The Office of the Commissioner for Body Corporate and Community Management (BCCM Office) sometimes receives dispute resolution applications that raise emotive and concerning claims of harassment, bullying or abuse. When people disclose these personal experiences, it is clear that these difficulties and challenges would benefit from a resolution. However, under current legislation, there is no…
Most body corporate disputes in Queensland can only be resolved by an adjudicator in the Office of the Commissioner for Body Corporate and Community Management. However, before an adjudication application will be accepted by the Commissioner, the applicant must show that reasonable attempts at internal dispute resolution have been made and that conciliation has been…
I’ve spoken at some length in articles about the dispute resolution service my Office provides. More generally, dispute resolution in the body corporate context can be thought of as a series of escalating steps which can, and must, be taken to reach resolution. In this article, I will give an overview of these steps. While…