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Strata Schemes Development Act 2015
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#### 154A Meaning of “relevant interest”
154A Meaning of “relevant interest”
> > (1) In this part, relevant interest means a direct or indirect pecuniary interest or other interest a person has in the proposed collective sale or redevelopment of a strata scheme.
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> > (2) Without limiting subsection (1), a person has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest if the person—
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> > > (a) is a member of, or employed by—
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> > > > (i) the proposed purchaser for a collective sale, or
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> > > > (ii) the proposed developer for a redevelopment, or
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> > > > (iii) a related entity of the proposed purchaser or developer, or
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> > > (b) is a member of, or employed by, a prospective purchaser or developer who has made a competing offer to purchase the parcel or redevelop the scheme, or a related entity, or
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> > > (c) has entered into an agreement, including an agreement conferring an option, with a proposed or prospective purchaser or developer, or
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> > > (d) owns, or is a member of, or employed by, an entity that owns, land that—
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> > > > (i) is not part of the parcel, and
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> > > > (ii) may be impacted by the proposed collective sale or redevelopment.
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> > (3) An owner of a lot does not have a direct or indirect pecuniary interest merely because the owner will—
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> > > (a) receive an apportioned amount for the sale of the lots and common property in a collective sale, or
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> > > (b) benefit from a redevelopment in the same way other owners will generally benefit from the redevelopment.
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> > (4) In this section—
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> > option means a call option or put option within the meaning of the [Duties Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-123), Chapter 3, Part 2.
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> > related entity has the same meaning as in the [Corporations Act 2001](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth, section 9.
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> **s 154A:** Ins 2023 No 45, Sch 1\[3\].