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Body Corporate and Community Management (Standard Module) Regulation 2020
sec.52Restricted issues for committee
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### sec.52 Restricted issues for committee
A decision is a decision on a restricted issue for the committee if it is a decision—
fixing or changing a contribution to be levied by the body corporate; or
changing rights, privileges or obligations of the owners of lots included in the community titles scheme; or
on an issue reserved, by ordinary resolution of the body corporate, for decision by ordinary resolution of the body corporate; or
Issues reserved, by ordinary resolution of the body corporate, for decision by ordinary resolution of the body corporate, must be recorded in a register—see section 230 .
that may only be made by resolution without dissent, special resolution, majority resolution or ordinary resolution of the body corporate; or
to start a proceeding, other than—
a proceeding to recover a liquidated debt against the owner of a lot; or
a counterclaim, third-party proceeding or other proceeding in relation to a proceeding to which the body corporate is already a party; or
a proceeding for an offence under chapter 3 , part 5 , division 4 of the Act ; or
a prescribed chapter 6 proceeding; or
to pay remuneration, allowances or expenses to a member of the committee unless, under section 53 , the decision is not a decision on a restricted issue for the committee.
In this section—
prescribed chapter 6 proceeding —
means a proceeding, including a proceeding for the enforcement of an adjudicator’s order, under chapter 6 of the Act ; but
does not include an appeal against an adjudicator’s order.
(sec.52-ssec.1) A decision is a decision on a restricted issue for the committee if it is a decision— fixing or changing a contribution to be levied by the body corporate; or changing rights, privileges or obligations of the owners of lots included in the community titles scheme; or on an issue reserved, by ordinary resolution of the body corporate, for decision by ordinary resolution of the body corporate; or Issues reserved, by ordinary resolution of the body corporate, for decision by ordinary resolution of the body corporate, must be recorded in a register—see section 230 . that may only be made by resolution without dissent, special resolution, majority resolution or ordinary resolution of the body corporate; or to start a proceeding, other than— a proceeding to recover a liquidated debt against the owner of a lot; or a counterclaim, third-party proceeding or other proceeding in relation to a proceeding to which the body corporate is already a party; or a proceeding for an offence under chapter 3 , part 5 , division 4 of the Act ; or a prescribed chapter 6 proceeding; or to pay remuneration, allowances or expenses to a member of the committee unless, under section 53 , the decision is not a decision on a restricted issue for the committee.
(sec.52-ssec.2) In this section— prescribed chapter 6 proceeding — means a proceeding, including a proceeding for the enforcement of an adjudicator’s order, under chapter 6 of the Act ; but does not include an appeal against an adjudicator’s order.
- (a) fixing or changing a contribution to be levied by the body corporate; or
- (b) changing rights, privileges or obligations of the owners of lots included in the community titles scheme; or
- (c) on an issue reserved, by ordinary resolution of the body corporate, for decision by ordinary resolution of the body corporate; or Note— Issues reserved, by ordinary resolution of the body corporate, for decision by ordinary resolution of the body corporate, must be recorded in a register—see section 230 .
- (d) that may only be made by resolution without dissent, special resolution, majority resolution or ordinary resolution of the body corporate; or
- (e) to start a proceeding, other than— (i) a proceeding to recover a liquidated debt against the owner of a lot; or (ii) a counterclaim, third-party proceeding or other proceeding in relation to a proceeding to which the body corporate is already a party; or (iii) a proceeding for an offence under chapter 3 , part 5 , division 4 of the Act ; or (iv) a prescribed chapter 6 proceeding; or
- (i) a proceeding to recover a liquidated debt against the owner of a lot; or
- (ii) a counterclaim, third-party proceeding or other proceeding in relation to a proceeding to which the body corporate is already a party; or
- (iii) a proceeding for an offence under chapter 3 , part 5 , division 4 of the Act ; or
- (iv) a prescribed chapter 6 proceeding; or
- (f) to pay remuneration, allowances or expenses to a member of the committee unless, under section 53 , the decision is not a decision on a restricted issue for the committee.
- (i) a proceeding to recover a liquidated debt against the owner of a lot; or
- (ii) a counterclaim, third-party proceeding or other proceeding in relation to a proceeding to which the body corporate is already a party; or
- (iii) a proceeding for an offence under chapter 3 , part 5 , division 4 of the Act ; or
- (iv) a prescribed chapter 6 proceeding; or
- (a) means a proceeding, including a proceeding for the enforcement of an adjudicator’s order, under chapter 6 of the Act ; but
- (b) does not include an appeal against an adjudicator’s order.