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To read, edit, or add information to an article click on a heading below. The committee is the executive arm of the body corporate. The committee has the duty of putting into effect the lawful decisions of the body corporate (Body Corporate ...continue reading Role of the Committee
The decision making power of the committee is defined by what it cannot do. It may make any decision of the body corporate except for decisions the Body Corporate and ...continue reading Committee Power
For the first annual general meeting nominations for committee are to be given at the meeting, either orally from the floor, or in writing and handed to the person ...continue reading Standing for the Committee
Once a year the body corporate holds an annual general meeting – you may nominate yourself for one or more positions at this particular meeting. The election of members ...continue reading Timing of Appointment of Committee Members
The committee consists of executive members (chairperson, secretary, and treasurer), ordinary members, and each person who is a non-voting member of the committee. The ...continue reading Executive Positions
Usually, the committee has a minimum and a maximum number of members. The committee must consist of at least three, but no more than seven voting members. Despite the ...continue reading Number of Members of Committee
It is usual for executive members to rely on their Body Corporate Management to perform their duties and responsibilities for them. This is the contracted role of the ...continue reading Committee Members Discharging their Duties
The body corporate has the power by special resolution to determine a fair and reasonable method for committee members to be elected (Standard Module Section 12 ...continue reading Committee Elections
Calling Meetings Committee meetings may be held as frequently as the committee requires. Meetings may be called by the secretary, or in the secretary’s absence, the ...continue reading Committee Meetings
A decision of the committee is regarded as a decision of the body corporate (Body Corporate and Community Management Act Section 100). Bodies corporate committees make ...continue reading Committee Decisions
It is strictly prohibited to record any portion of a meeting (committee or general) unless permission has been sought and granted from all those in attendance. It falls under the Invasion of Privacy Act 1971 as an unauthorised listening device.
Subject to any restrictions that may be imposed by a special resolution at a general meeting, a voting member of the committee who will not be present at a meeting, may ...continue reading Proxies For Committee Meetings
There is no statutory basis for forming sub-committees to attend to subordinate matters - e.g. a gardening committee to look after the garden. However, some bodies ...continue reading Sub-committees
As the committee is the executive arm of the body corporate, Your Body Corprorate Management company is the executive arm of the committee. Your Body Corprorate ...continue reading How Stewart Silver King and Burns Works with the Committee
The decisions of the committee are recorded in the minutes of the meeting. These minutes are then circulated to owners by the Body Corporate Managers
There are circumstances where the decisions of the committee may be challenged and overturned by the owners. If you, as an owner are disgruntled by any decisions of the ...continue reading Challenging Committee Decisions
Generally a committee member continues in office until another person is chosen for that position. However, a committee member’s position becomes vacant if that person ...continue reading Replacing Committee Members
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Queensland
- Relevant Legislation
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Introduction to Your Body Corporate
- New Article Under QLD 2
- What is a Body Corporate?
- Who is Your Body Corporate?
- The Rules and Regulations for Your Body Corporate
- Naming a Body Corporate
- How Does the Body Corporate Make Decisions?
- The Purpose of the Body Corporate
- Responsibility - Owners Vs. Body Corporate
- Community Titles
- What is a CMS?
- Your Role as an Owner
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General Meetings
- Convening a General Meeting
- Recording of Meetings
- Content of General Meeting Notice
- Documents to include in the General Meeting Notice
- Explanatory Material
- Annual General Meeting
- Extraordinary General Meetings
- Conducting Business at a General Meeting
- Who May Vote at a General Meeting?
- Voting representation where one lot in the scheme is a subsidiary body corporate
- Loss of the Right to Vote
- How Voters can Vote
- Co-owners Voting
- Voting Papers
- Minutes of the Meeting
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Living Together
- By-Laws - The Rules Regulating Behaviour
- Enforceability of By-laws
- Conflicting Principal and Subsidiary Scheme By-laws
- Typical By-laws
- Changing the By-Laws
- Resident Parking
- Visitor Car Parking
- Dispute Resolution
- Dispute over Lot Entitlements
- Basis of Adjustment of Contribution Lot Entitlement Schedule
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The Committee
- Role of the Committee
- Committee Power
- Standing for the Committee
- Timing of Appointment of Committee Members
- Executive Positions
- Number of Members of Committee
- Committee Members Discharging their Duties
- Committee Elections
- Committee Meetings
- Committee Decisions
- Recording of Meetings
- Proxies For Committee Meetings
- Sub-committees
- How Stewart Silver King and Burns Works with the Committee
- Minutes of Committee Meetings
- Challenging Committee Decisions
- Replacing Committee Members
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Body Corporate Decisions
- Motions, Resolutions, Minutes
- Ordinary Resolution
- Majority Resolution (BCCMA Section 107)
- Special Resolution (BCCMA Section 106)
- Resolution Without Dissent (BCCMA Section 105)
- Resolution Outside of General Meeting (BCCMA Section 111)
- The Value of Lot Owners Votes
- Motion with Alternatives
- Changing a Community Management Statement
- Amalgamation of Bodies Corporate
- Steps to Amalgamate
- Motion to Amalgamate
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Financial Management
- Financial Audit
- Contributions
- How the Contributions are Set
- Calculation of the Lot Entitlements
- The Contributions Notice
- Discount and Penalty Interest on Contributions
- Paying Body Corporate Contributions
- Payment of Contributions while Overseas
- Recovery of Contributions
- Contribution Unpaid Amounts Attach to Lots
- Taxation
- Body Corporate and BAS
- Understanding Your Financials
- Audits
- Administrative Fund
- Sinking Fund
- Body Corporate Spending
- Withholding Payment for Construction Contract Works
- The Body Corporate Manager
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The Residential Manager
- General
- Duration of Resident Manager's Contract
- Resident Manager's Role
- Resident Manager's Report to the Committee
- Screening Holiday Letting Guests
- Resident Manager's Remuneration Increases
- Engagements and Variations of the Management Rights Agreements
- Committees Working with their Resident Manager
- Assignment of the Management Rights
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Insurance
- Introduction
- Compulsory Body Corporate Insurance
- Building Insurance
- Building Format Plan Lots
- Standard Format Plan Lots with No Common Walls
- Standard Format Plan Lots With Common Walls
- What is a Building?
