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Strata Schemes Management Act 2015
263Service of documents by owners corporation and others
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#### 263 Service of documents by owners corporation and others
263 Service of documents by owners corporation and others
> > (1) Application of section This section applies to a notice or other document required or authorised under this Act or the by-laws to be given by the Secretary, the Tribunal, an owners corporation, the lessor of a leasehold strata scheme, the original owner, a strata committee, the secretary of an owners corporation or a strata managing agent and is subject to the other provisions of this Act.
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> > (2) Service on occupier of lot A notice or other document may be given to the occupier of a lot—
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> > > (a) by post at the address of the lot, or
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> > > (b) by leaving it at the address of the lot with a person apparently of or above the age of 16 years, or
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> > > (c) by sending it by electronic transmission to an address or location nominated by the occupier of the lot as an address or location for the service of documents.
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> > (3) Service where address is included in strata roll If an address for the service of notices on a person is recorded in the strata roll or has been notified in a tenancy notice, a document may be given to the person—
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> > > (a) in the case of a postal address, by post at that address, or
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> > > (b) by leaving it at that address with a person apparently of or above the age of 16 years, or
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> > > (c) by sending it by electronic transmission to an address or location nominated by the person for the service of documents.
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> > (4) Service on owner of lot A document may be given to the owner of a lot in accordance with subsection (3) or if no address for service is recorded on the strata roll—
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> > > (a) personally, or
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> > > (b) by post at the address of the lot, or
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> > > (c) by leaving it on a part of the lot that is the owner’s place of residence or business (otherwise than on a part of the lot provided for the accommodation of a vehicle or as a storeroom), or
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> > > (ca) by sending it by electronic transmission to an address or location nominated by the owner of the lot as an address or location for the service of documents, or
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> > > (d) by leaving it in a place provided on the parcel for receiving mail posted to the lot, or
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> > > (e) in any other manner authorised by the by-laws for the service of notices on owners.
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> > (5) Service of notice to produce certain records and property Notice under section 182 may be given to a person—
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> > > (a) personally or by post, or
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> > > (b) by leaving it with a person apparently of or above the age of 16 years at the place of residence or place of business of the person who is to be given the notice.
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> > (6) Service on person where building included in part strata parcel A document may be given to a person in whom is vested an estate in fee simple, or, in the case of a leasehold strata scheme, a leasehold estate registered under the [Real Property Act 1900](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1900-025), in part of a building or its site, another part of which is included in a part strata parcel, in any manner provided by section 170 of the [Conveyancing Act 1919](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1919-006).
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> **s 263:** Am 2018 No 65, Sch 7.15 \[3\]; 2022 No 5, Sch 1.17\[1\] \[2\]; 2023 No 45, Sch 3\[38\]–\[40\].