the committee.

(2) Subject to this Act, the decision on any matter of the majority of the members voting on that matter shall be the decision of the committee at any meeting at which a quorum is present.

(3) A decision of a committee has no force or effect if, before that decision is made, notice in writing is given to the secretary of the committee by not less than half of the total number of proprietors, the sum of whose lot entitlements exceed one-half of the aggregate lot entitlement, that the making of the decision is opposed by those proprietors.

(4) A committee shall cause to be kept a record of its decisions, of any notices given to its secretary under subsection (3) and full and accurate minutes of its meetings.

(5) The secretary of a committee must give a copy of the following to each proprietor and first mortgagee of a lot—

(a) the minutes of each of its meetings;

(b) the minutes of resolutions passed under schedule 4 , section 7 .

(6) Subsection (5) does not apply in relation to a person who—

(a) has given the secretary a written notice instructing the secretary that the person does not wish to be given copies of the minutes; and

(b) has not withdrawn the instruction.

(7) A copy of minutes given to a person under subsection (5) must be given—

(a) for minutes mentioned in subsection (5) (a) —within 21 days after the meeting is held; or

(b) for minutes mentioned in subsection (5) (b) —within 21 days after the resolution is passed.