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Strata unit owners have the option to submit motions to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) which is the forum for all owners to vote (if they choose to). There are a number of reasons why an owner may choose to take up the option of submitting a motion to the AGM. The reasons range from…
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In this article I delve into the issue of a motion with alternatives, as well as ruling these kinds of motions out of order. Firstly, let’s clarify some concepts. Section 72 of the Body Corporate and Community Management (Standard Module) Regulation 2008 (the Standard Module) provides for motions with alternatives. I will refer throughout to…
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Have you received a ‘land access notice’ from a telecommunications carrier demanding access to inspect or to install telecommunications equipment on your community title scheme land? You may have experienced some pretty bullish tactics from those providers. For example, land access notices requiring permanent access to your land to install telecommunications equipment, offering little or…
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For the purposes of the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 (the Act), a body corporate can acquire an asset in the same way an individual can acquire an asset. What, then, do we mean by body corporate assets and what are the responsibilities of the body corporate in relation to their assets? Section…
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