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#### 71 Interests must be disclosed by potential strata managing agents or building managers
71 Interests must be disclosed by potential strata managing agents or building managers
> > (1) A person appointed as the strata managing agent or building manager for a strata scheme who has an interest that must be disclosed under this section must disclose the interest to the owners corporation before the appointment of the person.
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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) The following are interests that must be disclosed to the owners corporation by a person—
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> > > (a) that the person is connected with the original owner,
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> > > (b) any direct or indirect pecuniary interest in the strata scheme (other than an interest arising only from the prospective appointment),
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> > > (c) that the person is connected with another person (the supplier) who routinely supplies goods or services for other strata schemes for which the person is the strata managing agent,
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> > > (d) that the person gave advice, whether under a formal contract or not, to the original owner during the previous 2 years about the strata plan or another strata plan or a community plan,
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> > > (e) another interest prescribed by the regulations.
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> > (3) The disclosure must—
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> > > (a) be made in writing, and
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> > > (b) for subsection (2)(c), include—
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> > > > (i) details about the nature of the relationship between the person and the supplier, and
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> > > > (ii) details about the goods and services provided by the supplier.
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> **s 71:** Am 2024 No 65, Sch 1\[2\] \[8\].