This article discusses QLD strata delegation and why committees cannot delegate decision-making responsibilities to caretakers.
Question: Can a committee delegate tasks to a caretaking service contractor if the tasks are not included in the caretaker contract?
Under the standard module, is a committee allowed to delegate responsibilities to a caretaking service contractor, such as authorising them to seek legal advice, if that task isn’t specified in the caretaker’s agreement?
If such delegation is allowed, does it need to be approved by a formal committee resolution, and would that resolution continue to apply to future committees?
Answer: The committee are there to make decisions, and decisions they should make.
Delegation is a dirty word in Queensland strata. There is nothing wrong with sending people out to get quotes or the like, but ultimately, the decision to engage a contractor (whether it be a lawyer or a pool fence repair) should be that of the committee.
The committee are there to make decisions, and decisions they should make. It is not for people not on the committee to decide how the body corporate should do things, whether that be spending money or otherwise.
Frank Higginson
Redchip Strata Law
E: FrankH@redchip.com.au
P: 07 3193 0500
This post appears in the December 2025 edition of The QLD Strata Magazine.
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The majority of our committee members does not live inside of the scheme and the scheme did not engage on site manager. There are an older unresolved issues. As the body corporate manage the common property (physically very seldom by a single committee without authorization) , would be allowed to approve a certain work – inspection of the garden by a single committee member and to report issues – the result to the the committee? The committee at its committee meeting will review it and to consider next steps, like making decision to obtain a quote? Are there any other options to control the common property? Thank you.