Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 (Qld)

Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 2003 No. 263 Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 BODY CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT LEGISLATION AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 1) 2003 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 2 Commencement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 PART 2—AMENDMENT OF BODY CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT (ACCOMMODATION MODULE) REGULATION 1997 3 Regulation amended in pt 2 and sch, pt 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 4 Amendment of s 5 (References) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 5 Amendment of s 7 (Permitted inclusions—Act, s 57). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 6 Amendment of s 8 (Requirement for committee—Act, s 90) . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 7 Replacement of s 9 (Purpose of pt 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 9 Purpose of pt 3 [SM, s 8] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 8 Amendment of s 10 (Composition of committee). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 9 Insertion of new s 10A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 10A Non-voting members of committee [SM, s 9A] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 10 Amendment of s 11 (Eligibility for committee membership) . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 11 Amendment of s 12 (When committee is chosen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 12 Amendment of s 13 (Election of committee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 13 Replacement of s 14 (Nominations to committee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

2 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 14 Nomination procedures for election of committee other than at ﬁrst annual general meeting [SM, s 13] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 14A Requirements for nominations [SM, s 13A] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 14 Insertion of new s 17A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 17A Conduct of ballot—information to be forwarded with notice of meeting ...................................... 24 15 Amendment of s 18 (Election of ordinary members of committee) . . . . . . . 25 16 Amendment of s 19 (Conduct of ballot—general requirements) . . . . . . . . . 25 17 Amendment of s 20 (Conduct of ballot—deciding executive member positions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 18 Amendment of s 21 (Conduct of ballot—deciding ordinary member positions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 19 Amendment of s 22 (Conduct of ballot—declaration of voting results) . . . . 27 20 Insertion of new pt 3, div 4A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Division 4A—Appointment of committee members at extraordinary general meeting following annual general meeting—Act, s 99 22A Deﬁnitions for div 4A [SM, s 24] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 22B Requirement to call extraordinary general meeting [SM, s 24A] . . . 29 22C Appointment of committee member at extraordinary general meeting [SM, s 24B] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 22D Engagement of body corporate manager under div 10 at extraordinary general meeting [SM, s 24C]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 21 Amendment of s 23 (Term of ofﬁce) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 22 Insertion of new pt 3, div 5A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Division 5A—Filling casual vacancies on committee—Act, s 99 23A Application of div 5A [SM, s 25A] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 23B Replacement of member removed from ofﬁce by body corporate [SM, s 25B] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 23C Committee must appoint new member or call general meeting of body corporate [SM, s 25C] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 23D Requirements for notice of general meeting [SM, s 25D] . . . . . . . . . 32 23E Election of committee member at general meeting [SM, s 25E]. . . . 32 23F Engagement of body corporate manager under div 10 at general meeting [SM, s 25F] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 23 Amendment of s 24 (Restricted issues for committee—Act, s 92) . . . . . . . . 34

3 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 24 Amendment of s 25 (Who may call committee meetings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 25 Amendment of s 26 (Time of committee meetings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 26 Amendment of s 28 (Agenda for committee meetings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 27 Amendment of s 29 (Chairing committee meetings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 28 Amendment of s 30 (Quorum at committee meetings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 29 Insertion of new ss 30A and 30B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 30A Attendance at committee meetings—non-voting members [SM, s 32A] ................................... 38 30B Attendance at committee meetings—non-members [SM, s 32B] . . . 39 30 Amendment of s 31 (Voting at committee meetings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 31 Amendment of s 32 (Conﬂict of interest) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 32 Amendment of s 33 (Voting outside committee meetings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 33 Replacement of ss 34 and 35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 34 Minutes and other records of committee [SM, s 36] . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 35 Reporting particular payments to committee [SM, s 37A] . . . . . . . . 43 34 Insertion of new pt 3, div 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Division 10—Engagement of body corporate manager to carry out functions of committee and executive members Subdivision 1—Engagement of body corporate manager 35A When body corporate manager may be engaged to carry out functions of a committee and its executive members [SM, s 37B] 44 35B Form of engagement [SM, s 37C] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 35C Term of engagement [SM, s 37D] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Subdivision 2—Functions and powers of body corporate manager 35D Functions and powers [SM, s 37E] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Subdivision 3—Reports to body corporate 35E Body corporate manager’s reports to body corporate [SM, s 37F] . . 47 35 Amendment of s 38 (Who may call general meetings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 36 Replacement of s 39 (Opportunity to submit agenda motions). . . . . . . . . . . 48 39 Opportunity to submit agenda motions [SM, s 41] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 37 Amendment of s 40 (Notice of general meeting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 38 Insertion of new ss 40A–40C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 40A Requirements for voting papers [SM, s 42A] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

4 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 40B Motion with alternatives [SM, s 42B] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 40C Explanatory material accompanying voting paper [SM, s 42C] . . . . 53 39 Amendment of s 43 (Agenda for general meeting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 40 Amendment of s 44 (Chairing general meetings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 41 Amendment of s 45 (Power of person chairing meeting to rule motion out of order) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 42 Amendment of s 46 (Quorum for general meetings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 43 Replacement of s 47 (Meaning of “voter” for general meeting) . . . . . . . . . . 57 47 Meaning of “voter” for general meeting [SM, s 49] . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 47A Displacement or disentitlement of right to vote [SM, s 49A] . . . . . . 59 44 Amendment of s 49 (Exercise of vote at general meetings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 45 Amendment of s 50 (Voting at general meeting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 46 Replacement of s 51 (Secret ballot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 51 When motion must be decided by secret ballot [SM, s 53] . . . . . . . . 62 51A How secret ballot must be conducted [SM, s 53A] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 51B Conduct of secret ballot—voting [SM, s 53B] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 47 Replacement of s 52 (Appointment of returning ofﬁcer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 52 Appointment and functions of returning ofﬁcer [SM, s 54] . . . . . . . 66 48 Amendment of s 53 (Secretary to have available for inspection body corporate roll etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 49 Amendment of s 54 (Declaration of voting results on motions) . . . . . . . . . . 66 50 Amendment of s 55 (Amendment of motions at general meetings) . . . . . . . 67 51 Replacement of s 56 (Amendment or revocation of resolution of general meeting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 56 Amendment or revocation of resolutions passed at general meeting [SM, s 58] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 52 Amendment of s 57 (Minutes of general meetings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 53 Amendment of s 59 (Requirement for requested extraordinary general meeting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 54 Insertion of new ss 59A and 59B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 59A Failure to call requested extraordinary general meeting [SM, s 61A] 69 59B Performance of secretary’s functions for general meeting if meeting not called by secretary [SM, s 61B]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 55 Amendment of s 60 (First annual general meeting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

5 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 56 Insertion of new s 60A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 60A First annual general meeting—scheme established by amalgamation [SM, s 62A] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 57 Amendment of s 61 (Documents and materials to be handed over to body corporate at ﬁrst annual general meeting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 58 Amendment of s 64 (Appointment). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 59 Insertion of new s 64A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 64A Prohibition on voting by proxy—committee for body corporate for principal scheme in layered arrangement [SM, s 66A] . . . . . . . . 73 60 Amendment of s 65 (Restrictions on appointment). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 61 Amendment of s 67 (Special provisions about proxy use) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 62 Amendment of s 70 (Appointment). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 63 Amendment of s 72 (Use of proxy). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 64 Amendment of s 73 (Special provisions about proxy use) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 65 Replacement of pt 6, div 1 hdg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 66 Insertion of new s 75A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 75A Application of pt 6 to part 3, division 10 engagements [SM, s 77A] 76 67 Insertion of new s 75B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 75B Deﬁnition for div 2 [SM, s 77B] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 68 Amendment of s 76 (Form of engagement) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 69 Amendment of s 77 (Form of authorisation). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 70 Amendment of s 78 (Term of engagement of body corporate manager) . . . 77 71 Amendment of s 79 (Term of engagement of service contractor). . . . . . . . . 78 72 Amendment of s 80 (Term of authorisation of letting agent) . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 73 Amendment of s 82 (Transferring engagements and authorisations) . . . . . . 80 74 Replacement of s 84 (Termination) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 84 Purpose of div 4 [SM, s 86] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 84A Termination under the Act, by agreement etc. [SM, s 86A] . . . . . . . 81 84B Termination for conviction of particular offences etc. [SM, s 86B] . 81 84C Termination for failure to comply with remedial action notice [SM, s 86C] ................................... 82 75 Replacement of s 85 (Authority to make engagement or give authorisation) 84 85 Authority to make engagement or give authorisation, or amend engagement or authorisation [SM, s 87] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

6 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 76 Insertion of new s 85A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 85A Deﬁnition for div 6 [SM, s 87A] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 77 Amendment of s 86 (Associate supplying goods or services). . . . . . . . . . . . 85 78 Amendment of s 87 (Disclosure of associate contract). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 79 Amendment of s 88 (Disclosure of commission or other beneﬁt) . . . . . . . . 86 80 Insertion of new s 89A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 89A Occupation of common property by service contractor may include right of access [SM, s 91A]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 81 Amendment of s 90 (Review of remuneration under engagement of service contractor). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 82 Amendment of s 92 (Budgets). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 83 Insertion of new s 92A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 92A Adjusting proposed budgets at annual general meeting [SM, s 94A] ................................. 88 84 Amendment of s 93 (Contributions to be levied on owners). . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 85 Replacement of s 97 (Payment and recovery of contributions). . . . . . . . . . . 89 Division 3A—Payment and enforcement of body corporate debts 97 Payment and recovery of body corporate debts [SM, s 99] . . . . . . . . 89 86 Amendment of s 98 (Administrative and sinking funds) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 87 Insertion of new s 98A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 98A Administration of administrative or sinking fund by body corporate manager [SM, s 100A] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 88 Insertion of new ss 99A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 99A Reconciliation statements [SM, s 101A] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 89 Amendment of s 101 (Spending by committee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 90 Amendment of s 102 (Quotes for major spending decided by body corporate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 91 Amendment of s 103 (Quotes for major spending decided by committee). . 94 92 Amendment of s 104 (Accounts). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 93 Amendment of s 105 (Audit). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 94 Amendment of s 108 (Duties of body corporate about common property—Act, s 114) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 95 Amendment of s 110 (Disposal of interest in and leasing of common property—Act, s 116) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

