Queensland Consolidated Acts

BODY CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACT 1997 - SECT 227

227 Meaning of dispute

(1) A
"dispute" is a dispute between—

(a) the owner or occupier of a lot included in a community titles scheme and the owner or occupier of another lot included in the scheme; or

(b) the body corporate for a community titles scheme and the owner or occupier of a lot included in the scheme; or

(c) the body corporate for a community titles scheme and a body corporate manager for the scheme; or

(d) the body corporate for a community titles scheme and a caretaking service contractor for the scheme; or

(e) the body corporate for a community titles scheme and a service contractor for the scheme, if the dispute arises out of a review carried out, or required to be carried out, under chapter 3 , part 2 , division 7 ; or

(f) the body corporate for a community titles scheme and a letting agent for the scheme; or

(g) the body corporate for a community titles scheme and a member of the committee for the body corporate; or

(h) the committee for the body corporate for a community titles scheme and a member of the committee; or

(i) the body corporate for a community titles scheme and a former body corporate manager for the scheme about the return, by the former body corporate manager to the body corporate, of body corporate property.

(2) An application by a person mentioned in subsection (1) (a) to (h) for a declaratory order about the operation of this Act is also a
"dispute" even if there is no respondent or affected person for the application.

Example for subsection (2)—

an application by a body corporate for an order declaring the financial year for the body corporate