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QLD: New Rules for Lot Owners Submitting Motions to the Committee

The relationship between Committees and lot owners is set to shift as new legislation better defines how lot owners submit motions to the committee.
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NSW: Q&A Spending Limits & Unapproved Fees

Question: What is the committee spending limit in a NSW complex of 73 Lots? Where the spending limit has not been set in a small scheme, is there a formula to work this out?
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QLD: Q&A Body Corporate Voting Rules – What You Can and Can’t Do

Question: I have a variety of questions about the voting process, number of votes, whether the vote is valid and what to do when one owner holds the majority of the votes.
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NSW: Q&A Who sets the agenda, Explanatory notes [PLUS a Sample Motion]

Question: Whenever I submit a motion to be placed on the AGM agenda, it gets rewritten and changed. Why does this happen and is this action legal?
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ACT: Common Property Boundary Lines – Class A and Class B

Question: In the ACT are apartment balconies considered part of common property or part of the unit entitlement? Who then is responsible for the maintenance of say, damage to the balcony’s tiles?
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NSW: Q&A What is an unfinancial lot owner and can they vote?

Question: Is an unfinancial lot owner entitled to a valid vote if they pay outstanding levies immediately prior to the AGM? Monies do not arrive in the relevant account for three working days after the AGM.
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WA: Q&A Common property damage caused by the Lot Owner?

Question: A previous lot owner who no longer owns a property in the strata scheme installed a skylight without permission. If asked to do so, is the new owner liable to reinstate the common property?
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QLD: Q&A Can a Body Corporate Tow a Car, especially after the recent tow truck legislation changes?

Question: A resident or visitor has been parking in my allocated parking space. What can I do? Can we tow the car given that the car is parking in my space for more than 24hours?

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