Body Corporate and Community Management (Commercial Module) Regulation 2020
sec.178Access to records— Act , s 204 [ SM, s 232 ]
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sec.178 Access to records— Act , s 204 [ SM, s 232 ]
The body corporate must allow all members of its committee reasonable access, without payment of a fee, to the body corporate’s records. However, the body corporate is not required to allow a person access to records under this section if a legal proceeding between the body corporate and the person has started or is threatened and the records are privileged from disclosure. Also, the body corporate is not required to allow a person access to a part of a record under this section if the body corporate reasonably believes the part contains defamatory material. (sec.178-ssec.1) The body corporate must allow all members of its committee reasonable access, without payment of a fee, to the body corporate’s records. (sec.178-ssec.2) However, the body corporate is not required to allow a person access to records under this section if a legal proceeding between the body corporate and the person has started or is threatened and the records are privileged from disclosure. (sec.178-ssec.3) Also, the body corporate is not required to allow a person access to a part of a record under this section if the body corporate reasonably believes the part contains defamatory material.