7 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 96 Amendment of s 112 (Improvements to common property by body corporate—Act, s 121) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 97 Amendment of s 121 (Body corporate’s power to take action to remedy defective building work—Act, s 124) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 98 Amendment of s 122 (Conditions and obligations under exclusive use by-law—Act, s 136) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 99 Amendment of s 123 (Improvements—Act, s 136) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 100 Amendment of s 125 (Deﬁnitions for div 9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 101 Insertion of new s 125A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 125A Disclosure of insurance details at annual general meeting [SM, s 126A] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 102 Amendment of s 126 (Insurance of common property and body corporate assets) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 103 Amendment of s 129 (Premium) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 104 Amendment of s 130 (Improvements affecting premium) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 105 Amendment of s 133 (Insurance for buildings with no common walls) . . . . 102 106 Amendment of s 135 (Public risk insurance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 107 Amendment of s 136 (Use of insurance money) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 108 Amendment of s 138 (Body corporate’s seal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 109 Amendment of s 140 (Address for service). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 110 Amendment of s 141 (Change of address) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 111 Amendment of s 142 (Roll of lots and entitlements) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 112 Amendment of s 144 (Register of engagements and authorisations) . . . . . . 106 113 Amendment of s 147 (Deﬁnitions for div 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 114 Amendment of s 148 (Keeping and disposal of records—Act, s 161) . . . . . 107 115 Amendment of s 149 (Access to records—Act, s 161) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 116 Amendment of s 150 (Fee for information given to interested persons—Act, s 162) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 117 Replacement of s 151 (Return of body corporate property—Act, s 268) . . . 108 151 Return of body corporate property—Act, s 322 [SM, s 152] . . . . . . 109 118 Amendment of s 152 (Documents in custody of body corporate manager—Act, s 268) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 119 Insertion of new pt 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 PART 11—TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

8 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 153 Deﬁnitions for pt 11 [SM, s 154]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 154 Existing committees—composition [SM, s 155]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 155 Existing committee members—eligibility [SM, s 156] . . . . . . . . . . . 111 156 Existing decisions of committee about payment of remuneration etc. [SM, s 157] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 157 General meetings of body corporate and committee meetings called before commencement [SM, s 158] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 158 Existing engagements and authorisations [SM, s 159] . . . . . . . . . . . 112 159 Application of new requirements to existing body corporate managers [SM, s 160] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 160 Existing body corporate debts [SM, s 161] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 161 Existing policies of insurance [SM, s 162] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 120 Amendment of sch (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 PART 3—AMENDMENT OF BODY CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT (STANDARD MODULE) REGULATION 1997 121 Regulation amended in pt 3 and sch, pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 122 Amendment of s 5 (References) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 123 Amendment of s 6 (Permitted inclusions—Act, s 57). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 124 Amendment of s 7 (Requirement for committee—Act, s 90) . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 125 Replacement of s 8 (Purpose of pt 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 8 Purpose of pt 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 126 Amendment of s 9 (Composition of committee). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 127 Insertion of new s 9A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 9A Non-voting members of committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 128 Amendment of s 10 (Eligibility for committee membership) . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 129 Amendment of s 11 (When committee is chosen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 130 Amendment of s 12 (Election of committee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 131 Replacement of s 13 (Nominations to committee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 13 Nomination procedures for election of committee other than at ﬁrst annual general meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 13A Requirements for nominations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 132 Amendment of s 16 (Conduct of elections for committee by secret ballot) . 124 133 Amendment of s 17 (Conduct of elections for committee by open ballot) . . 125

9 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 134 Amendment of s 18 (Election of ordinary members of committee) . . . . . . . 126 135 Amendment of s 19 (Conduct of ballot—general requirements) . . . . . . . . . 126 136 Amendment of s 21 (Conduct of ballot—deciding executive member positions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 137 Amendment of s 22 (Conduct of ballot—deciding ordinary member positions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 138 Amendment of s 23 (Conduct of ballot—declaration of voting results) . . . . 129 139 Insertion of new pt 3, div 4A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Division 4A—Appointment of committee members at extraordinary general meeting following annual general meeting—Act, s 99 24 Deﬁnitions for div 4A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 24A Requirement to call extraordinary general meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 24B Appointment of committee member at extraordinary general meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 24C Engagement of body corporate manager under div 10 at extraordinary general meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 140 Amendment of s 25 (Term of ofﬁce) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 141 Insertion of new pt 3, div 5A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Division 5A—Filling casual vacancies on committee—Act, s 99 25A Application of div 5A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 25B Replacement of member removed from ofﬁce by body corporate . . 133 25C Committee must appoint new member or call general meeting of body corporate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 25D Requirements for notice of general meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 25E Election of committee member at general meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 25F Engagement of body corporate manager under div 10 at general meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 142 Amendment of s 26 (Restricted issues for committee—Act, s 92) . . . . . . . . 136 143 Amendment of s 27 (Who may call committee meetings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 144 Amendment of s 28 (Time of committee meetings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 145 Amendment of s 30 (Agenda for committee meetings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 146 Amendment of s 31 (Chairing committee meetings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 147 Amendment of s 32 (Quorum at committee meetings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 148 Insertion of new ss 32A and 32B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

10 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 32A Attendance at committee meetings—non-voting members. . . . . . . . 140 32B Attendance at committee meetings—non members . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 149 Amendment of s 33 (Voting at committee meetings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 150 Amendment of s 34 (Conﬂict of interest) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 151 Amendment of s 35 (Voting outside committee meetings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 152 Replacement of s 36 (Minutes of committee meetings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 36 Minutes and other records of committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 153 Amendment of s 37 (Carrying out resolutions of committee meetings) . . . . 145 154 Insertion of new s 37A and pt 3, div 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 37A Reporting particular payments to committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Division 10—Engagement of body corporate manager to carry out functions of committee and executive members Subdivision 1—Engagement of body corporate manager 37B When body corporate manager may be engaged to carry out functions of a committee and its executive members . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 37C Form of engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 37D Term of engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Subdivision 2—Functions and powers of body corporate manager 37E Functions and powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Subdivision 3—Reports to body corporate 37F Body corporate manager’s reports to body corporate . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 155 Amendment of s 40 (Who may call general meetings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 156 Replacement of s 41 (Opportunity to submit agenda motions). . . . . . . . . . . 151 41 Opportunity to submit agenda motions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 157 Amendment of s 42 (Notice of general meeting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 158 Insertion of new ss 42A–42C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 42A Requirements for voting papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 42B Motion with alternatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 42C Explanatory material accompanying voting paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 159 Amendment of s 45 (Agenda for general meeting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 160 Amendment of s 46 (Chairing general meetings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 161 Amendment of s 47 (Power of person chairing meeting to rule motion out of order). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

11 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 162 Amendment of s 48 (Quorum for general meetings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 163 Replacement of s 49 (Meaning of “voter” for general meeting) . . . . . . . . . . 160 49 Meaning of “voter” for general meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 49A Displacement or disentitlement of right to vote. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 164 Amendment of s 51 (Exercise of vote at general meetings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 165 Amendment of s 52 (Voting at general meeting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 166 Replacement of s 53 (Secret ballot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 53 When motion must be decided by secret ballot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 53A How secret ballot must be conducted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 53B Conduct of secret ballot—voting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 167 Replacement of s 54 (Appointment of returning ofﬁcer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 54 Appointment and functions of returning ofﬁcer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 168 Amendment of s 55 (Secretary to have available for inspection body corporate roll etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 169 Amendment of s 56 (Declaration of voting results on motions) . . . . . . . . . . 169 170 Amendment of s 57 (Amendment of motions at general meetings) . . . . . . . 170 171 Replacement of s 58 (Amendment or revocation of resolution of general meeting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 58 Amendment or revocation of resolutions passed at general meeting. 171 172 Replacement of s 59 (Minutes of general meetings). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 59 Minutes of general meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 173 Amendment of s 61 (Requirement for requested extraordinary general meeting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 174 Insertion of new ss 61A and 61B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 61A Failure to call requested extraordinary general meeting . . . . . . . . . . 172 61B Performance of secretary’s functions for general meeting if meeting not called by secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 175 Amendment of s 62 (First annual general meeting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 176 Insertion of new s 62A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 62A First annual general meeting—scheme established by amalgamation 174 177 Amendment of s 63 (Documents and materials to be handed over to body corporate at ﬁrst annual general meeting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 178 Amendment of s 66 (Appointment). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 179 Insertion of new s 66A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

12 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 66A Prohibition on voting by proxy—committee for body corporate for principal scheme in layered arrangement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 180 Amendment of s 67 (Restrictions on appointment). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 181 Amendment of s 69 (Special provisions about proxy use) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 182 Amendment of s 72 (Appointment). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 183 Amendment of s 74 (Use of proxy). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 184 Amendment of s 75 (Special provisions about proxy use) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 185 Replacement of pt 6, div 1 hdg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 186 Insertion of new s 77A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 77A Application of pt 6 to part 3, division 10 engagements . . . . . . . . . . . 179 187 Insertion of new s 77B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 77B Deﬁnition for div 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 188 Amendment of s 78 (Form of engagement) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 189 Amendment of s 79 (Form of authorisation). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 190 Amendment of s 80 (Term of engagement of body corporate manager) . . . 180 191 Amendment of s 81 (Term of engagement of service contractor). . . . . . . . . 181 192 Amendment of s 82 (Term of authorisation of letting agent) . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 193 Amendment of s 84 (Transferring engagements and authorisations) . . . . . . 183 194 Replacement of s 86 (Termination) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 86 Purpose of div 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 86A Termination under the Act, by agreement etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 86B Termination for conviction of particular offences etc.. . . . . . . . . . . . 184 86C Termination for failure to comply with remedial action notice . . . . . 185 195 Replacement of s 87 (Authority to make engagement or give authorisation) 187 87 Authority to make engagement or give authorisation, or amend engagement or authorisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 196 Insertion of new s 87A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 87A Deﬁnition for div 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 197 Amendment of s 88 (Associate supplying goods or services). . . . . . . . . . . . 188 198 Amendment of s 89 (Disclosure of associate contract). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 199 Amendment of s 90 (Disclosure of commission or other beneﬁt) . . . . . . . . 189 200 Insertion of new s 91A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

13 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 91A Occupation of common property by service contractor may include right of access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 201 Amendment of s 92 (Review of remuneration under engagement of service contractor). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 202 Amendment of s 94 (Budgets). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 203 Insertion of new s 94A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 94A Adjusting proposed budgets at annual general meeting . . . . . . . . . . 191 204 Amendment of s 95 (Contributions to be levied on owners). . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 205 Replacement of s 99 (Payment and recovery of contributions). . . . . . . . . . . 192 Division 3A—Payment and enforcement of body corporate debts 99 Payment and recovery of body corporate debts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 206 Amendment of s 100 (Administrative and sinking funds) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 207 Insertion of new s 100A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 100A Administration of administrative or sinking fund by body corporate manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 208 Insertion of new s 101A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 101A Reconciliation statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 209 Amendment of s 103 (Spending by committee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 210 Amendment of s 104 (Quotes for major spending). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 211 Amendment of s 105 (Accounts). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 212 Amendment of s 106 (Audit). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 213 Amendment of s 109 (Duties of body corporate about common property—Act, s 114) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 214 Amendment of s 111 (Disposal of interest in and leasing of common property—Act, s 116) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 215 Amendment of s 113 (Improvements to common property by body corporate—Act, s 121) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 216 Amendment of s 122 (Body corporate’s power to take action to remedy defective building work—Act, s 124) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 217 Amendment of s 123 (Conditions and obligations under exclusive use by-law—Act, s 136) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 218 Amendment of s 124 (Improvements—Act, s 136) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 219 Amendment of s 126 (Deﬁnitions for div 9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 220 Insertion of new s 126A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 126A Disclosure of insurance details at annual general meeting . . . . . . . . 201

