Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997

LegislationReferenced in 12 bills

COVID-19 Emergency Response and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020

This bill extends Queensland's COVID-19 emergency laws from 31 December 2020 to 30 April 2021, allowing continued pandemic response measures. It also makes separate changes to how council vacancies are filled, supports artisan distillers, and extends the Small Business Commissioner role.

26/11/2020· PASSED· Hon S Fentiman MP
HealthBusiness & EconomyGovernment & Elections

Body Corporate and Community Management and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023

This bill reforms Queensland's body corporate laws in several significant ways. It creates a new process for terminating ageing or uneconomic apartment and unit schemes with 75% owner support, protecting dissenting owners with fair compensation. It restricts developers from using sunset clauses to cancel 'off the plan' contracts, and modernises everyday rules around smoking, pets and parking in strata schemes.

24/8/2023· PASSED with amendment· Hon Y D'Ath MP
Housing & RentingBusiness & EconomyJustice & Rights
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Property Law Bill 2023

This bill replaces Queensland's 50-year-old Property Law Act with modernised legislation that makes property transactions clearer and safer. It introduces a mandatory seller disclosure scheme so buyers receive standardised information before signing contracts, supports electronic conveyancing, and protects parties when settlement is disrupted by emergencies or system failures.

23/2/2023· PASSED with amendment· Hon S Fentiman MP
Housing & RentingBusiness & EconomyJustice & Rights
5

Building Units and Group Titles and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022

This bill improves protections for owners in older unit and townhouse developments established before 1997, bringing their governance rules closer to modern strata legislation. It also enables enforcement of gift card consumer protections.

21/6/2022· PASSED· Hon S Fentiman MP
Housing & RentingBusiness & EconomyCost of Living
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Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill 2022

This bill implements major revenue changes from the 2021-22 and 2022-23 State Budgets. It reforms land tax to account for interstate property holdings, introduces higher coal royalties during high price periods, creates a mental health levy on large employers, and provides various stamp duty exemptions for small businesses, retirement visa holders, and deceased estates.

21/6/2022· PASSED· Hon C Dick MP
Business & EconomyGovernment & ElectionsCost of Living

Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024

This bill makes major reforms to Queensland's rental laws to strengthen tenant protections in a tight housing market. It bans rent bidding, applies the 12-month rent increase limit to properties rather than individual tenancies, caps break-lease fees, requires evidence for bond claims, and protects tenant privacy. The bill also requires property agents to complete mandatory annual training and allows local government employees to reduce their superannuation contributions.

21/3/2024· PASSED with amendment· Hon M Scanlon MP
Housing & RentingWork & EmploymentCost of Living
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Economic Development and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018

This bill makes wide-ranging improvements to Queensland's economic development and planning legislation. It streamlines how Priority Development Areas are managed, expands the Queensland Reconstruction Authority's role to include disaster prevention and resilience (not just recovery), and makes administrative improvements to infrastructure planning and the planning courts.

19/9/2018· PASSED with amendment· Hon C Dick MP
Business & EconomyGovernment & ElectionsSafety & Emergency
24

Justice and Other Legislation (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Amendment Bill 2020

This bill amends over 20 Queensland Acts to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency. It provides financial relief for businesses and individuals, expands emergency powers for health and corrective services, and gives government agencies operational flexibility during the pandemic. Most provisions were set to expire on 31 December 2020.

19/5/2020· PASSED with amendment· Hon S Miles MP
HealthBusiness & EconomyGovernment & Elections
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Housing Legislation Amendment Bill 2021

This bill delivers major reforms to Queensland's rental laws and retirement village regulations. It ends 'without grounds' evictions, introduces minimum housing standards for rental properties, strengthens protections for people experiencing domestic violence, creates a framework for tenants to keep pets, and exempts resident-operated retirement villages from mandatory buyback requirements.

18/6/2021· PASSED with amendment· Hon L Enoch MP
Housing & RentingSeniors
3

Public Health and Other Legislation (Further Extension of Expiring Provisions) Amendment Bill 2021

This bill extended Queensland's COVID-19 emergency measures from September 2021 to April 2022, continuing public health powers, quarantine requirements, and economic protections while vaccines were being rolled out. It also improved the quarantine fee system by allowing prepayment and third-party liability arrangements for traveller cohorts like seasonal workers.

16/6/2021· PASSED with amendment· Hon Y D'Ath MP
HealthGovernment & ElectionsBusiness & Economy
22

Health and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018

This bill reforms several health-related regulatory frameworks in Queensland. It repeals the state's medicinal cannabis approval system (which duplicated Commonwealth processes), establishes a register to track occupational dust lung diseases like coal workers' pneumoconiosis, empowers health authorities to require public notices about pollution events, and ensures freehold retirement village residents receive timely payment when they leave.

13/11/2018· PASSED· Hon S Miles MP
HealthSeniorsWork & Employment

COVID-19 Emergency Response and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021

This bill extends Queensland's COVID-19 emergency laws until 30 September 2021 and gives local governments more flexibility during the pandemic. It covers extensions to temporary regulations across many areas of life, allows councils to adjust rates outside normal budget cycles, and creates new rules for holding COVID-safe local government elections.

11/3/2021· PASSED· Hon S Fentiman MP
Government & ElectionsHealthSafety & Emergency
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