Body Corporate Tips
Use by-laws to enforce Development Approval compliance
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Current as at October 17, 2024
I always thought that record would stand until it was broken – Yogi Berra
Section 205 of the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 (Qld) allows interested persons (which includes owners and buyers) to inspect and/or get copies of body corporate records.
The fees are set by the regulation module applying to the scheme.
Once a request has been made, and the fee paid, the body corporate has 7 days to permit the inspection or provide copies.
An interested person does not have to give a reason for the request.
Concern about privacy, such as the inspection or giving of a roll containing owners’ contact details, is not a basis to refuse access.
The only bases to refuse access or copies of body corporate records are where the document (or part of it):
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