(1) This section provides for the giving of information by the body corporate
for a community titles scheme from the body corporate’s records.
(2) Within
7 days after receiving a written request from an interested person accompanied
by the fee prescribed under the regulation module applying to the scheme, the
body corporate must do either or both of the following as requested by the
interested person—
(a) permit the person to inspect the body corporate’s
records;
(b) give the person a copy of a record kept by the body corporate.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(3) However, the body
corporate is not required to allow a person to inspect or obtain a copy of a
part of a record under subsection (2) if the body corporate reasonably
believes the part contains defamatory material.
(4) The body corporate must,
within 7 days after receiving a written request from an interested person
accompanied by the fee prescribed under the regulation module applying to the
scheme, issue a certificate (a
"body corporate information certificate" ) in the approved form applying to
the scheme giving financial and other information about the lot.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(5) A person who
obtains a certificate under subsection (4) may rely on the certificate against
the body corporate as conclusive evidence of matters stated in the
certificate, other than to the extent to which the certificate contains an
error that is reasonably apparent.