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Most bodies corporate in Queensland are regulated by the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 (Qld) (BCCM Act). There are a small number of schemes that are regulated by some specified legislation (for example, some schemes located at Hope Island, Sanctuary Cove, Royal Pines and Southbank). There are over 50,000 bodies corporate in Queensland…
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The Government has announced the COVID-19 emergency arrangements for bodies corporate will be extended to 30 April 2021, or an earlier date as decided by the Government. This is in recognition of the ongoing impacts of the pandemic on community titles schemes in Queensland. This means that the arrangements will remain and continue until 30…
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Introduction In Queensland, body corporate managers have a number of disclosure obligations in relation to any commission, payment or other benefit they receive. Recently, the Queensland Government released new body corporate regulations (Standard Module, Accommodation Module, Commercial Module, Small Schemes Module and Specified Two-lot Schemes Module), which will replace the existing regulation modules on 1…
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Below are the outlines of changes to committee membership that you need to be aware of if you are thinking about nominating for a body corporate committee after the commencement of the new regulations. Some key changes are: Committee members are not able to receive benefits from the caretaking service contractor or service contractors, Co-owners…
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