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When can a Body Corporate withhold access to records?
Section 205 of the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 (the Act) requires a body corporate to provide Body Corporate’s records within seven days after receiving: A written request from an ‘interested person’; and The fee prescribed under the regulation...
Debt Recovery – FAQ
Q1. I am 2 months late with my Body Corporate levies. Can the Body Corporate charge me interest? Yes the Body Corporate can charge you interest if the Body Corporate has decided by Ordinary Resolution to apply penalties to levies if they are not paid by the due...
CCTV Surveillance in a Body Corporate
Either a Body Corporate or lot owner may wish to install CCTV in a community titles scheme. This wish may raise several questions about the Body Corporate and the lot owners responsibility, as well as concerns about recording and privacy. Legal advice may be...
Invoice Hub
Invoice Hub - What is it & why you should consider using it Invoice Hub is a fantastic system where Committee members and Building Managers can view and approve invoices before they are paid. On the Invoice Hub, approvers are able to view invoices that have been...
Body Corporate Fined for Fire Safety Breaches
A Brisbane Body Corporate has been fined for a litany of building fire safety offences that exposed residents to serious risks. The Brisbane Magistrates ordered that a Body Corporate pay $21,000 plus costs after it pleaded guilty to 21 breaches of the Fire and...
Combustible Cladding Laws in Queensland Announced
If you don’t know whether the cladding on your building is combustible (or to use the less scary word – non-conforming), you are soon going to be forced to find out. The issue over what cladding has been used on buildings crystallised after the Grenfell Tower fire in...
Body Corporate Debt Recovery Clarified
The confusion over the time limit a Body Corporate has to commence recovery of outstanding Body Corporate debts has now been clarified by the Court of Appeal. The Body Corporate and Community Management (Standard Module) Regulation 2008 says the following; If...
Bullying in Strata
Frank Higginson from Hynes Legal writes an interesting article about the decision made by the Fair Work Commission with regards to a Chairperson of a Body Corporate Committee being ordered to stop bullying a Body Corporate Caretaker. Read more by clicking here.
What is a Quorum?
In the world of Strata, a quorum is the minimum number of voters who must be present at a General Meeting in order to have a valid meeting. In this article written by Frank Higginson of Hynes Legal, Frank explains what a Quorum is and the outcome if you do not get a...