14 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 221 Amendment of s 127 (Insurance of common property and body corporate assets) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 222 Amendment of s 130 (Premium) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 223 Amendment of s 131 (Improvements affecting premium) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 224 Amendment of s 134 (Insurance for buildings with no common walls) . . . . 204 225 Amendment of s 136 (Public risk insurance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 226 Amendment of s 137 (Use of insurance money) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 227 Amendment of s 139 (Body corporate’s seal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 228 Amendment of s 140 (Notices for roll) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 229 Amendment of s 141 (Address for service). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 230 Amendment of s 142 (Change of address) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 231 Amendment of s 143 (Roll of lots and entitlements) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 232 Amendment of s 145 (Register of engagements and authorisations) . . . . . . 208 233 Amendment of s 148 (Deﬁnitions for div 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 234 Amendment of s 149 (Keeping and disposal of records—Act, s 161) . . . . . 209 235 Amendment of s 150 (Access to records—Act, s 161) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 236 Amendment of s 151 (Fee for information given to interested persons—Act, s 162) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 237 Replacement of s 152 (Return of body corporate property—Act, s 268) . . . 211 152 Return of body corporate property—Act, s 322 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 238 Amendment of s 153 (Documents in custody of body corporate manager—Act, s 268) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 239 Insertion of new pt 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 PART 11—TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS 154 Deﬁnitions for pt 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 155 Existing committees—composition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 156 Existing committee members—eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 157 Existing decisions of committee about payment of remuneration etc. 213 158 General meetings of body corporate and committee meetings called before commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 159 Existing engagements and authorisations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 160 Application of new requirements to existing body corporate managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 161 Existing body corporate debts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

15 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 162 Existing policies of insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 240 Amendment of sch (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 SCHEDULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

s 1 16 s 4 Body Corporate and Community Management No. 263, 2003 Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 . 2 Commencement This regulation commences on 1 December 2003. PART 2—AMENDMENT OF BODY CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT (ACCOMMODATION MODULE) REGULATION 1997 3 Regulation amended in pt 2 and sch, pt 1 This part and the schedule, part 1 amend the BodyCorporateandCommunity Management (Accommodation Module) Regulation 1997. 4 Amendment of s 5 (References) Section 5— insert — ‘ (2) If, for a community titles scheme, a body corporate manager is acting under a part 3, division 10 engagement, a reference in this regulation to the committee, chairperson, secretary or treasurer of the body corporate for the scheme is, if the context permits, a reference to the body corporate manager. Example — Sections 24, 39(1)(b), 43, 101 and 103 are provisions where the context permits a reference to the committee to be a reference to a body corporate manager acting under a part 3, division 10 engagement.’.

s 5 17 s 7 Body Corporate and Community Management No. 263, 2003 Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 5 Amendment of s 7 (Permitted inclusions—Act, s 57) Section 7— insert — ‘(c) if the scheme is the principal scheme in a layered arrangement of community titles schemes, or in a scheme intended to be developed progressively—arrangements or proposed arrangements with subsidiary schemes for the use, by the subsidiary schemes, of the common property or body corporate assets for the principal scheme. Example for paragraph (c) — The principal scheme might allow a subsidiary scheme to allocate carparks situated on the common property for the principal scheme.’. 6 Amendment of s 8 (Requirement for committee—Act, s 90) (1) Section 8, after ‘must’— insert — ‘, unless subsection (2) applies,’. (2) Section 8— insert — ‘ (2) There is no committee for the body corporate if the body corporate engages, under division 10, a body corporate manager to carry out the functions of a committee and each executive member of a committee.’. 7 Replacement of s 9 (Purpose of pt 3) Section 9— omit, insert — ‘9 Purpose of pt 3 [SM, s 8] ‘The purposes of this part are— (a) to provide for the composition of a committee for the body corporate for a community titles scheme, the choosing of members of the committee and meetings of the committee; and

s 8 18 s 9 Body Corporate and Community Management No. 263, 2003 Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 (b) to enable the body corporate to engage a body corporate manager to carry out the functions of a committee and each executive member of a committee.’. 8 Amendment of s 10 (Composition of committee) (1) Section 10(1)— insert — ‘(c) each person who is a non-voting member of the committee.’. (2) Section 10(3)— omit, insert— ‘ (3) Subject to subsection (4), the committee must consist of the required number of members for the committee. ‘ (3A) Subsection (3) does not apply to a committee mentioned in section 12(3) or (4).’. (3) Section 10(4), from ‘delegated’— omit, insert — ‘authorised by the body corporate under section 119 1 of the Act to exercise some or all of the powers of an executive member of the committee.’. (4) Section 10(3A) and (4)— renumber as section 10(4) and (5). 9 Insertion of new s 10A Part 3, division 2— insert — ‘10A Non-voting members of committee [SM, s 9A] ‘ (1) The following persons are, without further election or appointment, members of the committee— 1 Section 119 (Schemes for which there is a committee for the body corporate) of the Act

s 10 19 s 10 Body Corporate and Community Management No. 263, 2003 Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 (a) a body corporate manager for the scheme; (b) a caretaking service contractor for the scheme. ‘ (2) A person who is a member under this section is a “non-voting member” of the committee. ‘ (3) Subsection (2) applies even if the person is a member of the body corporate. ‘ (4) A non-voting member is not entitled to vote at a meeting of the committee.’. 10 Amendment of s 11 (Eligibility for committee membership) (1) Section 11(1) to (4)— omit, insert — ‘ (1) A person is eligible to be a voting member of the committee if the person is an individual nominated for membership of the committee by a member of the body corporate (the “nominating entity” ) and is also— (a) a member of the body corporate; or (b) a person of a following category— (i) if the nominating entity is an individual— (A) a member of the individual’s family; or (B) a person acting under the authority of a power of attorney given by the individual; (ii) if the nominating entity is a corporation—a director, secretary or other nominee of the corporation; (iii) if the nominating entity is the body corporate for a subsidiary scheme in a layered arrangement of community titles schemes—a representative of the subsidiary scheme. ‘ (2) However, a person who is otherwise eligible under subsection (1) to be a voting member of the committee is not eligible to be a voting member of the committee if the person is— (a) a body corporate manager, service contractor or letting agent; or (b) an associate of a body corporate manager, service contractor or letting agent, other than a lot owner who is the associate of a

s 10 20 s 10 Body Corporate and Community Management No. 263, 2003 Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 letting agent only because the letting agent, in conducting the agent’s letting agent business, acts for the lot owner; or (c) a person, other than a letting agent for the scheme, who conducts a letting agent business for the scheme. ‘ (3) Also, a member of the body corporate— (a) is not eligible to be a voting member of the committee if the member owes a body corporate debt when the members of the committee are chosen; and (b) may not nominate a person for membership of the committee if the member owes a body corporate debt when the nomination is received by the secretary.’. (2) Section 11(5), from ‘Only’ to ‘member’— omit, insert— ‘Unless otherwise permitted under this regulation, 2 only 1 co-owner of a lot can be a voting member’. (3) Section 11— insert — ‘ (6) In this section— “family” , of a nominating entity who is an individual, means the following persons— (a) the individual’s spouse; (b) each of the children of the individual or the individual’s spouse who is 18 years or more, including a step child or an adopted child; (c) each of the individual’s parents, including a step parent; (d) a brother or sister of the individual.’. 2 See, for example— • section 21 (Conduct of ballot—deciding ordinary member positions) • section 22C (Appointment of committee member at extraordinary general meeting) • section 23E (Election of committee member at general meeting).

s 11 21 s 12 Body Corporate and Community Management No. 263, 2003 Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 (4) Section 11(5) and (6)— renumber as section 11(4) and (5). 11 Amendment of s 12 (When committee is chosen) (1) Section 12— insert — ‘ (1A) Also, members of the committee may be chosen other than at an annual general meeting if they are chosen under division 4A or 5A. 3 ’. (2) Section 12— insert — ‘ (7) Subsections (3) and (4) do not apply to the scheme if, at an annual general meeting, the body corporate engages under division 10 a body corporate manager to carry out the functions of a committee and each executive member of a committee.’. 12 Amendment of s 13 (Election of committee) (1) Section 13(1) and (2)— omit, insert— ‘ (1) The members of the committee must be chosen by an election conducted in accordance with sections 14 to 21, unless the body corporate decides by special resolution that the members are to be elected in another way. ‘ (2) Unless otherwise provided under this regulation, 4 the election of a member must be by ballot.’. (2) Section 13(5), ‘(2)’— omit, insert — ‘(1)’. 3 Division 4A (Appointment of committee members at extraordinary general meeting following annual general meeting—Act, s 99) or 5A (Filling casual vacancies on committee—Act, s 99) 4 See, for example, section 18 (Election of ordinary members of committee).

s 13 22 s 13 Body Corporate and Community Management No. 263, 2003 Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 (3) Section 13— insert — ‘ (6) This section does not apply to— (a) a member of a committee mentioned in section 12(3) or (4); or (b) a member of a committee chosen under division 4A or 5A.’. 13 Replacement of s 14 (Nominations to committee) Section 14— omit, insert— ‘14 Nomination procedures for election of committee other than at ﬁrst annual general meeting [SM, s 13] ‘ (1) This section states how individuals are nominated for election (other than an election held at the ﬁrst annual general meeting for the scheme) as chairperson, secretary, treasurer or ordinary member of the committee. ‘ (2) The secretary must serve a notice on each lot owner shown on the body corporate’s roll, inviting each lot owner— (a) if the lot owner is an individual—to nominate— (i) the lot owner; or (ii) another individual who is a lot owner or who may be nominated by the lot owner in accordance with section 11(1)(b)(i); or (b) if the lot owner is not an individual—to nominate an individual who is a lot owner or who may be nominated by the lot owner in accordance with section 11(1)(b)(ii) or (iii). ‘ (3) The notice must state that— (a) the lot owner is not eligible to be a member of the committee if the lot owner owes a body corporate debt when the members of the committee are chosen; and (b) the lot owner may not nominate a person for membership of the committee if the lot owner owes a body corporate debt when the nomination is received by the secretary.

s 13 23 s 13 Body Corporate and Community Management No. 263, 2003 Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 ‘ (4) The notice must be given at least 3 weeks before, but not earlier than 6 weeks before, the end of the body corporate’s ﬁnancial year. 5 ‘ (5) Nominations must comply with section 14A and must be given to the secretary by the end of the body corporate’s ﬁnancial year. ‘ (6) As soon as practicable after receiving a nomination under this section, the secretary must forward written notice to the candidate acknowledging that the nomination has been received. ‘14A Requirements for nominations [SM, s 13A] ‘ (1) For section 14, a nomination must be made by written notice and— (a) if the nomination is from a lot owner nominating the lot owner—must be signed and dated by the lot owner; or (b) if the nomination is from a lot owner nominating an individual other than the lot owner— (i) must be signed and dated by the individual; and (ii) must be countersigned by the lot owner, or a person acting under the authority of the lot owner; and (iii) must state the lot owner’s lot number. ‘ (2) A nomination must contain each of the following details— (a) the surname and either the ﬁrst given name or other name or abbreviation by which the nominated person (the “candidate” ) is generally known; (b) the position or positions the candidate is nominated for; (c) whether the candidate is a lot owner; (d) if the candidate is not a lot owner— (i) the candidate’s residential or business address; and (ii) the category of person mentioned in section 11(1)(b) to which the candidate belongs; 5 See also section 39 (Opportunity to submit agenda motions).

