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Local Government Act 1989
185NLiability of Council to recover cladding rectification charge
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185N Liability of Council to recover cladding rectification charge
(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a Council must use its best endeavours to recover a cladding rectification charge in accordance with any requirements imposed on it by this Act and the cladding rectification agreement.
(2) Neither a Council nor an owners corporation (if applicable) is liable for any failure by an owner or any occupier to pay a cladding rectification charge.
(3) A failure by an owner or any occupier under subsection (2) does not make the Council or owners corporation (if applicable) liable to pay the outstanding amount under the cladding rectification charge to the lending body.