Search of adjudicator and referee orders

Adjudicators and referees can make orders to resolve body corporate disputes. Orders can be made if self resolution or conciliation don’t work.

You can submit a ‘search of orders’ request to find out a body corporate’s order history. The results will show:

• any order made for that body corporate in the last 6 years (if any)
• the order sought if an application has been lodged but not decided yet (if any).

Results of a search are based on data-matching the information you include in the request. This means you must give the full and accurate property description.

Results are manually generated for each request. This ensures application and order information is up to date.

We do not give out details of conciliation applications (past or current).

Type of order to search

The type of order you need to search for depends on which Act the body corporate falls under.

Search for adjudicator orders if your body corporate is under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 (the BCCM Act). A body corporate is under the BCCM Act if it has:

• a community titles scheme (CTS) number
• a community management statement (CMS) registered with Titles Queensland.

Search for referee orders if your body corporate doesn’t have a CTS number or CMS. A referee can make orders under the Building Units and Group Titles Act 1980 for a body corporate that does not fall under the BCCM Act.

You can check if your body corporate has a CMS by contacting Titles Queensland.

Fees for search of orders

The fee for a search of orders depends on how you choose to get the results.

Search fees are:

• $20.65 if you collect the results in person (after 1–2 working days) at
  Office of the Commissioner for Body Corporate and Community Management
  Level 4, 154 Melbourne Street
  South Brisbane  QLD  4101
• $24.05 if you want us to send the results to you either by
  • post (4–5 working days, not including Australia Post delivery times)
  • email (after 1–2 working days).

Our fees and charges usually increase on 1 July each year. On 1 July 2024 our fees and charges were indexed by 0% in line with the government’s indexation policy. This means they have not changed and will be the same as they were in 2023–24. You can contact us for details about specific fees, charges or prices.

You do not have to pay GST.

How to search and pay

Online

Search for orders and pay using the online form below.

With a paper form

Download and complete a:

• search of adjudicators’ orders form (for community titles schemes under the BCCM Act)

or

• search of referees’ orders form (for other bodies corporate).

Then, give us your completed form and payment by post, email or in person.

Post or email

Send us your form either by:

• post to
  GPO Box 1049
  BRISBANE  QLD  4001
• email to bccm@justice.qld.gov.au.

To pay, use a cheque or money order payable to Body Corporate and Community Management. Send your payment to:

Office of the Commissioner for Body Corporate and Community Management
GPO Box 1049
BRISBANE  QLD  4001

In person

Deliver your form and pay in person by cash or EFTPOS at:

Office of the Commissioner for Body Corporate and Community Management
Level 4, 154 Melbourne Street
SOUTH BRISBANE  QLD  4101

Online search of orders request

1. Section 1—Body corporate details

   1. Does the body corporate have a community titles scheme (CTS) number? * Only schemes registered under the BCCM Act have a CTS number. It can be found on the CMS, contract documents or by contacting Titles Queensland.

      • Yes
      • No
   2. CTS number * (If you chose 'yes' above)
   3. Plan type * Can be found on contract documents, survey plans, or by contacting Titles Queensland.

      • Building format plan (BFP)
      • Standard format plan (SFP)
      • Building units plan (BUP)
      • Group titles plan (GTP)
      • Survey plan (SP)
      • Other
   4. Describe the plan type * (If you chose 'Other' above)
   5. Plan number * (If you chose 'Building format plan' above)
   6. Plan number * (If you chose 'Standard format plan' above)
   7. Plan number * (If you chose 'Building units plan' above)
   8. Plan number * (If you chose 'Group titles plan' above)
   9. Plan number * (If you chose 'Survey plan' above)
   10. Plan number * (If you chose 'Other' above)
   11. Name of body corporate * (letters and numbers only, no punctuation or special characters) This is the body corporate scheme name and can be found on contract documents, the CMS or by contacting Titles Queensland. This is not the name of the body corporate management company.
2. Section 2—Search details

   1. How would you like to get the results? *

      • Collect the results in person
      • By post
      • By email
   2. How will you pay? *

      • Online by credit card (Visa or Mastercard)
      • By cheque or money order
      • In person by cash or EFTPOS

   3. Online payments

      You will be directed to the payment portal when you submit this form.

3. Section 3—Applicant details

   1. Name

      1. Given name *
      2. Family name *
   2. Company name
   3. Phone * If we need to clarify something
   4. Email *
   5. Postal address

      1. Address line 1 *
      2. Address line 2
      3. Address line 3
      4. 1. Town, city or suburb *
         2. State *
         3. Postcode *