Short answer
Yes — NSW strata meetings can be held by video or other electronic means, and owners can attend and vote remotely, where the scheme makes the technology reasonably available. The usual rules on notice, quorum and minutes still apply; only the format changes.
Running a meeting by video
Meetings no longer have to be entirely in person. A scheme can run its general and committee meetings by video conference, or as a hybrid with some people in the room and others online. Owners can take part and vote through the platform, and those votes count in the tally the same as votes in the room.
The setup the scheme needs
The technology has to be reasonably available to everyone entitled to attend — a meeting can’t be run in a way that shuts owners out. In practice that means:
- Choosing a platform owners can realistically use.
- Setting out, in the meeting notice, how to join and how to vote electronically.
- Being able to verify who is voting, so only entitled owners are counted.
Adopting electronic voting formally is what makes remote votes binding — see electronic and email voting.
What doesn’t change
Going online doesn’t relax the fundamentals. You still need proper notice, a quorum (a remote attendee counts toward it), the correct voting thresholds, and minutes afterward. A video meeting run without those still produces challengeable decisions.
Running online meetings without a manager
Setting up a compliant video meeting — notice with the join details, a way to verify voters, and a clean record — is more than just sending a Zoom link. Straita builds the notice with the online details, handles the electronic voting and verification, and captures the minutes, so a self-managed scheme’s video meeting is as valid as an in-person one.
Primary sources
- Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) — meetings and voting by electronic means (Schedule 1).
- NSW Government — Strata schemes (Fair Trading) — online strata meetings and voting.