BULLYING ORDERS AGAINST COMMITTEE Earlier this year, the Fair Work Commission found that a director and employee of a caretaking company were bullied at work and ordered each member of a body corporate committee, including any new members of that committee in the...Read More
CAN A BODY CORPORATE DEDUCT MONEY FROM A CARETAKER’S REMUNERATION? It depends on the terms of the caretaking agreement. Caretaking Agreement Some caretaking agreements allow the body corporate to recover the costs of rectifying a default of the caretaker by...Read More
TWO COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT WITHHOLDING ACCESS TO RECORDS Take the following real-life example (and assume that the person satisfies all eligibility requirements): • An ‘interested person’ or committee member starts, or threatens to start, a legal proceeding...Read More
THREE THINGS TO DO IN RESPONSE TO A VAGUE RECORD COPY REQUEST Here are two-real life examples: “I request copies of all correspondence from any unit owner to the body corporate requesting for the program of works relating to the water penetration into unit [XYZ] be...Read More
INTERNAL EMAILS BETWEEN COMMITTEE MEMBERS – PUBLIC OR PRIVATE? We are often asked, do emails between committee members form part of the records of a body corporate? The answer is…it depends (so you need to read on). Internal communications This is a critical question...Read More
DO STATUTORY EASEMENTS ALLOW OWNERS TO DISREGARD THE BY-LAWS? A 29-month dispute about the location of an owner’s air conditioning unit has been decided by the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal, with the body corporate coming out on top. The case The case...Read More
