(1) A proprietor of a development lot, neighbourhood lot or strata lot may
appoint an agent to receive notices and other documents under this Act if the
proprietor is unable to deal with those notices because of intellectual
impairment or physical impairment, illiteracy or an inability to read or write
English sufficiently well or absence from the lot.
(2) A person must not be
appointed as an agent unless the person is a resident of Australia.
(3) An
appointment of an agent may be made at any time and may be revoked at any
time.
(4) However, the appointment or revocation has no effect until
communicated to the association and recorded in the relevant roll kept in
accordance with Schedule 3.
(5) If an agent for a proprietor has been so
appointed and the name and address for service of the agent recorded on the
strata roll, notices or other documents required to be given to the proprietor
under this Act are to be given to the agent.