173Inspection of association documents

173 Inspection of association documents

173 Inspection of association documents

(1) An inspection under this Division is to take place at the time and place, or by the means, agreed on and, failing agreement, at the parcel at a time, and on a date, or by the means, fixed by the association under this section.

(2) If an applicant and the association fail to reach an agreement within 3 days after the association receives the application, the association must immediately give the applicant a written notice fixing a specified time (between 9 am and 8 pm) on a specified date (not later than 10 days after the association receives the application), or a specified means, for the inspection to take place.

(3) The means for inspecting documents may be in person or through secure electronic access to the documents or other means agreed on or fixed under this section.

(3A) The regulations may prescribe the maximum fee that may be charged for inspecting documents—

(a) in person, or

(b) through secure electronic access to the documents, or

(c) by another means agreed on or fixed under this section.

(4) A person entitled to inspect a document may take extracts from, or make a copy of, the document but must not, without the consent of the association, remove the document from the custody of the association.

s 173: Am 2025 No 14, Sch 2[45] [46].