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What is a Form 33 body corporate certificate?

If you're involved with a Queensland community titles scheme, sooner or later someone will ask for a “Form 33”. Here's what it actually is, what goes in it, and when it's needed — in plain English. This is general information, not legal advice.

The short version

Form 33 is the approved form for a body corporate information certificate under Queensland's Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 (the BCCM Act). It's a snapshot of key information about a lot and the body corporate, given by the body corporate when someone is entitled to ask for it — most often when a lot is being sold.

What it contains

A Form 33 pulls together the essentials a buyer's side wants to know before settlement, including things like:

• the amount of contributions (levies) payable for the lot, and whether any are outstanding;
• the current committee and the secretary's contact details;
• the body corporate's insurance details;
• the balances of the administrative and sinking (capital works) funds;
• any amounts owed to the body corporate for the lot, and other prescribed information.

Who asks for it, and when

The most common trigger is a sale: the buyer's solicitor or conveyancer requests a body corporate certificate as part of due diligence. An owner (or someone acting for them) who is entitled under the Act can request it, and the body corporate must provide it. A prescribed fee applies.

Which regulation module applies

Queensland schemes are administered under a regulation module — most commonly the Standard Module or the Accommodation Module, with others for small schemes, commercial schemes and specified two-lot schemes. The module affects some of the detail, which is why it's worth confirming yours before you fill out a certificate.

Getting it right matters

A body corporate certificate is relied on at settlement, so accuracy counts. Strata Secretary's Form 33 wizard walks you through the required content step by step and produces a clean, editable document — but it's a self-help tool, not legal advice, and you should always have a solicitor review a certificate before it's issued.

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