s 14 24 s 14 Body Corporate and Community Management No. 263, 2003 Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 (e) details of any payment to be made to, or to be sought by, the candidate from the body corporate for the candidate carrying out the duties of a committee member. Example of a payment for paragraph (e) — payment of the candidate’s expenses for travelling to committee meetings’. 14 Insertion of new s 17A After section 17— insert — ‘17A Conduct of ballot—information to be forwarded with notice of meeting ‘ (1) The secretary must forward, with the notices for an annual general meeting, the information stated in subsection (2) for each of the following for which a ballot is required— (a) chairperson; (b) secretary; (c) treasurer; (d) ordinary members of the committee. ‘ (2) For subsection (1), the information is a list of the candidates properly nominated for the position, showing for each candidate— (a) whether the candidate is a lot owner; and (b) if the candidate is not a lot owner— (i) the name and lot number of the lot owner who nominated the candidate; and (ii) the candidate’s residential or business address; and (iii) the category of person mentioned in section 11(1)(b) to which the candidate belongs; and (c) details of any payment to be made to, or to be sought by, the candidate from the body corporate for the candidate carrying out the duties of a committee member.’.

s 15 25 s 17 Body Corporate and Community Management No. 263, 2003 Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 15 Amendment of s 18 (Election of ordinary members of committee) (1) Section 18(1) and (2), ‘an election’— omit, insert — ‘a ballot’. (2) Section 18(2), ‘7’— omit, insert — ‘the required number of members for the committee’. 16 Amendment of s 19 (Conduct of ballot—general requirements) (1) Section 19(1)— omit, insert — ‘ (1) Unless section 35A(4) 6 applies, any items of business about the election of members of the committee that are on the agenda for an annual general meeting must be conducted as the last items of business for the meeting.’. (2) Section 19(3), ‘ballots’— omit, insert — ‘ballots for the positions on the committee for which ballots are required’. 17 Amendment of s 20 (Conduct of ballot—deciding executive member positions) (1) Section 20(1), ‘, for a ballot for positions on the committee,’— omit . (2) Section 20(2)(a)— omit, insert — ‘(a) by members of the body corporate who are present at the meeting and eligible for election to the position;’. 6 Section 35A (When body corporate manager may be engaged to carry out functions of a committee and its executive members)

s 18 26 s 18 Body Corporate and Community Management No. 263, 2003 Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 (3) Section 20(2)(b), ‘persons’— omit, insert — ‘members of the body corporate’. (4) Section 20— insert — ‘ (2A) A member of the body corporate may nominate, under subsection (2), not more than 1 person for the position. ‘ (2B) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the member may make the nomination whether or not the member made a nomination under section 14 for a position on the committee.’. (5) Section 20(2A) to (4)— renumber as section 20(3) to (6). 18 Amendment of s 21 (Conduct of ballot—deciding ordinary member positions) (1) Section 21(3), ‘7 or less’— omit, insert — ‘not more than the required number of members for the committee’. (2) Section 21(4), ‘than 3, 9 ’— omit, insert — ‘than the required number of members for the committee,’. (3) Section 21(4), ‘to 3’— omit, insert — ‘to not more than the required number of members for the committee’. (4) Section 21— insert — ‘ (4A) If nominations are called for under subsection (4) and 1 co-owner of a lot has been elected as a member of the committee, not more than 1 other co-owner of the lot may be nominated for an ordinary member position if necessary to bring the total number of voting members of the committee to 3.’.

s 19 27 s 19 Body Corporate and Community Management No. 263, 2003 Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 (5) Section 21(5)(a)— omit, insert — ‘(a) by members of the body corporate who are present at the meeting and eligible for election to the position;’. (6) Section 21(5)(b), ‘persons’— omit, insert — ‘members of the body corporate’. (7) Section 21— insert — ‘ (5A) A member of the body corporate may nominate, under subsection (6), not more than 1 person for all ordinary member positions for which nominations are invited. ‘ (5B) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the member may make the nomination whether or not the member made a nomination under section 14 for a position on the committee.’. (8) Section 21(6), ‘7’— omit, insert — ‘the required number of members for the committee’. (9) Section 21(7), ‘7 members’— omit, insert — ‘the required number of members for the committee’. (10) Section 21(4A) to (9)— renumber as section 21(5) to (12). 19 Amendment of s 22 (Conduct of ballot—declaration of voting results) (1) Section 22(3), from ‘meeting’— omit, insert— ‘meeting.’. (2) Section 22—

s 20 28 s 20 Body Corporate and Community Management No. 263, 2003 Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 insert — ‘ (4) The voting tally sheet kept for the general meeting must include, for each ballot conducted under this division, each of the following— (a) a list of the votes rejected from the count; (b) for each vote rejected—the reason for the rejection; (c) the total number of votes counted for each candidate. ‘ (5) The voting tally sheet may be inspected at the meeting by any of the following persons— (a) a person who is a voter for the meeting; (b) a candidate; (c) the returning ofﬁcer, if any, appointed by the body corporate for the meeting; (d) the person chairing the meeting; (e) a scrutineer appointed by a candidate under section 19.’. 20 Insertion of new pt 3, div 4A Part 3— insert — ‘Division 4A—Appointment of committee members at extraordinary general meeting following annual general meeting—Act, s 99 ‘22A Deﬁnitions for div 4A [SM, s 24] ‘In this division— “elected member” , of a committee, means an executive or ordinary member of the committee elected at a relevant annual general meeting of the body corporate. “relevant annual general meeting” means an annual general meeting of a body corporate, other than an annual general meeting mentioned in section 12(2), at which— (a) at least 1 person is elected as an executive or ordinary member of the committee; and

s 20 29 s 20 Body Corporate and Community Management No. 263, 2003 Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 (b) either— (i) at least 1 executive member position on the committee is not ﬁlled; or (ii) the total number of voting members of the committee elected is less than 3; and (c) the body corporate does not approve the engagement of a body corporate manager under division 10. ‘22B Requirement to call extraordinary general meeting [SM, s 24A] ‘ (1) Within 1 month after a relevant annual general meeting is held, the elected member of the committee or, if there is more than 1 elected member, the elected members of the committee acting jointly, must call an extraordinary general meeting of the body corporate. ‘ (2) The extraordinary meeting must be held within 2 months after the relevant annual general meeting. ‘ (3) Section 59 does not apply to the calling or holding of the extraordinary general meeting. ‘22C Appointment of committee member at extraordinary general meeting [SM, s 24B] ‘ (1) At an extraordinary general meeting called under this division, the body corporate may appoint, without conducting an election, a person who is eligible to be a member of the committee to ﬁll a vacancy on the committee. ‘ (2) If 1 co-owner of a lot is an elected member of the committee, not more than 1 other co-owner of the lot may be appointed under this section as an ordinary member if necessary to bring the total number of voting members of the committee to 3. ‘ (3) A person must not be appointed under this section as a member of the committee if, following the appointment, the committee would number more than the required number of members for the committee.

s 21 30 s 21 Body Corporate and Community Management No. 263, 2003 Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 ‘22D Engagement of body corporate manager under div 10 at extraordinary general meeting [SM, s 24C] ‘ (1) The agenda of an extraordinary general meeting of a body corporate held under this division must include a motion approving a person’s engagement as a body corporate manager under division 10. ‘ (2) The motion may be considered at the meeting only if, following any appointment of committee members under section 22C— (a) at least 1 executive member position on the committee is not ﬁlled; or (b) the total number of voting members of the committee is less than 3. ‘ (3) If the motion is considered at the meeting, it must be considered as the last item of business for the meeting.’. 21 Amendment of s 23 (Term of ofﬁce) (1) Section 23(2)(d), ‘absent from’— omit, insert — ‘not present personally or by proxy at’. (2) Section 23(3) and (4)— omit, insert — ‘ (3) For subsection (2)(b), without limiting the reasons a member may become ineligible to hold the member’s position, a member is ineligible to hold the member’s position if the member— (a) was a member of the body corporate at the time the member was elected but is no longer a member of the body corporate; or (b) was not a member of the body corporate at the time the member was elected and was nominated for membership by a member of the body corporate who is no longer a member of the body corporate; or (c) is engaged as a body corporate manager or service contractor, or authorised as a letting agent. ‘ (4) If the body corporate engages a body corporate manager under a part 3, division 10 engagement—

s 22 31 s 22 Body Corporate and Community Management No. 263, 2003 Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 (a) the term of ofﬁce of a member of a committee for the body corporate ends; and (b) subsections (1) to (3) do not apply to the member. ‘ (5) To remove any doubt, it is declared that subsections (1) to (3) do not apply to a non-voting member of the committee.’. 22 Insertion of new pt 3, div 5A Part 3— insert — ‘Division 5A—Filling casual vacancies on committee—Act, s 99 ‘23A Application of div 5A [SM, s 25A] ‘ (1) This division applies if the position of an executive or ordinary member of the committee becomes vacant under section 23(2). ‘ (2) However, this division does not apply to a person who becomes a member of the committee under section 12(3) or (4). ‘23B Replacement of member removed from ofﬁce by body corporate [SM, s 25B] ‘ (1) If the reason for the vacancy is that the committee member is removed from ofﬁce by ordinary resolution of the body corporate, the body corporate may, at the general meeting at which the resolution is passed, appoint a person who is eligible to be a member of the committee to ﬁll the vacancy. ‘ (2) It is not necessary for the body corporate to conduct an election to make an appointment under subsection (1). ‘23C Committee must appoint new member or call general meeting of body corporate [SM, s 25C] ‘ (1) Within 1 month after the position of the member of the committee becomes vacant, the committee must— (a) if the number of its members has not fallen below the number required for a quorum—

s 22 32 s 22 Body Corporate and Community Management No. 263, 2003 Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 (i) appoint a person who is eligible to be a member of the committee to ﬁll the vacancy; or (ii) call a general meeting of the body corporate to choose a person to ﬁll the vacancy; or (b) if the number of its members has fallen below the number required for a quorum—call a general meeting of the body corporate to choose a person to ﬁll the vacancy. ‘ (2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to a position that becomes vacant because the body corporate removes the member from ofﬁce by ordinary resolution if the body corporate ﬁlls the vacancy under section 23B. ‘23D Requirements for notice of general meeting [SM, s 25D] ‘ (1) If a general meeting is called under section 23C, the notice of the meeting must be accompanied by an explanatory note prepared by the committee. ‘ (2) The explanatory note must state that— (a) a lot owner may nominate a person for election to a vacant executive or ordinary member position if the lot owner does not owe a body corporate debt at the time of the meeting; and (b) a nomination may be made— (i) orally from the ﬂoor of the meeting; or (ii) by giving, by hand, by post or by facsimile, a written nomination to a member of the committee named in the explanatory note so the member receives the nomination before the election is conducted at the meeting; and (c) a lot owner must be present personally at the general meeting to vote in the election. ‘23E Election of committee member at general meeting [SM, s 25E] ‘ (1) At a general meeting called under section 23C, the body corporate may elect a person who is eligible to be a member of the committee to ﬁll a vacant executive or ordinary member position.

