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STRATA TITLES ACT 1988 - SECT 30

STRATA TITLES ACT 1988 - SECT 30

30—Duty to insure

        (1)         A strata corporation must keep all buildings and building improvements on the site insured to their replacement value.

        (2)         The replacement value of buildings and building improvements is the cost of their complete replacement including the cost of any necessary preliminary demolition work, any necessary surveying, architectural or engineering work and any other associated or incidental costs.

        (3)         The insurance must be against—

            (a)         risks of damage caused by events (other than subsidence) declared to be prescribed events in relation to home building insurance under Part 5 of the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 of the Commonwealth; and

            (b)         risks against which insurance is required by the regulations.

        (4)         Any money to which a strata corporation is entitled under a contract of insurance in relation to damage to buildings or building improvements must, subject to any contrary order of the Court, be applied by it in reinstating or repairing those buildings or building improvements.