The body corporate can’t stop people from having pets

Please note that this information was correct prior to October 2023. The Queensland Government has proposed reforms to strata legislation that, when passed, will affect these rules. Read more about the proposed changes here, and sign up to our mailing list for the most up-to-date information as these laws are released.

Not correct. Refusal to approval can be lawful in some rare circumstances, but a body corporate cannot refuse consent just because a pet may do something. If a pet does breach the by-laws later, or the reasonable conditions of approval, then an order can be sought for its removal based on the by-laws being breached. But a blanket refusal to the keeping of pets is almost always going to be unlawful.