s 22 33 s 22 Body Corporate and Community Management No. 263, 2003 Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 ‘ (2) Subject to subsections (3) to (11), the election must be conducted in in the way decided by the body corporate. ‘ (3) A way decided by the body corporate must be fair and reasonable in the circumstances of the scheme. ‘ (4) The person chairing the general meeting must— (a) invite nominations for all vacant executive or ordinary member positions at the meeting; and (b) accept the following nominations made by lot owners who do not owe a body corporate debt at the time of the meeting— (i) nominations made orally from the ﬂoor of the meeting; (ii) written nominations given by hand, by post or by facsimile to the committee member named in the explanatory note accompanying the notice of the meeting and received by the member before the election is conducted at the meeting. ‘ (5) The committee member mentioned in subsection (4)(b)(ii) must give the person chairing the meeting all nominations received before the election is conducted. ‘ (6) A lot owner may nominate not more than 1 person for election to any of the following— (a) a vacant executive member position; (b) all vacant ordinary member positions. ‘ (7) If 1 co-owner of a lot is an executive or ordinary member of the committee, not more than 1 other co-owner of the lot may be nominated for a vacant ordinary member position if necessary to bring the total number of voting members of the committee to 3. ‘ (8) To be entitled to vote in an election for a vacant executive or ordinary member position, a lot owner must be present personally at the general meeting. ‘ (9) The value of any vote able to be cast for a lot included in the scheme for choosing a member of the committee is the same as the value of the vote able to be cast for each other lot included in the scheme. ‘ (10) Subsection (9) applies regardless of whether there are 2 or more owners of 1 or more of the lots.

s 23 34 s 23 Body Corporate and Community Management No. 263, 2003 Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 ‘ (11) The election of a member under this section takes effect immediately after the close of the meeting at which the member is elected. ‘23F Engagement of body corporate manager under div 10 at general meeting [SM, s 25F] ‘ (1) If a general meeting is called under section 23C, the agenda for the general meeting must include a motion approving the engagement of a person as a body corporate manager under division 10. ‘ (2) The motion may be considered at the general meeting only if, after the election to ﬁll all vacant committee member positions conducted at the meeting under section 23E— (a) at least 1 executive member position on the committee is not ﬁlled; or (b) the total number of voting members of the committee is less than 3. ‘ (3) If the motion is considered at the general meeting, it must be considered as the last item of business for the meeting.’. 23 Amendment of s 24 (Restricted issues for committee—Act, s 92) (1) Section 24(d), after ‘special resolution’— insert— ‘, majority resolution’. (2) Section 24(e), ‘bring a proceeding in a court’— omit, insert— ‘start a proceeding’. (3) Section 24(e)— insert —

s 23 35 s 23 Body Corporate and Community Management No. 263, 2003 Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 ‘(iii) a proceeding for an offence under chapter 3, part 5, division 4 7 of the Act; or (iv) a prescribed chapter 6 proceeding; or’. (4) Section 24(f)(ii)— omit, insert — ‘(ii) is for the reimbursement of expenses incurred by the member in attending a committee meeting, if— (A) the amount is not more than $50; and (B) the reimbursement does not result in the member being reimbursed more than $200 in a 12 month period for committee meeting attendance.’. (5) Section 24— insert — ‘ (2) For subsection (1)(f)(i)— (a) the motion before the body corporate about the payment must state— (i) the full amount of the remuneration, allowances or expenses; and (ii) if the payment relates to expenses—the reason the expenses were incurred; and (b) an explanatory schedule stating full details of the remuneration, allowances or expenses must accompany the voting paper stating the motion. Example for subsection (2) — For a payment relating to a mileage allowance, full details would include the distance travelled, the date of travel, the cost per kilometre, and the reason for travel. ‘ (3) In this section— 7 Chapter 3 (Management of community titles schemes), part 5 (By-laws), division 4 (By-law contraventions) of the Act

s 24 36 s 25 Body Corporate and Community Management No. 263, 2003 Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 “prescribed chapter 6 proceeding” — (a) means a proceeding, including a proceeding for the enforcement of an adjudicator’s order, under chapter 6 8 of the Act; but (b) does not include an appeal against an adjudicator’s order.’. 24 Amendment of s 25 (Who may call committee meetings) (1) Section 25— insert — ‘ (3A) If the meeting is not held within the 21 days, the meeting may be called by another member of the committee acting with the agreement of enough members to form a quorum at a meeting of the committee.’. (2) Section 25(3A) and (4)— renumber as section 25(4) and (5). 25 Amendment of s 26 (Time of committee meetings) (1) Section 26, heading, ‘ Time ’— omit, insert — ‘ Notice ’. (2) Section 26(1)— omit, insert — ‘ (1) A meeting of the committee is called by giving written notice to all other committee members stating when and where the meeting is to be held. ‘ (1A) The notice must be given— (a) at least 7 days before the meeting; or (b) at least 2 days before the meeting, if all voting members of the committee— 8 Chapter 6 (Dispute resolution) of the Act

s 26 37 s 26 Body Corporate and Community Management No. 263, 2003 Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 (i) vote, at the last meeting of the committee held before the proposed meeting, in favour of the reduced notice period for the proposed meeting; or (ii) agree in writing to the reduced notice period for the proposed meeting.’. (3) Section 26(3), ‘(2)’— omit, insert — ‘(3)’. (4) Section 26(3)(c) and (d)— omit, insert — ‘(c) must be placed on the notice board and delivered to the residential or business address of a lot owner when notice of the meeting is given to committee members.’. (5) Section 26(1A) to (3)— renumber as section 26(2) to (4). 26 Amendment of s 28 (Agenda for committee meetings) Section 28— insert — ‘ (3) The agenda must include the substance of the following motions— (a) if there has been a previous meeting of the committee—a motion to conﬁrm the minutes of the preceding meeting; (b) if the committee has passed, after the relevant day, a resolution other than at a meeting of the committee—a motion to conﬁrm the resolution. ‘ (4) In this section— “relevant day” means— (a) the day of the preceding meeting of the committee; or (b) if there has not been a previous meeting of the committee—the day the committee was formed.’.

s 27 38 s 29 Body Corporate and Community Management No. 263, 2003 Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 27 Amendment of s 29 (Chairing committee meetings) Section 29(2), from ‘member chosen’ to ‘agreement)’— omit, insert — ‘member chosen, with the member’s agreement, by the voting members present at the meeting’. 28 Amendment of s 30 (Quorum at committee meetings) Section 30(2)— omit, insert — ‘ (2) For deciding whether there is a quorum, a voting member who is present— (a) is counted as 1; or (b) if the member has the proxy of an absent voting member and the use of proxies for the meeting is not prohibited under section 64A—is counted as 2. ‘ (3) A non-voting member who is present is not counted for deciding whether there is a quorum.’. 29 Insertion of new ss 30A and 30B Part 3, division 7— insert — ‘30A Attendance at committee meetings—non-voting members [SM, s 32A] ‘ (1) A person who is a non-voting member of the committee must not be present for an item of business about a following matter considered at a meeting of the committee if the committee decides the person must not be present for the item— (a) a dispute between the body corporate and— (i) the person; or (ii) the owner or occupier of a lot included in the scheme; (b) the person’s engagement as body corporate manager or service contractor;

s 29 39 s 29 Body Corporate and Community Management No. 263, 2003 Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 (c) if the person is a caretaking service contractor who is a letting agent for the scheme—the person’s authorisation as a letting agent. ‘ (2) Also, the person must not be present for— (a) a discussion of, or vote taken by, the committee about whether the person may be present for an item of business mentioned in subsection (1); or (b) a vote taken by the committee on the item of business. ‘ (3) This section does not prevent the committee lawfully excluding the person from the meeting for an item of business not mentioned in subsection (1). ‘30B Attendance at committee meetings—non-members [SM, s 32B] ‘ (1) A person who is not a member of the committee may attend a meeting of the committee if the person is— (a) a lot owner who complies with subsection (2); or (b) another person who is invited to attend by a majority of the voting members of the committee who are present at the meeting personally or by proxy. ‘ (2) A lot owner who wishes to attend a meeting of the committee under this section must give the secretary written notice of the lot owner’s intention to attend so that the secretary receives the notice not later than 24 hours before the meeting starts. ‘ (3) A person who attends a committee meeting under this section must not be present for an item of business about a following matter considered at the meeting if the committee decides that the person must not be present for the item— (a) a breach of the by-laws for the community titles scheme; (b) starting a proceeding, if the decision to start the proceeding is not a decision on a restricted issue for the committee; (c) a proceeding against the body corporate; (d) a dispute between the body corporate and— (i) the owner or occupier of a lot included in the scheme; or

s 30 40 s 30 Body Corporate and Community Management No. 263, 2003 Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 (ii) a body corporate manager; or (iii) a caretaking service contractor. ‘ (4) Also, the person must not be present for— (a) a discussion of, or vote taken by, the committee about whether the person may be present for an item of business mentioned in subsection (3); or (b) a vote taken by the committee on the item of business. ‘ (5) The person— (a) subject to subsections (3) and (4), may observe the meeting; and (b) may speak to the committee only if invited to speak by the committee. ‘ (6) An invitation to speak to the committee may be revoked by the committee at any time. ‘ (7) The committee may direct the person to leave the meeting if the person does not comply with subsection (5)(b). ‘ (8) The person must comply with a direction given to the person under subsection (7).’. 30 Amendment of s 31 (Voting at committee meetings) (1) Section 31(1)(a), ‘and voting’— omit, insert — ‘and entitled to vote on the question who are voting’. (2) Section 31(1)(b)— omit, insert — ‘(b) each voting member entitled to vote on a question to be decided has 1 vote on the question.’. (3) Section 31(2), after ‘members present’— insert — ‘and entitled to vote on the decision’.

s 31 41 s 32 Body Corporate and Community Management No. 263, 2003 Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 31 Amendment of s 32 (Conﬂict of interest) Section 32(2)— omit, insert — ‘ (2) If a member required under subsection (1) to disclose an issue is a voting member, the member is not entitled to vote on the issue.’. 32 Amendment of s 33 (Voting outside committee meetings) (1) Section 33(1)(b), after ‘committee’— insert — ‘entitled to vote on the motion’. (2) Section 33— insert — ‘ (2A) Advice of the motion must be given, at the time notice of the motion is given or, in an emergency, as soon as reasonably practicable, to each lot owner, other than a lot owner who— (a) has instructed the secretary that the lot owner does not wish to be given advice of committee meetings; and (b) has not withdrawn the instruction. ‘ (2B) The notice and advice of the motion may be given by— (a) the secretary; or (b) another member of the committee who is authorised by a majority of voting members of the committee to give the notice and advice.’. (3) Section 33(2A) to (3)— renumber as section 33(3) to (5). (4) Section 33— insert — ‘ (6) A motion voted on under this section must be conﬁrmed at the next meeting of the committee held after the motion is voted on.’.

