Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made(1) The body corporate may supply, or engage another person to supply, utility services and other services for the benefit of owners and occupiers of lots, if the services consist of 1 or more of the following—
(a) maintenance services including, for example, cleaning, repairing, painting, pest prevention or extermination or mowing;
(b) communication services including, for example, the installation and supply of telephone, intercom, computer data or television;
(c) domestic services including, for example, electricity, gas, water, garbage removal, air conditioning or heating.
(2) The body corporate may, by agreement with a person for whom services are supplied, charge for the services (including for the installation of, and the maintenance and other operating costs associated with, utility infrastructure for the services), but only to the extent necessary for reimbursing the body corporate for supplying the services.
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See also section 96 (Body corporate must not carry on business) of the Act.
(3) In acting under subsections (1) and (2), the body corporate must, as far as practicable, ensure the total cost to the body corporate (other than body corporate administrative costs) for supplying a service, including the cost of a commercial service, and the cost of purchasing, operating, maintaining and replacing any equipment, is recovered from the users of the service.
(4) The body corporate may exercise its powers under this section only if authorised by a lot owner agreement.