Category: Body Corporate Law
ABKJ Lawyers have been involved in large and complex Body Corporate transactions and disputes for many years, representing Managers, Body Corporate Committees and individual unit holders during this time. Here we’ve included a number of articles on recent Body Corporate matters both locally and nationally. If you have a legal issue relating to Body Corporate Law, contact ABKJ Lawyers.
Bodies Corporate and Committees make decision on countless different matters relating to the administration of their scheme, including: Providing or denying consents or approvals for matters prescribed in the by-laws, such as pet applications or renovation requests; Considering payment plans or requests for discounts or the waiver of penalties from lot owners in respect of body corporate levies; Enforcing breaches of by-laws; and Considering proposals contemplated by the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 (Qld) (BCCMA), such as a request by a lot owner that the Body Corporate grant that owner a right to exclusively use a particular area… Continue Reading
OVERVIEW OF WORKCOVER SCHEME The Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld) (“Workcover Act”) establishes a workers’ compensation scheme for Queensland, the purpose of which is to provide benefits to workers in respect of workplace injuries or fatalities and to encourage improved health and safety performance by employers. The main provisions of the scheme provide the following for injuries sustained by workers in their employment: (a) compensation; (b) regulation of access to damages; (c) employers’ liability for compensation; (d) employers’ obligation to be covered against liability for compensation and damages either under a WorkCover insurance policy or under a licence… Continue Reading
The recovery of unpaid body corporate levies is an issue close to the heart of most body corporate committees and managers. Experienced delinquent owners can in some cases drag out the process for many years and even avoid payment entirely. This article (the third in a series of three on this topic) will focus on the practical steps a body corporate needs to take when contemplating and enforcing legal proceedings against delinquent owners. This article is not intended to be a substitute for proper legal advice and, if you have any questions, we encourage you to contact us to discuss… Continue Reading
TIP 5. Know the penalties you’re entitled to charge and make sure they are properly authorised The late payment of levies by delinquent owners is a disruption to the smooth operation of a community titles scheme because it causes the body corporate not to have its budgeted cash flow, which if not properly managed could disrupt the supply of services by the body corporate. In addition, the body corporate committee has to spend time and effort in pursuing the unpaid levies and managing the consequences arising from the unpaid levies. To encourage lot owners to pay their levies on time,… Continue Reading
PART ONE: Issuing the statements The recovery of unpaid body corporate levies is an issue close to the heart of most body corporate committees and managers. Experienced delinquent owners can in some cases drag out the process for many years and even avoid payment entirely. This article (the first in a series of three on this topic) will focus on the practical steps a body corporate needs to take when issuing its levy statements to maximise the chances that its levies can be recovered quickly and efficiently. This article is not intended to be a substitute for proper legal advice… Continue Reading