s 33 42 s 33 Body Corporate and Community Management No. 263, 2003 Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 33 Replacement of ss 34 and 35 Sections 34 and 35— omit, insert — ‘34 Minutes and other records of committee [SM, s 36] ‘ (1) The committee must ensure— (a) full and accurate minutes of its meetings are taken; and (b) a full and accurate record is kept of each motion voted on other than at a meeting. ‘ (2) The secretary must give a copy of the minutes of each meeting and of any resolution voted on other than at a meeting to the following persons— (a) each member of the committee; (b) each lot owner who is not a member of the committee. ‘ (3) Subsection (2)(b) does not apply to a lot owner who— (a) has given the secretary a written notice instructing the secretary that the lot owner does not wish to be given copies of the minutes of committee meetings and resolutions voted on other than at meetings; and (b) has not withdrawn the instruction. ‘ (4) The copy must be given to the person— (a) within 21 days after— (i) for a copy of minutes of a meeting—the holding of the meeting; or (ii) for a copy of a resolution voted on other than at a meeting—the passing of the resolution; and (b) in 1 of the following ways— (i) by handing it to the person; (ii) by sending it by mail; (iii) by sending it by facsimile; (iv) by sending it electronically. ‘( 5 ) In this section—

s 33 43 s 33 Body Corporate and Community Management No. 263, 2003 Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 “full and accurate minutes” , of a meeting, means minutes including each of the following— (a) the date, time and place of the meeting; (b) the names of persons present and details of the capacity in which they attended the meeting; (c) details of proxies tabled; (d) the words of each question decided; (e) the number of votes for and against each question decided; (f) details of correspondence, reports, notices or other documents tabled; (g) the time the meeting closed; (h) details of the next scheduled meeting; (i) the secretary’s name and contact address. “full and accurate record” , of a motion voted on other than at a meeting, means a record including each of the following— (a) the date notice of the motion was given; (b) the names of the committee members to whom notice was given; (c) the words of the motion voted on; (d) the names of the committee members who voted on the motion; (e) the number of votes for and against the motion. ‘35 Reporting particular payments to committee [SM, s 37A] ‘ (1) A body corporate manager who pays an account on the basis of an authorisation given by the committee, or by the body corporate in a general meeting, must, if required by the committee or body corporate, give the committee a written report on the payment. ‘ (2) The report must contain the details about the payment reasonably required by the committee or body corporate. ‘ (3) This section does not apply to a body corporate manager acting under a part 3, division 10 engagement.’.

s 34 44 s 34 Body Corporate and Community Management No. 263, 2003 Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 34 Insertion of new pt 3, div 10 Part 3— insert — ‘Division 10—Engagement of body corporate manager to carry out functions of committee and executive members ‘Subdivision 1—Engagement of body corporate manager ‘35A When body corporate manager may be engaged to carry out functions of a committee and its executive members [SM, s 37B] ‘ (1) The body corporate may— (a) engage a body corporate manager to carry out the functions that would, if there were a committee for the body corporate, be carried out by the committee and each executive member of the committee; and (b) agree to an amendment of the engagement. ‘ (2) The body corporate may act under subsection (1) only if— (a) the original owner control period has ended; and (b) the body corporate passes a special resolution approving the engagement or amendment and, for the passing of the resolution, no votes are exercised by proxy; and (c) for an engagement—the motion approving the engagement is decided by secret ballot at a general meeting mentioned in subsection (3); and (d) the material given to members of the body corporate for the general meeting that considers the motion includes— (i) for an engagement—the terms of the engagement and an explanatory note in the approved form explaining the nature of the engagement; or (ii) for an agreement to amend an engagement—the terms, and an explanation of the effect, of the amendment. ‘ (3) For subsection (2)(c), the general meeting can be—

s 221 202 Body Corporate and Community ManagementLegislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 s 222 No. 263, 2003 (i) the body corporate; (ii) a member of the body corporate; (iii) a member of the committee for the body corporate; (iv) a person engaged as a body corporate manager or service contractor for the scheme; (v) an associate of a person mentioned in subparagraph (iv). Examples of ﬁnancial or other beneﬁt for paragraph (g) — payments of commission or the provision of discounts’. 221 Amendment of s 127 (Insurance of common property and body corporate assets) Section 127(4), from ‘reimburse’ to ‘proportion’— omit, insert — ‘pay a contribution levied by the body corporate that is a proportionate amount’. 222 Amendment of s 130 (Premium) (1) Section 130(1), from ‘reimburse’ to ‘proportion’ — omit, insert — ‘pay a contribution levied by the body corporate that is a proportionate amount’. (2) Section 130(2), ‘amount’— omit, insert — ‘contribution’. (3) Section 130(2)(a)— omit, insert — ‘(a) the extent to which the premium relates to ﬁxtures and ﬁttings that— (i) form part of the lot; and (ii) are of a higher standard than the ﬁxtures and ﬁttings of lots included in the scheme generally; or

s 223 203 Body Corporate and Community ManagementLegislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 s 223 No. 263, 2003 (aa) the extent to which the premium relates to improvements made to the common property that beneﬁt the lot; or’. (4) Section 130(2)(b), example, ‘ paragraph (b) ’— omit, insert — ‘ paragraph (c) ’. (5) Section 130(2)(b), example, ‘ lot owner’s reimbursement liability ’— omit, insert — ‘contribution payable by the lot owner ’. (6) Section 130(2)(aa) and (b)— renumber as section 130(2)(b) and (c). (7) Section 130(3), ‘reimbursement’— omit, insert — ‘contribution’. 223 Amendment of s 131 (Improvements affecting premium) (1) Section 131(1)— omit, insert — ‘ (1) This section applies if— (a) improvements are made to a lot included in the scheme and, because of the improvements— (i) the ﬁxtures and ﬁttings forming part of the lot are of a higher standard than the ﬁxtures and ﬁttings of lots included in the scheme generally; and (ii) the premium for reinstatement insurance required to be taken out by the body corporate is likely to increase; or (b) improvements are made to the common property, including improvements made under a right of exclusive use, licence or occupation authority, and— (i) the improvements are made for the beneﬁt of a lot included in the scheme; and

s 224 204 Body Corporate and Community ManagementLegislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 s 224 No. 263, 2003 (ii) because of the improvements, the premium for reinstatement insurance required to be taken out by the body corporate is likely to increase.’. (2) Section 131(4), ‘contribution’— omit, insert — ‘payment’. (3) Section 131(4), ‘made to’— omit, insert — ‘made for’. 224 Amendment of s 134 (Insurance for buildings with no common walls) (1) Section 134(3)(a), ‘estimated’— omit, insert — ‘replacement’. (2) Section 134(4), from ‘reimburse’ to ‘proportion’— omit, insert — ‘pay a contribution levied by the body corporate that is a proportionate amount’. (3) Section 134(4)(a), after ‘total’— insert — ‘replacement’. (4) Section 134(5), ‘reimbursement’— omit, insert — ‘contribution’. (5) Section 134— insert — ‘ (6) If the body corporate does not establish a voluntary insurance scheme and the owner of a lot on which there is a stand alone building makes an improvement to the common property, the owner must—

s 225 205 Body Corporate and Community ManagementLegislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 s 225 No. 263, 2003 (a) insure the improvement to full replacement value; and (b) give the body corporate each of the following details— (i) the nature and value of the improvement; (ii) the name of the insurer of the improvement; (iii) the amount of cover under the insurance policy; (iv) a summary of the type of cover under the policy; Examples of type of cover — public risk insurance, building insurance, common property insurance (v) the amount of the premium; (vi) the amount of any excess payable on the happening of an event for which the insurance gives cover; (vii) the date the cover expires. ‘ (7) A policy of insurance taken out under subsection (6)— (a) must cover, to the greatest practicable extent— (i) damage; and (ii) costs incidental to the reinstatement or replacement of the improvement, including the cost of taking away debris and the fees of architects and other professional advisers; and (b) must provide for the reinstatement of the improvement to its condition when new.’. 225 Amendment of s 136 (Public risk insurance) (1) Section 136— insert — ‘ (1A) The body corporate is not required to maintain public risk insurance of any other property. Example of other property for subsection (2) — a lot owned by a person other than the body corporate’. (2) Section 136(1A) to (3)— renumber as section 136(2) to (4).

s 226 206 Body Corporate and Community ManagementLegislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 s 227 No. 263, 2003 226 Amendment of s 137 (Use of insurance money) (1) Section 137(1)— omit, insert — ‘ (1) This section applies if the body corporate receives an amount of insurance money for damage to property, other than an amount paid under a voluntary insurance scheme. ‘ (1A) The body corporate— (a) if authorised by a resolution without dissent of the body corporate—may apply the amount for a purpose other than the repair, reinstatement or replacement of the damaged property; or (b) if paragraph (a) does not apply—must apply the amount as soon as practicable to the repair, reinstatement or replacement of the damaged property.’. (2) Section 137(1A) to (4)— renumber as section 137(2) to (5). 227 Amendment of s 139 (Body corporate’s seal) (1) Section 139(3)— omit, insert — ‘ (3) However, if the body corporate has not resolved how the seal is to be used, the seal may— (a) if authorised by the committee—be attached to a document in the presence of at least 2 committee members, 1 of whom must be the chairperson or secretary; or (b) if a body corporate manager is acting under a part 3, division 10 engagement—be attached to a document in the presence of the body corporate manager and 1 other person.’. (2) Section 139(4), ‘The’— omit, insert — ‘If the seal is attached under subsection (3)(a), the’. (3) Section 139— insert —

s 228 207 Body Corporate and Community ManagementLegislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 s 231 No. 263, 2003 ‘ (5) If the seal is attached under subsection (3)(b), the body corporate manager and the other person must sign the document as witnesses to the sealing of the document.’. 228 Amendment of s 140 (Notices for roll) Section 140(3)(a)(iii), ‘service; 26 ’— omit, insert — ‘service;’. 229 Amendment of s 141 (Address for service) Section 141(2), after ‘business address’— insert — ‘, whether inside or outside Australia,’. 230 Amendment of s 142 (Change of address) Section 142, ‘corporate. 27 ’— omit, insert — ‘corporate.’. 231 Amendment of s 143 (Roll of lots and entitlements) (1) Section 143(2)(a), ‘and address for service’— omit, insert — ‘, residential or business address and address for service (if it is different from the residential or business address)’. (2) Section 143(2)(d)— omit, insert — ‘(d) the name, residential or business address and the address for service (if it is different from the residential or business address) of the current owner, or the current co-owners, of each lot included in the scheme; and’.

