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68Owners corporation must have bank account
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68 Owners corporation must have bank account
(1) An owners corporation for a units plan must—
(a) open and maintain an account with 1 or more authorised deposit-
taking institutions; and
(b) pay all amounts it receives into the account; and
(c) pay all amounts it spends out of the account.
Note 1 An authorised deposit-taking institution is an institution (eg a bank,
credit union or building society) that is authorised under the Banking
Act 1959 (Cwlth), s 9 (3) (see Legislation Act, dict, pt 1).
Note 2 An owners corporation may open and maintain more than 1 account.
Words in the singular number include the plural (see Legislation Act,
s 145 (b)).
(2) An owners corporation for a units plan with only 2 or 3 units may, by
unopposed resolution, exempt itself from subsection (1).