Queensland Consolidated Acts

BODY CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACT 1997 - SECT 243

243 Notice to particular persons

(1) Subject to section 243A and section 243B , the commissioner must give written notice (the
"original notice" ) of the application to—

(a) the respondent to the application; and

(b) the body corporate; and

(c) each affected person who is not entitled to be given a copy of the notice under subsection (4) .

(2) The original notice must—

(a) include a copy of the application; and

(b) invite each person who is given the original notice, or a copy of it under subsection (4) , to make written submissions to the commissioner about the application within a stated time.

(3) The commissioner may extend the time for making the submissions by a further notice given in the way the original notice was given, and to the persons to whom the original notice was given.

(4) Unless the commissioner has advised the body corporate otherwise, the body corporate must, within the shortest practicable time after receiving the original notice, give—

(a) a copy of the original notice, including a copy of the application, to each person whose name appears on the roll as the owner of a lot included in the scheme; and

(b) a written notice (
"confirmation notice" ), as required under this section, to the commissioner.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(5) The confirmation notice must—

(a) state—

(i) the persons to whom the body corporate gave a copy of the original notice; and

(ii) when the copy was given; and

(b) if requested by the commissioner, be verified by statutory declaration.