s 232 208 Body Corporate and Community ManagementLegislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 s 233 No. 263, 2003 (3) Section 143(2)(g), ‘sections 49 and 50 28 ’— omit, insert — ‘sections 49, 49A and 50 65 ’. 232 Amendment of s 145 (Register of engagements and authorisations) Section 145(2)(d)— omit, insert — ‘(d) for an engagement of a person as a body corporate manager, other than a part 3, division 10 engagement—the powers of an executive member of the committee the contractor is authorised to exercise.’. 233 Amendment of s 148 (Deﬁnitions for div 5) (1) Section 148, deﬁnition “associated committee meeting material”, paragraph (c)— omit. (2) Section 148, deﬁnition “associated committee meeting material”— insert — ‘(h) written agreements of committee members reducing the notice period for committee meetings.’. (3) Section 148, deﬁnition “associated committee meeting material”, paragraphs (d) to (h)— renumber as paragraphs (c) to (g). (4) Section 148, deﬁnition “associated general meeting material”, paragraph (c), ‘election ballot-papers’— omit, insert — ‘ballot-papers, secret voting documentation’. 65 Sections 49 (Meaning of “voter” for general meeting), 49A (Displacement or disentitlement of right to vote) and 50 (Representation of body corporate)

s 234 209 Body Corporate and Community ManagementLegislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 s 234 No. 263, 2003 (5) Section 148, deﬁnition “associated general meeting material”, paragraph (g), ‘ballot-papers’— omit, insert — ‘ballot-papers and secret voting documentation’. (6) Section 148, deﬁnition “associated general meeting material”, paragraph (j), ‘section 49. 32 ’— omit, insert — ‘section 49, 49A or 50. 66 ’. 234 Amendment of s 149 (Keeping and disposal of records—Act, s 161) (1) Section 149(1)— insert— ‘(k) reports given to members of the body corporate by a body corporate manager acting under a part 3, division 10 engagement; (l) any reconciliation statement prepared for an account kept for the sinking or administrative fund and the associated ﬁnancial institution statement and invoices; (m) notices for resolutions of the committee to be passed other than at a meeting, and the responses of committee members.’. (2) Section 149(3)— insert — ‘(g) reports given to members of the body corporate by a body corporate manager acting under a part 3, division 10 engagement.’. (3) Section 149(4)(a), after ‘general meeting material’— insert — ‘, other than material mentioned in subsection (3)(b)’. 66 Section 49 (Meaning of “voter” for general meeting), 49A (Displacement or disentitlement of right to vote) or 50 (Representation of body corporate)

s 235 210 Body Corporate and Community ManagementLegislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 s 236 No. 263, 2003 (4) Section 149(4)— insert — ‘(c) reconciliation statements and associated ﬁnancial institution statements and invoices.’. 235 Amendment of s 150 (Access to records—Act, s 161) (1) Section 150(2)— omit . (2) Section 150— insert — ‘ (4) Also, the body corporate is not required to allow a person access to a part of a record under this section if the body corporate reasonably believes the part contains defamatory material.’. (3) Section 150(3) and (4)— renumber as section 150(2) and (3). 236 Amendment of s 151 (Fee for information given to interested persons—Act, s 162) (1) Section 151(1)(a)(i), ‘$10’— omit, insert — ‘$10.25’. (2) Section 151(1)(a)(ii), ‘$20’— omit, insert — ‘$20.50’. (3) Section 151(2), ‘$40’— omit, insert — ‘$41’. (4) Section 151(2), ‘$15’— omit, insert — ‘$15.40’.

s 237 211 Body Corporate and Community ManagementLegislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 s 237 No. 263, 2003 237 Replacement of s 152 (Return of body corporate property—Act, s 268) Section 152— omit, insert — ‘152 Return of body corporate property—Act, s 322 ‘ (1) This section applies if— (a) a person has possession or control of any of the following property (the “speciﬁed property” )— (i) a body corporate asset for a community titles scheme; (ii) a record or other document of a body corporate; (iii) a body corporate seal; and (b) the person took possession or control of the speciﬁed property in the person’s capacity, or purportedly in the person’s capacity, as— (i) a member, or an associate of a member, of the body corporate or of the committee; or (ii) a body corporate manager or service contractor, or an associate of a body corporate manager or service contractor; and (c) the person is served with a prescribed notice requiring the person to give, within 14 days after the person is served with the notice, the speciﬁed property to— (i) a member of the committee who is named in the notice; or (ii) if a body corporate manager is acting under a part 3, division 10 engagement—a member of the body corporate who is named in the notice. ‘ (2) The person must comply with the notice. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. ‘ (3) The person may not claim a lien on speciﬁed property mentioned in subsection (1)(a)(ii) or (iii). ‘ (4) In this section— “prescribed notice” means—

s 238 212 Body Corporate and Community ManagementLegislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 s 239 No. 263, 2003 (a) a notice of a resolution of the committee; or (b) if a body corporate manager is acting under a part 3, division 10 engagement—a notice signed by or for the owners of at least one-half of the lots included in the scheme.’. 238 Amendment of s 153 (Documents in custody of body corporate manager—Act, s 268) Section 153(2) and (3)— omit, insert — ‘ (2) The body corporate may require the person— (a) to give to the body corporate the document in the form of a disc, tape or other article or any material from which writings or messages are capable of being produced or reproduced (with or without the aid of another article or device), if the form is immediately accessible by the body corporate; or (b) to reproduce, and give to the body corporate, the document in paper form. ‘ (3) The person must, at the person’s own expense, comply with a requirement of the body corporate under subsection (2). Maximum penalty for subsection (3)—20 penalty units.’. 239 Insertion of new pt 11 After section 153— insert — ‘PART 11—TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS ‘154 Deﬁnitions for pt 11 ‘In this part— “amending regulation” means the amending regulation made under the Act that included the insertion of this part. “commencement” means the commencement of this part.

s 239 213 Body Corporate and Community ManagementLegislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 s 239 No. 263, 2003 “next annual general meeting” , of a body corporate, means the ﬁrst annual general meeting of the body corporate to be both called and held after the commencement. “previous” , for a provision of this regulation, means the provision as in force immediately before the commencement. ‘155 Existing committees—composition ‘ (1) Previous section 9 continues to apply to a committee for a body corporate until the next annual general meeting of the body corporate. ‘ (2) Section 9A does not apply to the committee until the next annual general meeting. ‘156 Existing committee members—eligibility ‘ (1) This section applies to a person who— (a) holds ofﬁce as a member of a committee for a body corporate immediately before the commencement and was validly chosen as a member of the committee; or (b) is validly chosen as a member of the committee at a general meeting of the body corporate mentioned in section 158. ‘ (2) Until the next annual general meeting of the body corporate, the person is taken to be eligible to be a member of the committee despite anything to the contrary in section 10. ‘157 Existing decisions of committee about payment of remuneration etc. ‘Section 26(1)(f), as amended by the amending regulation, does not apply to a decision of a committee to pay remuneration, allowances or expenses to a member of the committee if the decision— (a) was made before the commencement; and (b) complied with previous section 26(f).

s 239 214 Body Corporate and Community ManagementLegislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 s 239 No. 263, 2003 ‘158 General meetings of body corporate and committee meetings called before commencement ‘ (1) This section applies to a general meeting of a body corporate, or a meeting of the committee, called but not held before the commencement. ‘ (2) A procedural step taken to call the meeting is taken to comply with this regulation if the step was validly taken under this regulation as in force when the step was taken. ‘ (3) The meeting must be conducted as if the amending regulation had not commenced. ‘ (4) For this section, an annual general meeting of a body corporate is taken to have been called if at least 1 of the following has happened— (a) the secretary has served a notice on each lot owner inviting the lot owner to nominate a person for election, at the meeting, as a member of the committee; (b) notice of the meeting has been given. ‘159 Existing engagements and authorisations ‘Section 87, as inserted by the amending regulation, does not apply to any of the following approved by the body corporate, as required under previous section 87, before the commencement— (a) an engagement of a person as a body corporate manager or service contractor; (b) an authorisation of a person as a letting agent; (c) an amendment of an engagement or authorisation mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b). ‘160 Application of new requirements to existing body corporate managers ‘ (1) This section applies to a person engaged as a body corporate manager under an engagement approved by the body corporate before the commencement. ‘ (2) Unless the body corporate and the person agree otherwise, the person is not required to comply with the new body corporate manager requirements.

s 240 215 Body Corporate and Community ManagementLegislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 s 240 No. 263, 2003 ‘ (3) Subsection (2) applies until the end of the term of the engagement. ‘ (4) In this section— “new body corporate manager requirements” means the requirements a body corporate manager must comply with under section 37A, 100A or 101A. 67 ‘161 Existing body corporate debts ‘Section 99, other than subsection (2), applies to a body corporate debt owed to the body corporate on the commencement. ‘162 Existing policies of insurance ‘ (1) A policy of insurance held by a body corporate and in force on the commencement is, to the extent the policy complied with the requirements under previous part 8, division 9, taken to continue to comply with part 8, division 9. ‘ (2) Subsection (1) applies only until the policy is next renewed after the commencement.’. 240 Amendment of sch (Dictionary) (1) Schedule— insert — ‘ “amending regulation” , for part 11, see section 154. “body corporate debt” means a following amount owed by a lot owner to the body corporate— (a) a contribution or instalment of a contribution; (b) a penalty for not paying a contribution or instalment of a contribution by the date for payment; (c) another amount associated with the ownership of a lot. Examples of another amount for paragraph (c) — 67 Section 37A (Reporting particular payments to committee), 100A (Administration of administrative or sinking fund by body corporate manager) or 101A (Reconciliation statements)

s 240 216 Body Corporate and Community ManagementLegislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 s 240 No. 263, 2003 • an annual payment for parking under an exclusive use by-law • an amount owing to the body corporate for lawn mowing services arranged by the body corporate on behalf of the lot owner “candidate” , for election as a member of a committee, see section 13A(2). “commencement” , for part 11, see section 154. “elected member” , for part 3, division 4A, see section 24. “executive member” , of the committee for the body corporate of a community titles scheme, means the chairperson, secretary or treasurer of the body corporate. “indictable offence” includes an indictable offence dealt with summarily, whether or not the CriminalCode, section 659, 68 applies to the indictable offence. “motion with alternatives” see section 42B(2)(a). “next annual general meeting” , for part 11, see section 154. “non-voting member” see section 9A(2). “occupation authority” see section 91. “open motion” means a motion decided by the body corporate other than by secret ballot. “part 3, division 10 engagement” means an engagement of a body corporate manager under part 3, division 10 to carry out the functions of a committee and its executive members. “previous” , for part 11, see section 154. “proposed budget amount” means the amount of a proposed administrative or sinking fund budget accompanying the notice of an annual general meeting of a body corporate. “reconciliation statement” see section 101A(2). “relevant annual general meeting” , for part 3, division 4A, see section 24. “relevant person” , for part 6, division 6, see section 87A. “required number” , of members for a committee, means at least 3, but not more than the following number of, voting members— 68 Criminal Code, section 659 (Effect of summary conviction for indictable offences)

s 240 217 Body Corporate and Community ManagementLegislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 s 240 No. 263, 2003 (a) if the scheme includes 7 or more lots—7; (b) if the scheme includes fewer than 7 lots—the number equalling the number of lots. “residential or business address” , of a person in relation to a community titles scheme, means the following address most recently notiﬁed to the body corporate under this regulation— (a) for an individual—the person’s residential address; (b) for a corporation—the person’s business address. “secret voting paper” see section 42A(2). “statutory motion” , for an annual general meeting, means a motion about a following matter— (a) presenting the body corporate’s accounts for the ﬁnancial year; (b) appointing an auditor of the body corporate’s accounts for the next ﬁnancial year, or not auditing the accounts; (c) adopting administrative fund and sinking fund budgets for the ﬁnancial year; (d) ﬁxing contributions to be paid by the owners of lots for the next ﬁnancial year; (e) reviewing each insurance policy held by the body corporate. “unexpired term” , for part 6, division 2, see section 77B.’. (2) Schedule, deﬁnition “minor improvement”, ‘$200’— omit, insert — ‘$250’. (3) Schedule, deﬁnition “non-voting member”, ‘10(4)’— omit, insert — ‘9A(2)’. (4) Schedule, deﬁnition “ordinary member”, after ‘executive member’— insert— ‘or a person who is a non-voting member’. (5) Schedule, deﬁnition “relevant limit for committee spending”, ‘$100’—

s 240 218 Body Corporate and Community ManagementLegislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 s 240 No. 263, 2003 omit, insert — ‘$125’. (6) Schedule, deﬁnition “relevant limit for major spending”, ‘$200’— omit, insert — ‘$250’.

