What Is a Standard Format Plan?
What is a Standard Format Plan? A plain-English guide for body corporate owners and committees on lot boundaries and maintenance responsibility
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Basics
Who Can Sit on a Body Corporate Committee?
A body corporate committee is usually made up of lot owners who have been elected by owners at the Annual General Meeting (AGM). The committee acts on behalf of the body corporate and makes decisions about the day-to-day management of the scheme.
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Body Corporate Quorums for AGMs
A quorum is the minimum level of attendance needed to ensure that decisions are made with enough owner representation behind them. It exists to protect fairness, accountability, and the integrity of the decision-making process within a scheme.
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Can Owners Participate in Body Corporate Committee Meetings?
If you are not an elected committee member, you can usually attend body corporate committee meetings as an observer. However, you do not have automatic rights to speak or vote. Your level of participation depends on the meeting structure and approval from the committee.
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What is a Body Corporate Special Resolution?
A body corporate special resolution is a formal voting requirement used in community titles schemes for decisions that are considered significant or high-impact.
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What is a body corporate?
What is a body corporate? Learn how a community titles scheme works, what the body corporate does, and how shared property is managed in Queensland.
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Electronic Voting: A Modern Approach to Body Corporate Decision-Making
Electronic voting provides a secure, legally supported way for lot owners to participate in body corporate meetings and committee elections.
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General Business at an AGM
While it might sound like a free-for-all discussion, this part of the meeting has clear boundaries. It provides a forum for owners to raise questions, share information, and highlight issues, but it cannot be used to make decisions that bind the body corporate unless the matter is properly included as a formal motion on the agenda.
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Understanding Committee Roles: Who Does What?
In a body corporate, decisions are made by owners and the committee, while much of the day-to-day administration is carried out with the support of a body corporate manager.
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How to Submit Effective Motions
While the concept of a motion is straightforward, the success of your proposal often comes down to how it is written and submitted. Poorly drafted motions are a common reason decisions are delayed, disputed, or ruled out of order at meetings.
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