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ARTICLE · 15 MARCH 2021

E-Alert: New BCCM regulations – Changes to the Small Schemes Module (SS) and Specified Two-lot Scheme Module (TL)

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The SS and TL regulations act as a guide or framework for Qld community title schemes to follow when things do go wrong.

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Aleksandra Naglik
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On 1 March 2021 the Queensland Government's new body corporate and community management regulations modules became law. Following our first two e-alerts in this series, this third and final e-alert summarises the changes contained in the Body Corporate and Community Management (Small Schemes Module) Regulation (SS) and Body Corporate and Community Management (Specified Two-lot Schemes Module) Regulation (TL).

The SS and TL modules predominantly apply to residential community titles and are easier for lot owners to manage as these schemes generally require little regulation compared with other body corporate modules. The SS and TL regulations act as a guide or framework for community title schemes to follow when things do go wrong.

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