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Strata Title Information Victoria – VIC Owners Corporations

Check the tabs for the latest information about Strata Title Information and Owners Corporations in Victoria. Owners Corporations in Victoria were previously known as a Body Corporate. New information and links are added regularly. Be sure to check back to be kept up-to-date.

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  • records and information VIC: Lot owner access to owners corporation records and information - Question: A resident lot owner in our small strata scheme does not attend the AGM but, after a few days, sends an abrupt email demanding an ‘Overview of the Meeting’. As secretary/treasurer of our owners corporation, am I obliged to send this, or should they wait for the meeting minutes?

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Strata Legislation VIC

Legislation for Strata Title Information Victoria

OWNERS CORPORATIONS ACT 2006

The main purposes of this Act are —

  1. to provide for the management, powers and functions of owners corporations; and

  2. to provide for appropriate mechanisms for the resolution of disputes relating to owners corporations; and
  3. to amend the Subdivision Act 1988 in relation to the creation of owners corporations.

OWNERS CORPORATIONS REGULATIONS 2018 (SR NO 154 OF 2018)

New Owners Corporation Regulations came into effect on 2 December 2018, replacing the previous regulations of 2007.


Subdivision Act 1988

The purposes of this Act are to —

  1. set out the procedure for the subdivision and consolidation of land, including buildings and airspace, and for the creation, variation or removal of easements or restrictions; and
  2. regulate the management of and dealings with common property and the constitution and operation of bodies corporate.

Consumer Affairs Legislation Further Amendment Bill 2014

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Owners Corporations Regulations 2007 to prescribe the relevant maximum fees that may be charged by owners corporations for providing certain information under the Owners Corporations Act 2006.


Subdivision (Procedures) Regulations 2011

The objective of these Regulations is to —

  1. prescribe time limits for things done under the Subdivision Act 1988; and
  2. prescribe forms authorised by that Act; and
  3. provide for procedures relating to the certification of plans; and
  4. require Councils to maintain a register of applications made under that Act; and
  5. provide for other matters authorised by that Act.

Consumer Affairs Victoria

Owners corporations

Learn how to run an owners corporation, and the rights and responsibilities of members and managers.

Useful Links

Useful Links for Strata Title Information Victoria

Consumer Affairs Victoria

Strata regulators for Victoria.

Housing and accommodation

Your rights and responsibilities, how to resolve disputes and where to find help – lots of strata title information Victoria.

Insurance – owners corporations

Your rights and responsibilities with regards to strata insurance.


Strata Community Association (VIC)

The leading professional body for the strata and community title sector in Victoria.


Interpreting Strata Plans

Department of Sustainability and Environment

This document provides guidance on the interpretation of Strata Act plans.


VIC: Contact your local Member of Parliament

If you believe there is a strata issue that needs to be brought to the government’s attention.

Forms

Strata Forms for Strata Title Information Victoria

Consumer Affairs Victoria

Provides access to a number of strata title forms HERE under Owners Corporations. For example:

  • Contract of appointment
  • Request to inspect register and/or records
  • Owners corporation maintenance survey template
  • Owners corporation petition

Interpreting Strata Plans

Department of Sustainability and Environment

This document provides guidance on the interpretation of Strata Act plans.

Dispute Resolution

Problems With Apartments? Complaint handling in your owners corporation – Strata Title Information Victoria

Consumer Affairs Victoria explains that there are three steps to handling grievances:

  1. internal dispute resolution
  2. conciliation through Consumer Affairs Victoria
  3. applications to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT)

For details about the process, please read Consumer Affairs Victoria’s page Complaint handling in your owners corporation carefully.

Note that complaints MUST be made in writing to the owners corporation on the provided complaint form. A link to this form can found about midway down the Consumer Affairs Victoria’s page.


What to do if you are unhappy with your strata manager

Owners Corporation Managers are discussed in detail on Consumer Affairs Victoria’s page Working with your owners corporation manager. Information is provided about the Managers Role, Appointing a Manager & Removing a Manager.


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