by BCCM Commissioner Chris Irons | Dec 21, 2018 | Body Corporate, Commissioner, Laws and Orders, News, Owners
Do you ever feel like it’s impossible to predict how the law will apply to your community titles scheme, or how your by-laws will be interpreted if they are ever disputed? Working out how the law applies to your scheme and circumstances can be challenging. In... 
by BCCM Commissioner Chris Irons | Oct 21, 2018 | Body Corporate, Committees, Laws and Orders, News, Owners
When it comes to elections of any kind, one of the more common phrases one hears is “returning officer”. There are slightly different meanings and responsibilities for returning officers depending upon the type of election or the country in which the election is held.... 
by BCCM Commissioner Chris Irons | Sep 6, 2018 | Body Corporate, Committees, News, Owners
For the purposes of the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 (the Act), a body corporate can acquire an asset in the same way an individual can acquire an asset. What, then, do we mean by body corporate assets and what are the responsibilities of the body... 
by BCCM Commissioner Chris Irons | Aug 6, 2018 | Committees, Living, News, Owners, Parking
The issue of vehicle towing, including if, when and how the body corporate can tow an “illegally” parked vehicle, has recently been raised at a number of public information seminars presented by my Office. There are no simple answers to these types of questions. Each... 
by BCCM Commissioner Chris Irons | Feb 28, 2018 | Commissioner, Committees, Owners
One of the more common queries my Office receives is about access to body corporate records. It stands to reason this query would come up frequently, as it is through access to records that a person with an interest in that scheme can learn – objectively – about how... 
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