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Strata Schemes Management Act 2015
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#### 166 Strata managing agent to obtain insurance quotations
166 Strata managing agent to obtain insurance quotations
> > (1) A strata managing agent must provide the owners corporation with not less than 3 quotations from different providers for each type of insurance proposed by the agent to the owners corporation or provide written reasons to the owners corporation if less than 3 quotations are provided.
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> > Maximum penalty—
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> > > (a) for a corporation—500 penalty units, or
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> > > (b) otherwise—100 penalty units.
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> > (2) A quotation must include the following—
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> > > (a) a breakdown of charges, including the following if applicable—
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> > > > (i) the base premium amount, other than an amount referred to in subparagraph (ii),
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> > > > (ii) the commission, other than any broker fee, expressed as an amount and as a percentage of the base premium amount,
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> > > > (iii) the broker fee, expressed as an amount and as a percentage of the base premium amount,
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> > > > (iv) the stamp duty amount,
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> > > > (v) levy amounts,
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> > > > (vi) underwriting agency fees,
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> > > > (vii) the goods and services tax amount,
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> > > > (viii) other amounts or percentages relating to the charges prescribed by the regulations,
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> > > (b) the persons to whom the commission and broker fee will ultimately be paid,
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> > > (c) a statement as to whether the person providing the quotation is connected with the agent.
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> > (3) The strata managing agent must provide the owners corporation with the quotations or written reasons as soon as practicable to enable the owners corporation to make a decision about the insurance.
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> **s 166:** Am 2024 No 65, Sch 1\[10\] \[11\].