Most assignments complete. Those that do not tend to fail for a small number of recurring reasons, and the pathways available afterwards are narrower and slower than the parties expect.大部分轉讓均可完成。未能完成者,失敗原因通常屬少數反覆出現的類型,而其後可用的途徑,遠比當事人預期為窄、為慢。
6.1Where assignments actually fail轉讓實際失敗的原因
轉讓實際失敗的原因Where assignments actually fail
| FAILURE POINT失敗環節 | USUAL CAUSE常見原因 |
|---|---|
| Incomplete approval application批准申請不完整 | The thirty-day period never begins三十日期限從未起算 |
| Conditions imposed beyond power所施加的條件超出權限 | Committee treats approval as a renegotiation委員會把批准視為重新談判 |
| Verification shortfall收入核實不足 | Represented profit not supported on the contract basis所申述利潤在合約基礎上無法支持 |
| Finance declined融資被拒 | Unexpired term below the lender's threshold餘下年期低於貸款機構要求 |
| Licence not held at completion完成時未持牌 | Structure or licensee resolved too late架構或持牌人過遲確定 |
| Financier release not obtained未取得融資機構解除擔保 | Seller's security position addressed too late賣方擔保狀況處理過遲 |
6.2The dispute pathway爭議處理途徑
爭議處理途徑The dispute pathway
A buyer or seller who considers that approval has been unreasonably withheld applies under the dispute resolution provisions in Chapter 6 of the Act. The process begins with conciliation and proceeds, if unresolved, to adjudication, with appeal to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal on a question of law. It is comparatively inexpensive and it is not quick.若買方或賣方認為批准被無理拒絕,可依該法第6章的爭議解決條文提出申請。程序先經調解,如未能解決則進入裁決階段,並可就法律問題向昆士蘭民事及行政審裁處提出上訴。此程序費用相對較低,但並不迅速。
The timetable is the practical difficulty. A contract with a fixed approval date will usually have terminated long before an adjudicator decides. That is why the drafting of the approval condition, and the extension mechanism within it, matters more than the theoretical availability of a remedy.真正的實務困難在於時間。訂有固定批准期限的合約,通常在裁決官作出決定前早已終止。正因如此,批准條件的草擬方式及其中的延期機制,比補救途徑在理論上是否存在更為重要。
6.3Compelled transfer and termination強制轉讓及終止
強制轉讓及終止Compelled transfer and termination
The Act contains a separate regime under which a body corporate may require the transfer of a letting agent's management rights following a code contravention notice, with provisions governing the letting agent's choice of transferee, notice to the financier, the body corporate's choice where the letting agent does not act, the terms of the service contract on transfer, and termination where no transfer occurs.該法另設一套制度:業主法人團體可在發出違反守則通知後,要求轉讓出租代理的管理權,並就出租代理選擇承讓人、通知融資機構、出租代理不作行動時業主法人團體的選擇權、轉讓時服務合約的條款,以及未能轉讓時的終止事宜,訂有相應條文。
This regime is distinct from the voluntary assignment provisions in the modules, and it is not a shortcut. It is triggered by contravention, requires notice and an opportunity to remedy, and terminating an engagement after an unremedied remedial action notice requires an ordinary resolution at a general meeting rather than a committee decision.此制度有別於模組中的自願轉讓條文,亦非捷徑。它須由違反行為觸發,須發出通知並給予補救機會;而在補救行動通知未獲遵從後終止聘任合約,須經業主大會普通決議,而非委員會決定。
Why do Queensland management rights assignments fall over before settlement?昆士蘭管理權轉讓為何會在交割前失敗?
