31Recovery of expenditure resulting from member or unit

31 Recovery of expenditure resulting from member or unit occupier’s fault (1) This section applies if an owners corporation for a units plan has in carrying out its functions incurred an expense, or carried out work, that is necessary because of— (a) a wilful or negligent act or omission of a member of the corporation, or an occupier of the member’s unit; orunitsrelevantoftentitlemenunittotal unittheoftentitlemenunit costtotal=erecoverablamount  (b) a breach of its rules by a member of the corporation, or an occupier of the member’s unit. (2) The amount spent or the cost of the work is recoverable by the owners corporation from the member as a debt. (3) If the owners corporation recovers an amount under subsection (2) from a member for an act, omission or breach of an occupier of the member’s unit, the member may recover the amount from the occupier as a debt. expense, includes a reasonable legal expense reasonably incurred, including a legal expense relating to a proceeding in the ACAT. work, carried out by an owners corporation, means maintenance or anything else the corporation is authorised under this Act to do.