There are two sets of minutes that must be kept by every body corporate. Those at committee level and those at general meeting level. This article deals with what must happen at committee level. Everyone has seen some version of minutes somewhere. It could be from their local sporting club’s Annual General Meeting or that…
If you have a building with management rights it is inevitable that at some stage the body corporate will be asked to consent to the assignment of them. Who does what? What does the body corporate have to do? Does the body corporate have to say yes? What is this Gallery Vie all about? All…
As the caretaking service contractor, I own a lot in my company name and a lot in my own name. I am also the representative for my son’s lot but he owes levies to the body corporate. If I go to the meeting, am I considered to have three votes when determining the quorum for…
Last week we discussed how to form a Committee, and this week we look at the next steps in the process when a Committee cannot be formed at the Annual General Meeting (AGM). It is a requirement of The Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 that a Committee is formed at the AGM, and…
Throughout the year, unit owners are issued with a number of body corporate meeting notices. These notices could include information related to committee meetings, voting outside of committee meetings (known as flying minutes), and the annual general meeting. Current legislation specifies these notices must be issued within certain timeframes, which range from 7 – 21…