Most assignments complete, and those that do not tend to fail for a small number of recurring reasons. An incomplete approval application means the thirty-day period never begins; a committee that treats approval as a renegotiation imposes conditions beyond its power; the represented profit is not supported on the contract basis at verification; finance is declined because the unexpired term is below the lender's threshold; the licence is not held at completion because the structure or licensee was resolved too late; or the financier's release is not obtained because the seller's security position was addressed too late. The pathways available afterwards are narrower and slower than the parties expect.大部分轉讓均可完成,未能完成者的失敗原因通常屬少數反覆出現的類型。批准申請不完整,令三十日期限從未起算;委員會把批准視為重新談判,施加超出權限的條件;所申述利潤在合約基礎上無法通過收入核實;餘下年期低於貸款機構要求而融資被拒;架構或持牌人過遲確定,以致完成時未持牌;或賣方擔保狀況處理過遲,未能取得融資機構解除擔保。其後可用的途徑,遠比當事人預期為窄、為慢。
What can a buyer or seller do if a Queensland body corporate unreasonably refuses to approve a management rights transfer?若昆士蘭業主法人團體無理拒絕批准管理權轉讓,買方或賣方可以怎樣做?
A buyer or seller who considers that approval has been unreasonably withheld applies under the dispute resolution provisions in Chapter 6 of the Body Corporate and Community Management Act. The process begins with conciliation and proceeds, if unresolved, to adjudication, with appeal to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal on a question of law. It is comparatively inexpensive, but it is not quick.若買方或賣方認為批准被無理拒絕,可依《業主法人團體及社區管理法》第6章的爭議解決條文提出申請。程序先經調解,如未能解決則進入裁決階段,並可就法律問題向昆士蘭民事及行政審裁處提出上訴。此程序費用相對較低,但並不迅速。
Will a dispute application be decided before the approval date in a Queensland management rights contract expires?在昆士蘭管理權合約的批准期限屆滿前,爭議申請會否已有裁決?
Usually not. The timetable is the practical difficulty: a contract with a fixed approval date will usually have terminated long before an adjudicator decides whether approval was unreasonably withheld. That is why the drafting of the approval condition, and the extension mechanism within it, matters more than the theoretical availability of a remedy.通常不會。真正的實務困難在於時間:訂有固定批准期限的合約,通常在裁決官就批准是否被無理拒絕作出決定前早已終止。正因如此,批准條件的草擬方式及其中的延期機制,比補救途徑在理論上是否存在更為重要。
Can a Queensland body corporate force a letting agent to transfer its management rights or terminate the engagement instead of approving a sale?昆士蘭業主法人團體可否強制出租代理轉讓其管理權,或終止聘任合約而非批准出售?
The Act contains a separate regime under which a body corporate may require the transfer of a letting agent's management rights following a code contravention notice, with provisions governing the letting agent's choice of transferee, notice to the financier, the body corporate's choice where the letting agent does not act, the terms of the service contract on transfer, and termination where no transfer occurs. This regime is distinct from the voluntary assignment provisions in the modules and is not a shortcut: it is triggered by contravention, requires notice and an opportunity to remedy, and terminating an engagement after an unremedied remedial action notice requires an ordinary resolution at a general meeting rather than a committee decision. The voluntary and compelled transfer regimes answer different questions, and a body corporate dissatisfied with performance should be in the second, not obstructing the first.該法另設一套制度:業主法人團體可在發出違反守則通知後,要求轉讓出租代理的管理權,並就出租代理選擇承讓人、通知融資機構、出租代理不作行動時業主法人團體的選擇權、轉讓時服務合約的條款,以及未能轉讓時的終止事宜訂有相應條文。此制度有別於模組中的自願轉讓條文,亦非捷徑:它須由違反行為觸發,須發出通知並給予補救機會,而在補救行動通知未獲遵從後終止聘任合約,須經業主大會普通決議,而非委員會決定。自願轉讓與強制轉讓兩套制度回應的是不同問題,對服務水平不滿的業主法人團體,應循後者處理,而非阻撓前者。
This guide is general educational information, not legal, financial, tax or investment advice. Outcomes in a management rights transaction turn on the actual caretaking agreement, letting authorisation, community management statement, applicable regulation module and current law. Obtain independent Queensland legal advice before signing a contract, granting or withholding approval, waiving a condition, or settling. Where the English and Chinese texts differ, the English text governs. 本指南僅提供一般教育資訊,並非法律、財務、稅務或投資意見。管理權交易的法律結果,取決於實際的管理維護合約、出租授權、社區管理聲明、適用的規管模組及現行法例。簽署合約、給予或拒絕批准、放棄條件或辦理交割前,應取得獨立的昆士蘭法律意見。如中英文本有異,概以英文為準。