Returning Officer

Body Corporate and Community Titles Act 1997 – Secret Ballot

• Body Corporate and Community Management (Standard Module) Regulation 2008 
• Body Corporate and Community Management (Accommodation Module) Regulation 2008
• Body Corporate and Community Management (Commercial Module) Regulation 2008 

Section 88 (SM) – When motion must be decided by secret ballot

1. The body corporate must appoint a returning officer for each general meeting where a motion is to be decided by secret ballot.
2. Also, the body corporate may appoint a returning officer for any other general meeting.
3. The returning officer has all or any of the following functions as decided by the body corporate and stated in the returning officer’s Instument Of Appointment—

1. deciding questions about eligibility to vote and voting entitlements;
2. receiving secret voting papers;
3. counting votes, or inspecting the counting of votes;
4. deciding whether a vote is valid.

Returning Officer Request FORM for Body Corporate Managers.

The Act – Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997

Body Corporate – all lot owners 

This Regulation – Body Corporate and Community Management (Standard Module) Regulation 2008

Committee – executive positions i.e. Chairperson, Secretary . etc

 

Further Information attached as Information Sheet extracts.