Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made

BODY CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT (STANDARD MODULE) REGULATION 2020 - REG 156

156 Disclosure of commission, payment or other benefit

(1) This section applies if—

(a) the body corporate is considering entering into, or proposes to enter into, a contract (the
"main contract" ); and

(b) the main contract is for the supply of goods or services from a person; and

(c) under the main contract, or under another contract or arrangement, a relevant person is entitled to receive, other than from the body corporate, a commission, payment or other benefit that is associated with the main contract, including with entering into the main contract.

Examples of commission for paragraph (c)—

1 a commission received by a relevant person from an insurance company

2 a commission received by a relevant person from a financial institution for banking or other business

(2) Before the body corporate makes its decision to enter into the main contract, the relevant person must give written notice to the body corporate disclosing—

(a) the commission, payment or other benefit; and

(b) to the extent the commission, payment or other benefit is monetary—the monetary amount the relevant person is entitled to receive.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

Note—

Under section 100 (1) of the Act , a decision of the committee is a decision of the body corporate.