BODY CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACT 1997 - SECT 276 Orders of adjudicators

BODY CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACT 1997 - SECT 276

276 Orders of adjudicators

(1) An adjudicator to whom the application is referred may make an order that is just and equitable in the circumstances (including a declaratory order) to resolve a dispute, in the context of a community titles scheme, about—

(a) a claimed or anticipated contravention of this Act or the community management statement; or

(b) the exercise of rights or powers, or the performance of duties, under this Act or the community management statement; or

(c) a claimed or anticipated contractual matter about—

(i) the engagement of a person as a body corporate manager or service contractor for a community titles scheme; or

(ii) the authorisation of a person as a letting agent for a community titles scheme.

(2) An order may require a person to act, or prohibit a person from acting, in a way stated in the order.

(3) Without limiting subsections (1) and (2) , the adjudicator may make an order mentioned in schedule 5 .

(4) An order appointing an administrator—

(a) may be the only order the adjudicator makes for an application; or

(b) may be made to assist the enforcement of another order made for the application.

(5) If the adjudicator makes a consent order, the order—

(a) may include only matters that may be dealt with under this Act; and

(b) must not include matters that are inconsistent with this Act or another Act.