Victorian Numbered Acts

OWNERS CORPORATIONS ACT 2006 (NO 69 OF 2006) - SECT 51

    (1)     The owners corporation must give at least 7 days' notice in writing to the occupier of a lot of its intention to enter the lot unless—

        (a)     the occupier agrees to a lesser time; or

        (b)     there is an emergency.

    (2)     Despite sub-section (1), if the lot is occupied under a residential tenancy agreement, the owners corporation must give the same notice to the occupier as that required to be given by a landlord under section 85 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 .

    (3)     In this section—

"emergency" includes—

        (a)     an interruption to gas, water, electricity, telephone, drainage, sewerage or a similar service; and

        (b)     a leak or a similar problem requiring prompt attention; and

        (c)     cracking or a similar structural problem likely to affect the immediate safety of a building or any person.