There will be plenty of websites wanting to tell you about the new changes to the Queensland BCCM regulations that will come into force on March 1st 2021. Rather than giving our spin on the new regulations, we recommend reading the summary of the changes to the Standard module regulation as written by the queensland […]
The government has addressed COVID-19 temporary measures to assist lot owners in bodies corporate. One of those measures requires any penalty interest that would normally be applied to a lot ledger, due to an upaid levy, to not be applied. This measure must be in place from 25th May through to 31st December 2020. After […]
A lot owner had some concerns about a motion that was scheduled to be voted upon at an upcoming AGM. The issue was around the motion wording, the explanatory note, and the attached quotation to the Notice of meeting. Written and verbal clarification had been sought from the committee and specifically the committee member who had organised […]
Committees are often concerned about the impact of a lot occupier’s home office in a residential complex. There are relevant BCCM adjudications that have upheld the use of a home office providing all by-laws are being respected (such as not causing a nuisance). Different councils have different rules about whether approval of the office is required. Generally, councils […]
Banks generally do not charge a transaction fee when depositing money into a bank account by cheque or by cash at a branch of the bank. In our case, we use Macquarie bank and the DEFT system for our fully managed and bookkeeper clients. Macquarie bank does not have their own branch network and uses the Australia […]
The BCCM Commissioner recently advised that there are now in excess of 43 thousand community titles schemes in Queensland. Only 1.5% of these schemes are registered under the two-lot module, yet about 50% of the 43 thousand schemes consist of only two lots. Since the two lot regulation has only existed since February 2012, it is likely […]
This month, we helped a body corporate that came unstuck with GST after they took on the responsibility for charging lot owners for water usage. The body corporate was registered for GST. The reason for taking on the responsibility was so that a fairer allocation of the charges could be made to lot owners based on sub […]
We helped a Body Corporate this month that had got a bit confused. They were in the habit of holding a Committee and owners meeting. At the meeting, there were lot owners present who were not on the Committee. Their meetings were informal, and at past meetings there had been general consensus from all attending in relation to […]
There has been a lot of chatter about the recent District Court of Queensland decision (BC for Mount Saint John Industrial Park CTS v Superior Stairs & Joinery Pty Ltd [2017] QDC 245). There is a clause (S145) in the Body Corporate standard module regulations that states – If the amount of a contribution or contribution […]
This month we took on a new do-it-yourself client who had been using a Body Corporate Manager. Their principal reason for moving away from the Body Corporate Manager was the significant exit fee stated in their proposed new contract. The Committee would have happily signed the new contract provided the exit fee clause was struck out. The Body […]