QLD: Q&A Is the AGM the only time approval for lot renovations can be granted?

This article discusses approval for lot renovations in Queensland strata schemes and whether it can be granted outside the AGM.

Question: Can renovation approvals in a QLD strata lot be granted outside the AGM?

In Queensland, can a body corporate consider and approve renovation requests, such as for an apartment bathroom renovation, only at the annual general meeting, or can these types of approvals also be decided at other meetings held during the year?

Answer: If the renovation is under $3000, the committee can approve it.

Any improvements to the common property will need some form of body corporate approval. If the renovation is under $3000, does not detract from the appearance of the scheme and does not promote a breach of an occupier’s obligations, the committee can approve it. Over that amount, it needs to be approved at a general meeting. There is no difference in approval type between an annual general meeting or an extraordinary general meeting.

For a bathroom renovation that doesn’t affect common property, the need for approval will be determined by whether the by-laws regulate the need for approval.

Either way, any such approval does not need to wait for the AGM. If the committee can approve it, it can be approved by VOCM, and even if a general meeting is needed, this can be achieved at an EGM.

Todd Garsden
Mahoneys
E: tgarsden@mahoneys.com.au
P: 07 3007 3753

This post appears in the December 2025 edition of The QLD Strata Magazine.

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