November 2025

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Three things to know: Who takes on the risk in a body corporate? There’s an old saying about joining a poker game in Vegas: If you don’t know which of the players is the patsy, then you’re the patsy. A variation of that theme could be applied to decision making in a body corporate and the handling of risk. In any decision that a body corporate makes, there’s an element of risk. Some of those decisions are minor – which contractor are we using for this $500 job? Others can be major and involve relatively significant assumptions of risk. If there is risk involved inRead More →

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Article by Frank Higginson Published on November 4, 2025 This article was referenced in the Courier Mail City Beat, November 2025 The risks of using artificial intelligence to lodge a legal case against a body corporate have been brought home for one Brisbane lot owner whose case has been dismissed as misconceived and without substance and costs of $2,000 awarded against them. In a ruling from the Office of the Commissioner for Body Corporate and Community Management, the adjudicator criticised the applicant for apparently relying on AI to generate references to case law, many of which did not exist. The adjudicator noted: “The applicant cites quotesRead More →

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