Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made

BODY CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT (STANDARD MODULE) REGULATION 2020 - REG 22

22 Conducting committee elections held by secret ballot

(1) This section states how a committee election by secret ballot must be held.

(2) After nominations close, the secretary must prepare hard copy ballot papers, and if applicable an electronic form of the ballot papers, for each of the following positions for which a ballot is required—

(a) chairperson;

(b) secretary;

(c) treasurer;

(d) ordinary members of the committee.

(3) Each ballot must be conducted separately.

(4) However, the separate ballots mentioned in subsection (3) may appear on 1 document.

(5) For each ballot, the secretary must list the names of the properly nominated candidates in alphabetical order of family name, showing—

(a) after each name, a blank space for voting purposes; and

(b) whether the candidate is an owner of a lot; and

(c) if the candidate is not an owner of a lot—

(i) the name of the owner of a lot who nominated the candidate; and

(ii) the candidate’s residential or business address; and

(iii) the category of person mentioned in section 10 (1) (b) , (c) or (d) to which the candidate belongs; and

(d) details of any payment to be made to, or to be sought by, the candidate from the body corporate for the candidate carrying out the duties of a committee member.

Note—

For examples of nomination requirements, see sections 10 , 17 and 18 .

(6) For a hard copy vote, the secretary must forward with the notices for the annual general meeting—

(a) the ballot papers; and

(b) an envelope marked ‘ballot paper’; and

(c) either of the following items—

(i) a separate particulars envelope;

(ii) a particulars tab that forms part of the ballot paper envelope but that a person may detach without unsealing or otherwise opening the ballot paper envelope.

(7) For an electronic vote, the secretary must forward, with the notices for the annual general meeting, instructions on how a person may cast a vote.