Author: Anna Park

Anna Park is a Senior Associate in our Brisbane office, having joined the firm in early 2024. Prior to joining BAGL, Anna worked for a specialist strata law firm, specialising in strata advisory, building and construction, and dispute resolution work in the strata and community titles industry for over 4 years. Anna has advised and worked closely with a range of clients, including bodies corporate, strata managers, and owners in respect of disputes, mediation and litigation, and building and construction matters within the Magistrates Court, District Court, Supreme Court, QCAT and QBCC. Anna holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts from Auckland University and is a member of Strata Community Australia and the Australian College of Strata Lawyers (ACSL).

Engaging a Contractor in Queensland: What to Check before you sign

Engaging a contractor Engaging a contractor Unfortunately, it is a common occurrence for a client to come to us about a dodgy contractor. Typically, we see problems arise where a client engages an unlicensed, unqualified, or dishonest contractor that fails to carry out the work promised or the completed work turns out to be defective […]

Home Warranty Insurance and community titles schemes

The Queensland Home Warranty Scheme (QHWS) is a statutory insurance scheme administered by the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC). It is a not-for-profit scheme funded through insurance premiums paid for by contractors to protect homeowners against financial loss when something goes wrong during a building or renovation project (Home Warranty Insurance). However, not everyone […]

Conduct of general meetings in Queensland – dealing with business outside of the meeting agenda

General meetings are the primary forum in which decisions of a body corporate are made in community titles schemes. The Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 (BCCM Act) and regulation modules are prescriptive in terms of what must take place before a meeting is convened, but the legislation is relatively vague on the more […]

Can a Body Corporate Commence Legal Proceedings Without a General Meeting Resolution?

It is a question lawyers get asked all the time: can a body corporate commence legal proceedings without a general meeting resolution? The simple answer is yes, you can, so long as the Committee passes an appropriate resolution which is later ratified by the Body Corporate in a general meeting. But what does it take […]