The Attorney-General has announced that changes to the law to allow owners’ corporations (former body corporates) to conduct remote meetings have been made to support businesses and residents during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Attorney General Gordon Ramsay said the changes would support the corporations to fulfil their legal obligations to hold regular meetings while adhering to physical distancing requirements.
“COVID-19 has forced many businesses to rethink how they operate, so we’ve removed the legal requirement for owners’ corporations to meet in person to discuss apartment and townhouse management,” Mr Ramsay said.
“The Government is also looking at making the change permanent as part of our ‘Managing Buildings Better’ reforms,” he said.
Mr Ramsay said the changes would make it easier for owners’ corporations across the ACT to manage buildings and encourage a better distribution of building costs that would meet the needs of owners and residents.
Minister for Planning and Land Management, Mick Gentleman said the changes answered the call for flexibility during today’s unprecedented times and supported future planning measures.
“Owners corporations will still need to notify unit owners of decisions that need to be made, and when and how they will be made,” Mr Gentleman said.
He said the changes allowed for a broader range of options such as teleconferences, video conferences or email.
