What is a Body Corporate?

What does a Body Corporate do?

How do I become a member of a Body Corporate?

Can I get a copy of the contact details for all the other owners included in the Body Corporate?

What is a Lot?

What is exclusive use?

What is common area or common property?

Why is there a Committee and what do they do?

Who can be on the Committee?

How many people can be on the Committee?

Is there a spending limit that the committee can spend on things like repairs, improvements without it going to a vote?

What are restricted issues for the Committee?

What are the benefits of being on the Committee?

What does a Body Corporate Manager do for the Body Corporate?

Why appoint a Body Corporate Manager?

How is a Body Corporate Manager appointed?

How long can a Body Corporate Manager be appointed for in one agreement?

Can we change Body Corporate Manager?

Why do meetings need to be held? What is discussed?

Where do meetings need to be held?

How often do meetings need to be held?

Do I need to attend?

What are the different sorts of resolutions?

How do I submit a motion?

Why do I need to vote? Does my vote count?

I live interstate and can not attend the meeting, how can I vote?

What is a proxy?

When can a proxy be used?

Who can be appointed as a proxy?

What is a flying minute?

I own more than one property in the complex, how many votes do I get?

My husband & I are co-owners, does that mean we both get to vote?

I am not involved in the running of my Body Corporate, why do I get sent copies of the minutes?

What should the minutes include?

Who sets the budget?

How is the Budget calculated?

What happens if the Body Corporate spends more than is budgeted for that year?

Why isn’t my Body Corporate's Financial Year from July to June like all other Financial Years?

Why do I need to pay Levies?

How are the Levies calculated?

What is the money spent on?

What happens if I do not pay my Levies?

What is the Administration Fund money used for?

What is the Administration Fund?

What is the Sinking Fund?

What is the Sinking Fund money used for?

What is a Module?

What are the different types of Modules?

How do I know what Module my Body Corporate is?

How do I know what Format Plan my building falls under?

What are the different types of Format Plans?

What is a Format Plan?

What is a Community Title Scheme?

What is a Community Title Scheme number?

What is the Community Title Scheme name of my Building?

What about Public Liability?

Who can make a claim?

Who chooses the Insurance company and quote?

Who decides how much the Building should be insured for?

Who pays for the Building to be insured?

Why do I need to take out Contents Insurance?

What does the Insurance cover?

Are common area furnishings like chairs, BBQ’s, pool pumps etc covered?

Can I get a copy of the Certificate of Currency?

What is the excess?

Can the By Laws be changed?

Can I request a copy of the By Laws for my Body Corporate?

Do tenants need to be given a copy of the By Laws?

What are the By Laws?

I have received a Breach from my Body Corporate – why? What do I need to do?

How long do records of Meetings, Minutes, etc need to be kept?

Our On Site Manager is selling the Management Rights to a new On Site Manager, I heard that the Body Corporate can charge them a fee for this, is this true?

Who is affected?

Has any new legislation (Building Fire Safety Regulations 2008) been introduced?

What are the requirements of the new legislation?

What is a High Occupancy Building?

What are the additional requirements for a High Occupancy Building?

What if the complex is small and all the lots have tenants in them? Who will be the Evacuation Coordinator?

Can a Body Corporate complete their own assessment, evacuation plan etc?

Do occupiers and/or tenants require special training?

How do I ensure my tenant receives a copy of the evacuation plan?

What if we do not comply?