Queensland Consolidated Acts

BODY CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACT 1997 - SECT 245

245 Change or withdrawal of application

(1) The applicant may, with the commissioner’s permission, change the application at any time before the commissioner makes an initial dispute resolution recommendation under part 5 .

(2) The commissioner has a discretion to give or withhold permission and, if the commissioner gives permission, the commissioner may impose conditions.

Example—

If the change substantially affects the nature of the application or the outcome sought, the commissioner may permit the change on conditions providing for further written notice of the amended application, on terms decided by the commissioner, to be given to the respondent, each affected person and the body corporate and allowing a further opportunity to make written submissions on the changed application.

(3) If the commissioner withholds permission to change the application, or imposes conditions on the permission to change the application, the commissioner must give the applicant a QCAT information notice.

(4) The application may be withdrawn by the applicant at any time before it is disposed of under this chapter.