Queensland Consolidated Acts

SANCTUARY COVE RESORT ACT 1985 - SECT 36

36 Supply of information, certificates and copies by principal body corporate

(1) The principal body corporate shall, upon application made to it in writing by a member of the principal body corporate or by a member of a body corporate constituted by the registration of a group titles plan or building units plan (which lastmentioned body corporate is a member of the principal body corporate) or by a person authorised in writing by such member and on payment of such sum as the principal body corporate may fix by resolution but not exceeding the reasonable cost to the principal body corporate, do such 1 or more of the following things as are required of it in the application—

(a) inform the applicant of the name and address of each person who is the chairperson, secretary or treasurer of the principal body corporate or a member of the executive committee;

(b) make available for inspection by the applicant or the applicant’s agent—

(i) the principal body corporate roll;

(ii) the notices and orders referred to in section 33 (1) (d) ;

(iii) the plans, specifications, drawings showing water pipes, electric cables or drainage, certificates, diagrams and other documents held by it relating to any secondary thoroughfare;

(iv) the minutes of general meetings of the principal body corporate and of the executive committee;

(v) the books of account of the principal body corporate;

(vi) a copy of the statement of accounts of the principal body corporate last prepared by the principal body corporate in accordance with section 33 (1) (f) ;

(vii) every current policy of insurance effected by the principal body corporate and the receipt for the premium last paid in respect of each such policy;

(viii) any other record or document in the custody or under the control of the principal body corporate;

(ix) the development control by-laws or the secondary thoroughfare by-laws for the time being in force;

at such time and place as may be agreed upon by the applicant or the applicant’s agent and the principal body corporate and, failing agreement, at the office of the principal body corporate at a time and on a date fixed by the principal body corporate under subsection (2) ;

(c) certify, as at the date of the certificate, in respect of the initial lot or secondary lot in respect of which the application is made—

(i) the amount of any regular periodic contributions determined by the principal body corporate under section 33 (1) (h) and (4) and the periods in respect of which those contributions are payable; and

(ii) whether there is any amount unpaid of any contribution determined under section 33 (1) (h) and, if so, the amount thereof; and

(iii) whether there is any amount unpaid of any contribution levied under section 33 (1) (1) and, if so, the amount thereof and the date on which it was levied; and

(iv) whether there is any amount unpaid of any contribution levied under section 48 and, if so, the amount thereof and the date on which it was levied; and

(v) the amount (if any) determined under section 33 (2) in respect of any unpaid contribution referred to in this paragraph;

(d) furnish to the applicant or the applicant’s agent a copy of the development control by-laws or the secondary thoroughfare by-laws for the time being in force or any part thereof within a period of 21 days commencing on the day next after the date on which the application is received by the principal body corporate.

(2) Where an applicant and the principal body corporate fail to reach an agreement referred to in subsection (1) (b) within 3 days after the receipt of the application by the principal body corporate, the principal body corporate shall forthwith send by post to the applicant a notice fixing a time, specified in the notice, between 9a.m. and 8p.m. on a date so specified, being a date not later than 10 days after the receipt of the application by the principal body corporate for the making of the inspection referred to in subsection (1) (b) .

(3) The principal body corporate shall permit any person to whom the development control by-laws or the secondary thoroughfare by-laws are made available for inspection to make copies of or take extracts from those by-laws.