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Voting can be done at a meeting or by a ballot. At a meeting, voting is usually by a show of hands, with one vote for each lot. However, any lot owner may require before or after a vote by show of hands, that a vote be taken based on lot entitlements.
The Owners Corporation Act 2006 also enables voting and ballots by post, telephone facsimile, the internet or other electronic communication.
Lot owners owing fees or other money to the owners corporation are not entitled to vote on ordinary resolutions. However, they can still vote on matters requiring a special or unanimous resolution.
If the votes are equal and the chairperson is a lot owner or a proxy for a lot owner, then the chairperson may exercise a second casting vote.