219 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 SCHEDULE MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS sections 3 and 121 PART 1—AMENDMENT OF BODY CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT (ACCOMMODATION MODULE) REGULATION 1997 1 Section 3(2)(c)(iii), ‘scheme. 2 ’— omit, insert— ‘scheme. 69 ’. 2 Section (4)(1), footnote— omit. 3 Section 4(2)— omit. 4 Section 5(d), ‘scheme. 4 ’— omit, insert — ‘scheme. 70 ’ 69 See also section 21 (Meaning of “regulation module”) of the Act. 70 See also section 8 (References) of the Act.

220 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 SCHEDULE (continued) 5 Section 7, heading, ‘ s 57 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 66 ’. 6 Section 8, heading, ‘ s 90 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 98 ’. 7 Part 3, divisions 2 to 4 and 5, heading, ‘ s 91 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 99 ’. 8 Section 17, footnote— omit . 9 Section 24, heading, ‘ s 92 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 100 ’. 10 Part 3, divisions 7 to 9, heading, ‘ s 93 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 101 ’. 11 Part 4, divisions 2 to 6, heading, ‘ s 96 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 104 ’.

221 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 SCHEDULE (continued) 12 Section 60(3)(e), ‘resolution; 16 ’ — omit, insert — ‘resolution; 71 ’. 13 Part 5, division 2, heading, ‘ s 94 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 102 ’. 14 Part 5, division 3, heading, ‘ s 95 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 103 ’. 15 Part 6, divisions 2 and 3, heading, ‘ s 107 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 122 ’. 16 Section 83(1)(a), ‘section 107(3) 17 ’ — omit, insert — ‘section 122(3) 72 ’. 17 Section 83(6)(a), ‘section 109 18 ’ — omit, insert — ‘section 123 73 ’. 71 See section 24(c) (Restricted issues for committee—Act, s 100). 72 Section 122 (Regulation module) of the Act 73 Section 123 (Meaning of “ﬁnancier” for div 4) of the Act

222 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 SCHEDULE (continued) 18 Part 6, divisions 4 to 7, heading, ‘ s 107 ’— omit, insert — ‘s 122 ’. 19 Part 6, division 8, heading, ‘ s 112 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 129 ’. 20 Part 7, divisions 2, 3 and 4 to 7, heading, ‘ s 113 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 150 ’. 21 Section 100(1), footnote— omit . 22 Section 106, heading, ‘ sch 4 ’— omit, insert — ‘ sch 6 ’. 23 Section 106(1), ‘schedule 4’ — omit, insert — ‘schedule 6’. 24 Section 108, heading, ‘ s 114 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 152 ’.

223 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 SCHEDULE (continued) 25 Section 109, heading, ‘ s 115 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 153 ’. 26 Section 110, heading, ‘ s 116 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 154 ’. 27 Section 111, heading, ‘ s 117 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 155 ’. 28 Sections 112 and 113, heading, ‘ s 121 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 159 ’. 29 Section 114, heading, ‘ s 114 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 152 ’. 30 Section 115, heading, ‘ s 118 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 156 ’. 31 Section 116, heading, ‘ s 119 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 157 ’.

224 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 SCHEDULE (continued) 32 Section 118, heading, ‘ s 120 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 158 ’. 33 Section 118(2), ‘services. 29 ’ — omit, insert — ‘services. 74 ’. 34 Section 119, heading, ‘ s 122 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 160 ’. 35 Section 120, heading, ‘ s 123 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 161 ’. 36 Section 121, heading, ‘ s 124 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 162 ’. 37 Sections 122 to 124, heading, ‘ s 136 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 173 ’. 74 See also section 96 (Body corporate must not carry on business) of the Act.

225 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 SCHEDULE (continued) 38 Part 8, division 9, heading, ‘ s 147 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 189 ’. 39 Part 9, division 2, heading, ‘ s 35 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 34 ’. 40 Part 9, division 3, heading, ‘ s 158 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 201 ’. 41 Part 9, division 4, heading, ‘ s 161 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 204 ’. 42 Section 145(3), ‘lot. 33 ’ — omit, insert — ‘lot. 75 ’. 43 Sections 148 and 149, heading, ‘ s 161 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 204 ’. 75 See section 113 (Improvements to common property by lot owner—Act, s 159).

226 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 SCHEDULE (continued) 44 Section 150, heading, ‘ s 162 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 205 ’. 45 Section 150(1), ‘section 162(2) 36 ’ — omit, insert — ‘section 205(2) 76 ’. 46 Section 150(2), ‘section 162(3)’ — omit, insert — ‘section 205(3)’. 47 Section 152, heading, ‘s 268’— omit, insert — ‘ s 322 ’. PART 2—AMENDMENT OF BODY CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT (STANDARD MODULE) REGULATION 1997 1 Section 2— omit. 76 Section 205 (Information to be given to interested persons) of the Act

227 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 SCHEDULE (continued) 2 Section 3, heading, ‘ s 22 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 21 ’. 3 Section 3(2), ‘it. 2 ’— omit, insert — ‘it. 77 ’. 4 Section 4(1), footnote— omit. 5 Section 4(2)— omit. 6 Section 5(d), ‘scheme. 4 ’— omit, insert — ‘scheme. 78 ’ 7 Section 6, heading, ‘ s 57 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 66 ’. 8 Section 7, heading, ‘ s 90 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 98 ’. 77 See also section 21 (Meaning of “regulation module”) of the Act. 78 See also section 8 (References) of the Act.

228 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 SCHEDULE (continued) 9 Part 3, divisions 2 to 4 and 5, heading, ‘ s 91 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 99 ’. 10 Section 26, heading, ‘ s 92 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 100 ’. 11 Part 3, divisions 7 to 9, heading, ‘ s 93 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 101 ’. 12 Part 4, divisions 2 to 6, heading, ‘ s 96 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 104 ’. 13 Section 62(3)(e), ‘resolution; 14 ’ — omit, insert — ‘resolution; 79 ’. 14 Part 5, division 2, heading, ‘ s 94 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 102 ’. 79 See section 26(c) (Restricted issues for committee—Act, s 100).

229 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 SCHEDULE (continued) 15 Part 5, division 3, heading, ‘ s 95 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 103 ’. 16 Part 6, divisions 2 and 3, heading, ‘ s 107 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 122 ’. 17 Section 85(1)(a), ‘section 107(3) 15 ’ — omit, insert — ‘section 122(3) 80 ’. 18 Section 85(6)(a), ‘section 109 16 ’ — omit, insert — ‘section 123 81 ’. 19 Part 6, divisions 4 to 7, heading, ‘ s 107 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 122 ’. 20 Part 6, division 8, heading, ‘ s 112 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 129 ’. 80 Section 122 (Regulation module) of the Act 81 Section 123 (Meaning of “ﬁnancier” for div 4) of the Act

230 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 SCHEDULE (continued) 21 Part 7, divisions 2, 3 and 4 to 7, heading, ‘ s 113 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 150 ’. 22 Section 102(1), footnote— omit . 23 Section 107, heading, ‘ sch 4 ’— omit, insert — ‘ sch 6 ’. 24 Section 107(1), ‘schedule 4’ — omit, insert — ‘schedule 6’. 25 Section 109, heading, ‘ s 114 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 152 ’. 26 Section 110, heading, ‘ s 115 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 153 ’. 27 Section 111, heading, ‘ s 116 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 154 ’.

231 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 SCHEDULE (continued) 28 Section 112, heading, ‘ s 117 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 155 ’. 29 Sections 113 and 114, heading, ‘ s 121 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 159 ’. 30 Section 115, heading, ‘ s 114 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 152 ’. 31 Section 116, heading, ‘ s 118 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 156 ’. 32 Section 117, heading, ‘ s 119 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 157 ’. 33 Section 119, heading, ‘ s 120 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 158 ’.

232 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 SCHEDULE (continued) 34 Section 119(2), ‘services. 25 ’ — omit, insert — ‘services. 82 ’. 35 Section 120, heading, ‘ s 122 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 160 ’. 36 Section 121, heading, ‘ s 123 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 161 ’. 37 Section 122, heading, ‘ s 124 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 162 ’. 38 Sections 123 to 125, heading, ‘ s 136 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 173 ’. 39 Part 8, division 9, heading, ‘ s 147 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 189 ’. 82 See also section 96 (Body corporate must not carry on business) of the Act.

233 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 SCHEDULE (continued) 40 Part 9, division 2, heading, ‘ s 35 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 34 ’. 41 Part 9, division 3, heading, ‘ s 158 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 201 ’. 42 Part 9, division 4, heading, ‘ s 161 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 204 ’. 43 Section 146(3), ‘lot. 30 ’ — omit, insert — ‘lot. 83 ’. 44 Sections 149 and 150, heading, ‘ s 161 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 204 ’. 45 Section 151, heading, ‘ s 162 ’— omit, insert — ‘ s 205 ’. 83 See section 114 (Improvements to common property by lot owner—Act, s 159).

234 Body Corporate and Community Management Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2003 No. 263, 2003 SCHEDULE (continued) 46 Section 151(1), ‘section 162(2) 33 ’ — omit, insert — ‘section 205(2) 84 ’. 47 Section 151(2), ‘section 162(3)’ — omit, insert — ‘section 205(3)’. 48 Section 153, heading, ‘s 268’— omit, insert — ‘ s 322 ’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 30 October 2003. 2. Notiﬁed in the gazette on 31 October 2003. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Natural Resources. © State of Queensland 2003 84 Section 205 (Information to be given to interested persons) of the Act