@fredmertz said:
The council has advised me that the code at the time of the BA (1988) required a car wash bay in our complex and this is the area that has had the bollard installed in it so that no one can use. Wondering if anyone can tell me if it was legal for the body corporate to do this?
The answer appears to be “no” – it was not legal and they are in breach of their DA. A lockable bollard with access given to any residents who wanted to use the car wash would be acceptable. Or a committee that was prepared to issue breach notices to illegal parkers, plus signs that said anyone parking there was liable to be fined and/or towed would be just as effective.