Rights of Access to Lots
Many bodies corporate are mistaken about their rights to access lots. There is a right to access a lot only for specific purposes and in accordance with the Act. If you want to read an appeal decision about whether a body corporate acted reasonably in accessing a lot, then read on – and before you […]
Is it Defamatory to Call Someone Unfinancial?
This article was written by Frank Higginson at Hynes Legal It must be the season for ‘interesting’ defamation proceedings. This one will be of special interest to the strata managers (and perhaps chairpersons) out there who have to declare people unfinancial at general meetings. A lot owner sued a strata manager for defamation for doing […]
Defamation in Strata
Defamation in Strata An article written by Hynes Legal Most of our articles are Queensland centric. This one is effectively national, because while defamation is something that our constitution deems a State issue, each State has adopted the same defamation legislation. So, while this case was decided in NSW, its implications and findings are national. Defamation […]
FAQs – Removing and Replacing Committee Members
The Office of the Commissioner for Body Corporate and Community Management receive a number of queries about the process for removing and replacing committee members. Whilst the FAQs below provide some general information about these topics, it’s worth saying that merely removing and replacing a committee member is not necessarily going to solve all problems. […]