What to Look for in a Secure Online Voting Platform

Short answer: yes, in most cases. Longer answer: it depends on where your scheme sits and how your by-laws or rules are set up. Over the past few years, online voting has shifted from a “nice to have” to something most strata schemes expect. COVID accelerated it, but the legislative groundwork was already there in […]

Yes. They can — and if they can’t, you’ve got a problem. That might sound blunt, but it’s the reality. A virtual AGM isn’t just a webcast with a voting button attached. If shareholders don’t have a proper way to ask questions while the meeting is happening, it starts to fall short of what the […]

If you’re involved in a Queensland body corporate, the annual general meeting (AGM) is where the real decisions get made. Budgets are approved, committees are elected, and motions that shape the scheme for the next 12 months are put to a vote. The rules aren’t optional—they’re set out under the Body Corporate and Community Management […]

Strata AGM Rules in Victoria — what actually matters in practice If you’re involved in an owners corporation in Victoria, the annual general meeting (AGM) is where the real decisions get made — budgets, committees, contracts, and sometimes disputes that have been bubbling away all year. The framework for all of this sits under the […]

If you strip an AGM back to its essentials, it comes down to two things: who is in the room, and who is entitled to vote. Move that meeting online, and both questions become more complex—but no less critical. Get attendee verification wrong, and you risk invalid votes, challenged resolutions, or in the worst case, […]

Proxy Voting at AGMs — Rules, Forms & Deadlines Not every shareholder can make it to an AGM. That’s just reality. Travel, timing, competing commitments — they all get in the way. Proxy voting exists to solve that problem, and when it’s handled properly, it keeps participation high and decisions valid. But there’s a catch. […]

Proxy voting is one of those things that looks routine… right up until it isn’t. Most meetings run smoothly. Then you hit one where a proxy’s been submitted late, or the form doesn’t quite line up with the Act, and suddenly you’re dealing with objections mid-meeting. Not ideal. Under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), proxy […]

If you’ve ever sat in a committee meeting where online voting gets raised, you’ll know how quickly the conversation turns to security. Not usability. Not convenience. Security. And that’s fair enough. Moving a vote online means people want to know one thing: can this actually be trusted? The answer isn’t a blanket yes or no. […]

An ordinary resolution is the most common type used in strata meetings. In simple terms, it passes if more votes are cast in favour than against. No supermajority. No special conditions. Just a straightforward majority of votes counted. Typical examples include: Approving budgets and levies Electing the committee Routine maintenance decisions Adopting meeting minutes Under […]

Can Creditor Meetings Be Held Online? ASIC Rules Explained Short answer: yes, they can — and these days, they often are. Online creditor meetings have moved from a temporary workaround to a standard option in Australian insolvency practice. What started as a response to COVID-era restrictions is now embedded in the legal framework, with clear […]