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A ‘debt dispute’ is a dispute about the recovery of a debt under the Act by a body corporate from an owner. Generally speaking, a body corporate may commence QCAT or court proceedings to recover debts owed by an owner and, while a debt dispute may be brought to our office for conciliation, our adjudicators…
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The Federal Government has this week issued a release stating that more affordable and accessible insurance will be offered due to the establishment of a reinsurance pool by the Morrison Government. The reinsurance pool would cover cyclone and related flood damage in northern Australia from 1 July 2022, and would be backed by a $10…
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Building defects continue to be an issue, and source of dispute, for bodies corporate. In attempt to address this increasing issue, the new body corporate regulations – introduced in Queensland on 1 March – now place greater obligations on builders, developers and bodies corporate to make sure building defects are identified and rectified in a…
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The COVID-19 Emergency Response Legislation has had amendments passed to allow for the continued response to COVID-19 in Queensland and the references to the 2020 BCCM Regulations which came into effect on 1 March 2021. Strata Community Association (Qld) notes that one of the amended elements is the extension of the timeframe for freezing interest…
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