Committee Information

How do I becoming a Committee Member?

The purpose of the information provided on our website is to assist committee members and owners in understanding what a body corporate is and what responsibilities and rights an Owner or their tenant has under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997.

These information pages are a guide and are intended to assist committee members and owners in gaining a basic understanding of the legislation and is not intended in any way to give advice of a legal nature. Owners considering matters of a legal nature should seek the advice of a competent professional.

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About Committee's

The legislation requires that every body corporate must have a committee.
Committee members have an opportunity to steer the body corporate and to ensure that the body corporate properly carries out its general functions and performs its statutory duties.
Basically, the committee carries out the day to day tasks of administering the body corporate.
The committee must act in the best interests of the lot owners.
Make sure that the body corporate has Office Bearer’s liability insurance.

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How do I becoming a Committee Member?

Under normal circumstances, the body corporate committee is chosen at each Annual General Meeting.
A 'Nomination Form' is sent to all owners prior to the Body Corporate year end, and
Must be received by the Secretary or the Body Corporate Manager by the Financial Year end date.
The lot owner/s can put forward their preferences to fill the vacant positions of;
- One (1) executive position (Chairperson, Secretary or Treasurer) and
- all of the ordinary positions

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