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Building Act 2004
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145 Giving copies of documents
(1) Copies of plans submitted under the Act must not be given to anyone
except in accordance with the instructions of—
(a) the lessee or the owner of the parcel of land where the building
to which the plans relate is erected; or
(b) if the plans relate to a unit within the meaning of the Unit Titles
Act 2001—the proprietor of the unit.
(2) Despite subsection (1) (b), if the plans relate to the common property
of a units plan (whether or not the plans also relate to individual
units), the following people are entitled to copies of the plans,
including any documents attached to the plans:
(a) the owners corporation for the units plan;
(b) the owners corporation manager, if the owners corporation has
given the manager written authority to have the plans.
(3) However, plans given to a person under subsection (2) must not
include identifying information for the proprietor of a unit, other than
the proprietor’s name.