27th August 2018
The Queensland Court of Appeal has unanimously overturned a decision of the District Court and held that s 145(2) of the Body Corporate and Community Management (Standard Module) Regulation 2008 does not impose a limitation period of two years and two months to commence recovery proceedings for outstanding contributions.
2nd July 2018
The Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 has been amended by the Treasury Laws Amendment (Housing Tax Integrity) Act 2017 to introduce an annual vacancy fee, levied on foreign owners of residential property that is not occupied or genuinely available on the rental market for at least six months of the year.
10th May 2017
Dan Marino, owner partner at Hickey Lawyers, has been a long term supporter of the Perry Cross Foundation having sat on its board since inception.
20th February 2017
The Queensland Government has released an options paper with reform recommendations for amendments to the Body Corporate and Community Management Act, that relate to enforcing body corporate by-laws, debt recovery and scheme termination for buildings that have reached the end of their useful life.
14th February 2017
Millions of dollars in property value has been preserved with exclusive use of common property successfully obtained for the penthouse owners of Hedges 252.
6th December 2016
ASIC (Australian Securities and Investments Commission) has recently re-stated important Class Orders (CO) that provide the Serviced Apartment Management Rights industry with relief from having to comply with a lot of the onerous managed investment provisions of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
1st October 2016
The Queensland State Treasurer has announced that the Queensland Government intends to increase the rate of stamp duty payable by foreign persons if they buy residential real estate after 1 October 2016.
10th July 2015
Hickey Lawyers started the New Financial Year with a bang, settling these three transactions for Mantra Group, totalling approximately $60 million.
2nd February 2015
Owner partner of Hickey Lawyers, Joe Welch, has made extensive submissions in response to the Queensland Government Law Review Options Paper on Body Corporate Governance Issues.
