Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made

BODY CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT LEGISLATION AMENDMENT REGULATION 2024 - REG 21

21 Insertion of new ss 22A and 22B

After section 22 —
insert—

22A Submission for consideration of motions by committee—requests to keep or bring an animal on a lot or common property [SM, s 58A]

(1) This section applies if—

(a) under a by-law for a community titles scheme, a person must request the written approval of the body corporate or the committee in relation to the keeping or bringing of an animal on a lot or common property; and

(b) a decision in relation to the request may be made by the committee.

Note—

See section 39A for when a body corporate must decide a request at a general meeting.

(2) The request must be in writing and given to the secretary or, in the secretary’s absence, the chairperson.

(3) The committee must decide the request—

(a) as a motion for consideration by the committee; and

(b) within the period prescribed under section 22B (the
"prescribed period" ).

(4) If the committee does not decide the request within the prescribed period the committee is taken to have decided to approve the request (the
"deemed decision" ).

(5) The committee must give the person written notice of—

(a) a decision made under subsection (3) as soon as practicable after the decision is made; or

(b) a deemed decision as soon as practicable after the prescribed period ends.

22B Deciding requests for approval to keep or bring an animal on to a lot or common property—Act, s 169B(4) [SM, s 58B] For section 169B(4)(a) of the Act, for a decision of a committee, the prescribed period is within 21 days after the request is made to the committee.