Queensland Numbered Acts

BUILDING UNITS AND GROUP TITLES AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2022 - SECT 37

37 Amendment of s 177 (Duties of bodies corporate)

(1) Section 177 (1) (a) (i) , ‘; or’—
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; and

(2) Section 177 (1) (a) (ii) , ‘164.’—
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164; and

(3) Section 177 (1) (b) (iii) , after ‘;’—
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and

(4) Section 177 (1) (e) (i) (A) , before ‘minutes’—
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full and accurate

(5) Section 177 (1) —
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(fa) give a copy of the minutes of each of its meetings to each member of the body corporate and mortgagee of a lot within 21 days after the meeting is held; and

(6) Section 177 (1) (h) (ii) , ‘ paragraph (l) ’—
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paragraph (m)

(7) Section 177 (1) (i) and (j) , ‘ paragraph (h) ’—
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paragraph (i)

(8) Section 177 (1) (k) , ‘ paragraph (i) ’—
omit, insert—
paragraph (j)

(9) Section 177 (1) (l) (ii) , ‘ paragraph (j) ’—
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paragraph (k)

(10) Section 177 (1) —
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(la) if the body corporate has entered into an agreement under section 176(c) or (d) for the provision, by it or another person, of an amenity or service that is an essential utility service—take all reasonable steps to ensure continuity of the amenity or service; and

Examples of taking reasonable steps to ensure continuity of an amenity or service—

• carrying out repairs to an amenity or service

• ensuring that a service contractor carries out repairs to an amenity or service

(11) Section 177 (1) (fa) to (m) —
renumber as section 177 (1) (g) to (o) .

(12) Section 177 (2) , ‘ subsection (1) (h) or (l) ’—
omit, insert —
subsection (1)(i) or (m)

(13) Section 177 (3) (b) , ‘ subsection (1) (l) ’—
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subsection (1)(m)

(14) Section 177 (4) , ‘ subsection (1) (h) ’—
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subsection (1)(i)

(15) Section 177 (5) , ‘ subsection (1) (g) ’—
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subsection (1)(h)

(16) Section 177 —
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(6) Subsection (1)(g) does not apply in relation to a person who—

(a) has given the secretary of the body corporate a written notice instructing the secretary that the person does not wish to be given copies of the minutes; and

(b) has not withdrawn the instruction.

(7) In this section—

"essential utility service" means the provision of sewerage services, electricity, gas or water.