FORMS​

Click on the following links to download up-to-date approved forms:

BCCM Approved Forms

BCCM Form 1  - PDF - ​Notice to body corporate of contravention of a body corporate by-law
BCCM Form 2  - PDF - ​Notice of authorised signatories on body corporate financial institution account
BCCM Form 6  - PDF - ​Proxy form for body corporate general meetings
BCCM Form 7  - PDF - Proxy form for committee meetings
BCCM Form 13  - PDF - ​Body corporate information certificate
BCCM Form 14 ​- PDF - ​Contract warning (Body corporate information)
BCCM Form 15 ​- PDF - ​Adjudication Application Form
BCCM Form 18 - PDF - ​Guidelines for the engagement of a body corporate manager to carry out the functions of a committee and its executive members​
BCCM Form 19 - PDF ​- The effect of a change in the regulation module applying to a scheme
BCCM Form 20 - PDF - ​Explanatory note - proposal to amend

BCCM Office Forms

BCCM Form 3 - PDF - Search of orders
​BCCM Form 4 - PDF - ​Notice of annual general meeting of the body corporate
​BCCM Form 5  - PDF - ​Notice of extraordinary general meeting of the body corporate
​BCCM Form 8 - PDF - Information for body corporate roll
​BCCM Form 9 - PDF - ​Information required by body corporate
​BCCM Form 10 - PDF - ​Notice of continuing contravention of a body corporate by-law
​BCCM Form 11 - PDF - ​Notice regarding likely future contravention of a body corporate by-law
​BCCM Form 12 - PDF - ​Requiring information from a body corporate
​BCCM Form 21 - PDF* - Credit card payment authorisation. *
​BCCM Form 22 - PDF - ​Conciliation application form
​BCCM Form 23 - PDF - ​Application - waiver of application fee
* Please note that from September 2016 the Commissioner for Body Corporate and Community Management office will no longer be providing the Form 21 – Credit Card Payment Authorisation to protect cardholder data wherever it is processed, stored or transmitted. The security controls and processes required by the standard are critical for protecting cardholder account data to ​adhere to mandatory security standards and control requirements for protecting cardholders’ information i.e. the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).

BCCM Practice Directions

General—relating to most disputes:

Practice direction 1 - ​Evidence of a dispute (PD 1)
Practice direction 23 - ​Internal dispute resolution (PD 23)
Practice direction 22 - ​​Standing of parties (PD 22)
Practice direction 2 - ​Representation (PD 2)
Practice direction 3 - ​Communication and document management (PD 3)
Practice direction 33 - ​Electronic communication (PD 33)
Practice direction 4 - ​Fees and charges for dispute resolution applications (PD 4)
Practice direction 26 - ​False and misleading information or documents (PD 26)
Practice direction 29 - ​Legal and other assistance (PD 29)
Practice direction 30 - ​Material submitted in relation to an application (PD 30)

Disputes—details the requirements for specific types of disputes:

​​Practice direction 6 - By-law enforcement applications (PD 6)
Practice direction 17 - Administrator appointments (PD 17)
Practice direction 18 - Emergency expenditure applications (PD 18)
Practice direction 19 - Expeditable applications (PD 19)
Practice direction 24 - Debt disputes (PD 24)
Practice direction 25​ - ​Complex disputes (PD 25)
​Practice direction 28​ - ​Approval of alternative insurance (PD 28)
Practice direction 27 - Dismissal of applications (PD 27)
Practice direction 34 - Disputing a motion which requires a resolution without dissent, on the basis of unreasonable opposition (PD 34)
Practice direction 35​ - ​Parties residing or travelling internationally (PD 35)

Conciliation—details the requirements for conciliation:

​Practice direction 7 - ​Conciliation process (PD 7)
​Practice direction 8 - ​Conciliation applications (PD 8)
Practice direction 9 - Matters not appropriate for conciliation (PD 9)
Practice direction 10 - ​Preparing for conciliation (PD 10)
Practice direction 11 - ​Representation and attendance at conciliation sessions (PD 11)
​Practice direction 12 - ​Admissibility of information from conciliation (PD 12)

