by Joe | Feb 26, 2021 | Commissioner Update
Under the new regulations, from 1 March 2021, voting and non-voting body corporate committee members, and in some cases owners and certain owner representatives, will be able to attend a committee meeting electronically if authorised by the committee. Committees will...
by Joe | Dec 21, 2020 | Commissioner Update
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...
by Joe | Nov 25, 2020 | Commissioner Update
What is the role of the Office of the Commissioner for Body Corporate and Community Management? The Office provides two functions: information and dispute resolution services under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 (“the Act”). The dispute...
by Joe | Nov 2, 2020 | Commissioner Update
Either a body corporate or an owner may wish to install CCTV in a community titles scheme. Naturally, such a wish might raise several questions about body corporate and owner responsibility, as well as concerns about recording and privacy. While legal advice might be...
by Joe | Aug 26, 2020 | Commissioner Update
The Information and Community Education Unit gets many queries about keys, fobs, swipe cards and security access to body corporate buildings or scheme land. The legislation does not deal specifically with keys, fobs or swipe cards. It is important to note there is no...
by Joe | Jul 27, 2020 | Commissioner Update
We have a number of owners in our body corporate who have lost their jobs due to COVID-19. They were already overdue prior to the pandemic. It is coming up to 2 years since they have paid levies. Do we have to commence debt recovery against them?No, usual obligations...
