Body Corporate Structure

Each RBC is a body corporate constituted under the Building Units and Group Titles Act 1980 (BUGTA). Each RBC is, by law, responsible for the control, management and administration of its common property. It is mandatory that each RBC has a piece of land that is its common property. The area of the common property varies from RBC to RBC, with some being only a small parcel of land which can be as little as one square metre. Consequentially, levies will vary considerably between each RBC.

Levies comprise both administration and sinking fund contributions for:

1 Group Title Plan (GTP) – Common Property of the RBC; 

2 Group Title Plan (GTP) – Common Property of the Sanctuary Cove Principal Body Corporate (PBC); 

3 Group Title Plan (GTP) – Common Property of the Sanctuary Cove Primary Thoroughfare Body Corporate (PTBC); 

4 Building Unit Plan (BUP) – Common Property of the BUP (if applicable).

Each quarter, the individual lot owner must pay a levy to its RBC. The RBC, by law, must pay for its common property expenses and its mandatory lot entitlement contribution to the PBC. The PBC, by law, must pay for its common property expenses and its mandatory lot entitlement contribution to the PTBC.

The RBC is not able to levy members differentially unless it has entered into an agreement with the member as contemplated in BUGTA. It is important to understand that any such agreement cannot conflict with or replace the RBC’s obligations as specified under BUGTA.

The PTBC is a body corporate constituted under the SCRA. The PTBC is, by law, responsible for the control, management and maintenance of the primary thoroughfare, including its infrastructures. Any item of expenditure incurred in relation to PTBC’s obligations must be funded by a levy on its members proportional to the 4,250 lot entitlements of commercial zone members in accordance with the SCRA.

The members of the PTBC (total 4,250 lot entitlements) comprise:

The PTBC is not able to levy members differentially unless it has entered into an agreement with the member as contemplated in SCRA. It is important to understand that any such agreement cannot conflict with or replace the PTBC’s obligations as specified under SCRA.

The PBC is the peak representative and custodial body for the residents of Sanctuary Cove. It is comprised of 28 members nominees who meet monthly and are representatives of the Residential Body Corporate committees from each Sanctuary Cove precinct.

The PBC shares representation of the Primary Thoroughfare Body Corporate (PTBC), with Sanctuary Cove Golf & Country Club Ltd (SCGCCL) and Mulpha Sanctuary Cove Developments (MSCD), to determine plans for the primary thoroughfare and commercial areas.

As an equal shareholder of Sanctuary Cove Community Services Ltd (SCCSL) and its wholly owned subsidiaries, with the PTBC, 2 PBC nominee directors are responsible for representing the interests of Sanctuary Cove residents. SCCSL is a public, not for profit company responsible for:

• Sanctuary Cove Body Corporate Services Pty Ltd
• Sanctuary Cove Security Services Pty Ltd
• Resort Body Corporate Services Pty Ltd

The members of the PBC (total 1,823 lot entitlements) comprise: 

AS AT 1 MAY 2023