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Body Corporate and Community Management (Standard Module) Regulation 2020
sec.197Insurance of common property and body corporate assets
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### sec.197 Insurance of common property and body corporate assets
The body corporate must insure, for full replacement value—
the common property; and
the body corporate assets.
Subsection (1) (a) has effect only to the extent that the common property is not required to be insured under another provision of this part.
A policy of insurance taken out under this section—
must cover, to the greatest practicable extent—
damage; and
costs incidental to the reinstatement or replacement of insured buildings, including the cost of taking away debris and the fees of architects and other professional advisers; and
must provide for the reinstatement of property to its condition when new.
The owner of each lot that is included in the community titles scheme is liable to pay a contribution levied by the body corporate that is a proportionate amount of the premium for a policy of insurance taken out under this section that reflects the interest schedule lot entitlement of the lot.
(sec.197-ssec.1) The body corporate must insure, for full replacement value— the common property; and the body corporate assets.
(sec.197-ssec.2) Subsection (1) (a) has effect only to the extent that the common property is not required to be insured under another provision of this part.
(sec.197-ssec.3) A policy of insurance taken out under this section— must cover, to the greatest practicable extent— damage; and costs incidental to the reinstatement or replacement of insured buildings, including the cost of taking away debris and the fees of architects and other professional advisers; and must provide for the reinstatement of property to its condition when new.
(sec.197-ssec.4) The owner of each lot that is included in the community titles scheme is liable to pay a contribution levied by the body corporate that is a proportionate amount of the premium for a policy of insurance taken out under this section that reflects the interest schedule lot entitlement of the lot.
- (a) the common property; and
- (b) the body corporate assets.
- (a) must cover, to the greatest practicable extent— (i) damage; and (ii) costs incidental to the reinstatement or replacement of insured buildings, including the cost of taking away debris and the fees of architects and other professional advisers; and
- (i) damage; and
- (ii) costs incidental to the reinstatement or replacement of insured buildings, including the cost of taking away debris and the fees of architects and other professional advisers; and
- (b) must provide for the reinstatement of property to its condition when new.
- (i) damage; and
- (ii) costs incidental to the reinstatement or replacement of insured buildings, including the cost of taking away debris and the fees of architects and other professional advisers; and