When can a body corporate withhold access to records? Section 205 of the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 (the Act) requires a body corporate to provide body corporate’s records within seven days after receiving: 1. a written request from an ‘interested person’; and 2. the fee prescribed under the regulation module applying to…
Hopefully, you would have read or, at least, recall my earlier article outlining a number of common queries (and answers) in relation to accessing body corporate records which can be found here. I noted then that there were still a number of other queries on the topic to warrant a sequel. With that in mind,…
One of the more common queries my Office receives is about access to body corporate records. It stands to reason this query would come up frequently, as it is through access to records that a person with an interest in that scheme can learn – objectively – about how things are operating at the scheme,…