Short answer
There’s no fixed minimum number of committee meetings — the committee meets as often as the scheme needs. What the law focuses on is that each meeting is properly convened with the required notice, that decisions are recorded, and that owners are kept informed. Committees can also make some decisions outside a formal meeting where the rules allow.
How often is “often enough”
The frequency is driven by the scheme, not a set schedule. A busy or large building might meet monthly; a small, quiet scheme might meet only a few times a year. The test isn’t a count of meetings — it’s whether the committee is keeping on top of the scheme’s affairs and making its decisions properly when it does meet.
Notice and records are the real rules
Where the law is firm is on process, not frequency:
- Notice. Committee meetings must be convened with the required notice to members (and displayed or circulated so owners are aware), so a meeting can’t be sprung on people.
- Records. Decisions made at the meeting must be recorded in the minutes and made available, so there’s a clear account of what was decided and by whom.
- Decisions without a meeting. In some cases the committee can decide a matter by circulating it to members rather than convening a formal meeting — where the rules permit.
Never missing a notice or a minute
The effort in “meeting properly” is the admin around it — issuing notice on time, keeping the agenda straight, and writing up the record. Straita carries that load for a self-managing committee: it issues the meeting notice, holds the agenda, and captures the minutes and decisions — so however often the committee meets, each meeting is convened correctly and the record is there.
Primary sources
- Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) — strata committee meetings, notice and records.
- How to run a strata meeting (NSW Government) — convening committee meetings and giving notice.