Body Corporate Voting Rights and Why You Should Use Them
Last week I was asked for a source of the Queensland legislation that says 100% of owners need to give permission before a scheme can be terminated. I don’t actually like the “show me the legislation” question, but in this case it’s contained within the BCCM Act itself (from section 77 if you’re interested) and was easy […]
Secret Votes Don’t Need To Be Secret or What I Learnt From My First Adjudicators Order
I’ve just been involved in Adjudication. A ruling I made as a returning officer was disputed by a lot owner who made an application to the Commissioners Office to overturn. That application has now been decided. Let me set the scene. I’d been appointed returning officer for Florentino Apartments, a 20 lot body corporate on […]
Question: Has My Vote Been Unfairly Invalidated?
To My BodyCorpReport.com.au I believe my (& 11 other) votes were incorrectly disqualified at a Body Corp. EGM and would appreciate your opinion in the following scenario: I would appreciate your opinion, based on the above scenario, whether the criteria applied to invalidate my vote are correct or not. A further point to mention, beyond […]