- What Risk Must Be Insured?
- Risk Management
- Paying Premiums
- Voluntary Insurance
- Owner's Insurance Responsibilities
- Insurance Excesses
- Responsibility of original owner
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Common Property
- Pool Safety
- Signage
- Importance of Timely Maintenance of Common Property
- Defective Building Work
- Ownership of Common Property
- Maintaining Common Property
- Using Common Property
- Being Granted Exclusive Use of Common Property
- Improvements to Common Property by Owners
- Improvements to Common Property by the Body Corporate
- Acquisition of More Common Property
- Titling Common Property
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Developing Community Title Schemes
- Strata Title Complex Design Presentation
- Titling Community Schemes
- Establishing a Community Titles Scheme
- Staging of Bodies Corporate
- Public Roads Running Through Scheme Land
- Using Building Management Statements
- Responsibilities of Original Owner
- Developers - Establishing a Body Corporate for Electricity Supply
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Developers Creating Communities
- Developers Creating Communities
- What is Community Title for Flat Land?
- What Makes up Community Title
- Management System
- Market Acceptance
- Government and Regulatory Changes
- Is There a Compelling Case for Community Title to be Used Today?
- Marketing Advantages
- Developer's Advantages
- On-going Quality Assurance
- Flexibility with Approvals
- Is Community Title the Only Solution?
- Alternatives to Community Title
- Benefits
- Services
- Specific Services
- Security
- Community Facilities
- Covenants
- Community Social Advantages
- Sustainable Management
- Flexibility in Establishing the Governance for a Site
- Issues
- Developer Considerations
- Local Authority Concerns
- Market Acceptance
- Applying Community Title to a Flat Land Subdivision
- One Titling Option
- On-site Management
- Financial Considerations
- Savings From Being in a Community Title Scheme
- Purpose of Contribution Schedule Lot Entitlements
- Purpose of Interest Schedule Lot Entitlements
- Changing Entitlements
- Facilities Management
- Fire Compliance
- Management Rights
- Layered Bodies Corporate
- Building Management Statements (BMS)
- Strata Tools
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Glossary of Terms
- Sinking Fund Forecast
- Glossary of Terms
- Administration Fund
- Building
- Building Format Plan
- Body Corporate Asset
- Resident Manager
- Body Corporate
- Body Corporate Manager
- Caretaking Service Contractor
- Conciliation Application
- Common Property
- Committee
- Community Management Statement
- Community Title Scheme
- Contribution Lot Entitlement
- Contributions
- Dispute Resolution
- Dispute Resolution Process
- Financial Year End
- Interest Lot Entitlement
- General Meeting
- Lot Entitlement
- Lot Entitlement Schedule
- Management Rights
- Original Owner
- Owner
- Occupier
- Quorum
- Sinking Fund
- Standard Format Plan
- Sinking Fund Forecast
- UDA By-law
- Utility Infrastructure
- Utility Service
- Volumetric Plan
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New South Wales
- Relevant Legislation
- Introduction To Your Owners Corporation
- General Meetings
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Living Together
- The Responsibilities of Owners and Residents
- By-laws
- By-laws 1-20 of Schedule 1
- A Guide to Solving Disputes in a Strata Scheme
- Notice to Comply With a By-law
- Mediation
- Orders by an Adjudicator
- A Hearing Before the Tribunal
- When Will the Tribunal Make its Decision?
- Office of Fair Trading
- How do You Apply?
- Can You Appeal a Decision By The Tribunal?
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The Executive Committee
- Executive Committee of the Owners Corporation
- Who is Eligible for Election to the Executive Committee?
- Meetings of the Executive Committee
- Adjournment of Meetings
- Non-Attendance at Meetings
- Voting in Writing
- Objection to Motions on Agenda
- Effect of Executive Committee Decisions
- Restrictions on Executive Committees
- Restrictions of Executive Committee Decisions
- Minutes of Executive Committee Meetings
- Powers and Duties of the Secretary
- Powers and Duties of the Treasurer
- Financial Management
- The Strata Manager
- The Caretaker and Building Manager
- Insurance
- Common Property
- Developing Strata Title Schemes
- Glossary of Terms
- Where to get more information
- Victoria