​Adjudication—details the requirements for adjudication:

Practice direction 13 - ​​Adjudication process (PD 13)
​Practice direction 14 - ​Adjudication applications (PD 14)
​Practice direction 15 - ​Application time limits (PD 15)
Practice direction 16 - Interim order applications (PD 16)
​Practice direction 20 - ​Specialist adjudication (PD 20)
​Practice direction 21 - Adjudicator’s orders (PD 21)
Practice direction 31 - ​Consent orders (PD 31)
Practice direction 32 - ​Supplementary orders (PD 32)
​Practice direction 5 - ​Parties’ costs (PD 5)

QCAT

​QCAT Application Fees
QCAT Forms
QCAT contact details:
​Address: Level 9/259 Queen St, Brisbane City QLD 4000
Phone:     1300 753 228

BUGTA Forms

BUGTA Form 12 - ​Notification of change of by-laws
BUGTA Form 13 - Notification of allocation or transposition of special rights over common property subject of a section 30(7) by-laws​​
BUGTA Form 14 - Notification of change of address
BUGTA Form 15 - Application for exemption​
BUGTA Form 16 - Section 49 statement​
BUGTA Form 17 - Inquiry concerning application or order

​Legislation

Body Corporate Legislation

Legislation for Developers

For Body Corporates / On-site Managers​

Miscellaneous 

​Office of the Commissioner for
Body Corporate & Community Management

Access useful information in relation to the legislation from the Body Corporate Commissioner's Office website:
​
https://www.qld.gov.au/law/housing-and-neighbours/body-corporate/
Office of the Commissioner for BCCM Training Course can also be accessed below:

Access the BCCM Office's online training course here.
BCCM Office Contact Details
Phone: 1800 060 119
Facsimile: +61 7 3227 8023
Address:
Level 4/154 Melbourne Street
​SOUTH BRISBANE 4101 
Postal address:
GPO Box 1049
Brisbane QLD 4001

Links to Other Useful Online Resources & Sites

Comlaw (Commo​nwealth Legislation Resource) 

Commonwealth Law incorporating the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI).​
AustLii
​​This is an Australian Governement website where a vast amount of case law, legislation and other resources can be obtained.  The Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) provides free online access to legal materials including legislation and decisions in Australasian jurisdictions.

For Austlii QLD Database
Commonwealth Attorney General's Department Website

Access the website of the Commonwealth AG to obtain information about Commonwelth legislation, and Australia's legal and justice system.
​GovPubs: The Australian Government Publications Guide

GovPubs: the Australian Government Publications Guide is a guide to selected types of Australian government publications, such as Acts, Hansards, Gazettes and Parliamentary Papers, located in Australia's National, State and Territory libraries or available on the Internet. A historical description of each publication is provided, and holdings information will enable you to locate resources in each library or online.
Building and Constrution Commission

Access the website of the Queensland government regulator of the building industry.
Click here for Disputes.
Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Council

http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/OQPChome.htm
Urban Development Institute of Australia 

Access the website of the peak body to the urban development industry in Queensland.
ASIC: Australian Securities & Investments Commission 

ASIC is Australia’s corporate, markets and financial services regulator.
Conduct a company search here.
Conduct a business name search here.​

ABN Lookup: 
Click here to search for an ABN.
The Unit Owners Association of Queensland 

The UOAQ is an industry Association to advance the interests of Unit Owners within the community.
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Queensland Courts 

Access the Queensland Courts website. This site provides the full text of judgments from the Queensland Courts and selected Tribunals as well as a database of relevant legal forms, fees, search civil files, and practice directions.
Residential Tenancies Authority

Access the website of the government authority that administers residential tenancy laws in Queensland.
Access and download RTA eForms by clicking here.
Australian Resident Accommodation Managers Association (ARAMA)

ARAMA is a membership based, not for profit, peak industry body which represents the interests of people who are involved in Management Rights.
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BODY CORPORATE LAW IN QLD 
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
​(BCLQ)
By MBCS Director
​​​​Marc J. Mercier
​​​BCLQ is a textbook and practitioner’s reference on the law of Body Corporate in Queensland

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