The Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 (the Act) includes codes of conduct for committee voting members. Adherence to the code of conduct is mandatory.
BODY CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACT 1997 – SCHEDULE 1A
SCHEDULE 1A – Code of conduct for committee voting members
1. Commitment to acquiring understanding of Act, including this code
A committee voting member must have a commitment to acquiring an understanding of this Act, including this code of conduct, relevant to the member’s role on the committee.
2. Honesty, fairness and confidentiality
(1) A committee voting member must act honestly and fairly in performing the member’s duties as a committee voting member.
(2) A committee voting member must not unfairly or unreasonably disclose information held by the body corporate, including information about an owner of a lot, unless authorised or required by law to do so.
3. Acting in body corporate’s best interests
A committee voting member must act in the best interests of the body corporate in performing the member’s duties as a committee voting member, unless it is unlawful to do so.
4. Complying with Act and this code
A committee voting member must take reasonable steps to ensure the member complies with this Act, including this code, in performing the member’s duties as a committee voting member.
5. Nuisance
A committee voting member must not—
(a) cause a nuisance on scheme land; or
(b) otherwise behave in a way that unreasonably affects a person’s lawful use or enjoyment of a lot or common property.
6. Conflict of interest
A committee voting member must disclose to the committee any conflict of interest the member may have in a matter before the committee.
Queensland Government, Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997. (2013). Code of conduct for committee voting members [Schedule 1A]. Retrieved 28 October 2014, from https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/
