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Body Corporate and Community Management (Standard Module) Regulation 2020
sec.233Fee for information given to interested persons— Act , s 205
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### sec.233 Fee for information given to interested persons— Act , s 205
For section 205 (2) of the Act —
the prescribed fee for inspection of the body corporate’s records is—
if the person inspecting the records is an owner of a lot—18.25 fee units; or
if the person inspecting the records is not an owner of a lot—35.10 fee units; and
the prescribed fee for obtaining a copy of a record kept by the body corporate is 0.65 fee units for each page supplied.
For section 205 (5) of the Act , the fee prescribed is—
if the person requesting the body corporate certificate for the lot has requested, and been given, a body corporate certificate for the same lot within the previous 3 months—65.24 fee units; or
otherwise—76.75 fee units.
A request for a body corporate certificate under section 205 (4) of the Act may include a request for the certificate to be given within 24 hours.
A request for a body corporate certificate that includes a request made under subsection (3) must be accompanied by a priority fee of 27.35 fee units.
The priority fee payable under subsection (4) —
is in addition to the fee payable under subsection (2) ; and
must be refunded if the requested body corporate certificate is not given within 24 hours.
Subsection (7) applies for working out the amount of a fee under this section.
For the purpose of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 48C (3) , the amount is to be rounded to the nearest multiple of 5 cents (rounding one-half upwards).
Subsection (1) (a) (i) prescribes a fee of 18.25 fee units. If the value of a fee unit for this regulation were $1.50, the number of dollars obtained by multiplying $1.50 by 18.25 would be $27.375. Because $27.375 is halfway between $27.35 and $27.40, it is rounded upwards, so the amount of the fee for subsection (1) (a) (i) would be $27.40.
s 233 amd 2021 SL No. 84 s 22 ; 2022 SL No. 79 s 27 ; 2025 SL No. 50 s 26
(sec.233-ssec.1) For section 205 (2) of the Act — the prescribed fee for inspection of the body corporate’s records is— if the person inspecting the records is an owner of a lot—18.25 fee units; or if the person inspecting the records is not an owner of a lot—35.10 fee units; and the prescribed fee for obtaining a copy of a record kept by the body corporate is 0.65 fee units for each page supplied.
(sec.233-ssec.2) For section 205 (5) of the Act , the fee prescribed is— if the person requesting the body corporate certificate for the lot has requested, and been given, a body corporate certificate for the same lot within the previous 3 months—65.24 fee units; or otherwise—76.75 fee units.
(sec.233-ssec.3) A request for a body corporate certificate under section 205 (4) of the Act may include a request for the certificate to be given within 24 hours.
(sec.233-ssec.4) A request for a body corporate certificate that includes a request made under subsection (3) must be accompanied by a priority fee of 27.35 fee units.
(sec.233-ssec.5) The priority fee payable under subsection (4) — is in addition to the fee payable under subsection (2) ; and must be refunded if the requested body corporate certificate is not given within 24 hours.
(sec.233-ssec.6) Subsection (7) applies for working out the amount of a fee under this section.
(sec.233-ssec.7) For the purpose of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 48C (3) , the amount is to be rounded to the nearest multiple of 5 cents (rounding one-half upwards). Subsection (1) (a) (i) prescribes a fee of 18.25 fee units. If the value of a fee unit for this regulation were $1.50, the number of dollars obtained by multiplying $1.50 by 18.25 would be $27.375. Because $27.375 is halfway between $27.35 and $27.40, it is rounded upwards, so the amount of the fee for subsection (1) (a) (i) would be $27.40.
- (a) the prescribed fee for inspection of the body corporate’s records is— (i) if the person inspecting the records is an owner of a lot—18.25 fee units; or (ii) if the person inspecting the records is not an owner of a lot—35.10 fee units; and
- (i) if the person inspecting the records is an owner of a lot—18.25 fee units; or
- (ii) if the person inspecting the records is not an owner of a lot—35.10 fee units; and
- (b) the prescribed fee for obtaining a copy of a record kept by the body corporate is 0.65 fee units for each page supplied.
- (i) if the person inspecting the records is an owner of a lot—18.25 fee units; or
- (ii) if the person inspecting the records is not an owner of a lot—35.10 fee units; and
- (a) if the person requesting the body corporate certificate for the lot has requested, and been given, a body corporate certificate for the same lot within the previous 3 months—65.24 fee units; or
- (b) otherwise—76.75 fee units.
- (a) is in addition to the fee payable under subsection (2) ; and
- (b) must be refunded if the requested body corporate certificate is not given within 24 hours.