Western Australian Current Regulations

COMMUNITY TITLES REGULATIONS 2021

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used

   PART 2 -- Provisions relating to terms used in the Act  

   4.      Requirements for approved form  
   5.      Insurable asset  
   6.      Key document  
   7.      Public authority  
   8.      Type 1 notifiable variation  
   9.      Volunteer scheme manager

   PART 3 -- Planning and development  

   10.     Advertisement of community development statement by local government  
   11.     Minimum period for comments under s. 22  
           12. Matters to which Planning Commission must have due regard  
   13.     Additional content to be included in statement  
   14.     Classes of documents that may be referred to, or incorporated in, community development statement  
   15.     Advertisement of application to extend development period for community scheme  
   16.     Minimum period for comments under s. 26  
           17. Period for making decision under s. 34(5) where amendment of community development statement required  
   18.     Registration of amendment of community development statement

   PART 4 -- Scheme documents  

   19.     Naming convention for community corporations

   PART 5 -- Scheme plans  

   20.     Application of Part  
   21.     Application of Survey Regulations to scheme plans  
   22.     Surveyor’s certificate  
   23.     Numbering of lots and common property  
   24.     Requirements for identification of parcel to be subdivided  
   25.     Requirements for scheme plan for community titles (building) scheme  
   26.     Requirements for scheme plan for community titles (land) scheme

   PART 6 -- Short form easements and restrictive covenants

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   27.     Terms used

           Division 2 -- Description, location and identification  

   28.     Specified easements and short form descriptions  
   29.     Location of easement area  
   30.     Identification of lots and common property affected by easement  
   31.     Permitted restrictive covenants and short form descriptions  
   32.     Identification of lots and common property affected by restrictive covenant

           Division 3 -- Other requirements  

   33.     Application of Division  
   34.     Location of covenant area  
   35.     Persons who benefit to be specified in short form documents  
   36.     Benefit of short form easement or restrictive covenant need not attach to land  
   37.     Short form easement or restrictive covenant binds community corporation  
   38.     Short form documents

           Division 4 -- Rights and liabilities under short form easements  

   39.     General  
   40.     Vehicle access easement  
   41.     Light and air easement  
   42.     Party wall easement  
   43.     Intrusion easement  
   44.     Pedestrian access easement  
   45.     Easement in gross  
   46.     Easement for utility services  
   47.     Entry under easement  
   48.     Rectification of damage  
   49.     Indemnity payable by grantee  
   50.     Payment of consideration

           Division 5 -- Rights and liabilities under short form restrictive covenants  

   51.     General  
   52.     Right of way restrictive covenant  
   53.     Land use restrictive covenant  
   54.     Conservation restrictive covenant  
   55.     Building envelope restrictive covenant  
   56.     Fire restrictive covenant

   PART 7 -- Schedule of unit entitlements  

   57.     Determining capital value of a lot  
   58.     Certificate by licensed valuer

   PART 8 -- Scheme by‑laws  

   59.     Explanation of scheme by‑laws  
   60.     Maximum penalty for contravention of scheme by‑laws

   PART 9 -- Common property infrastructure easements

           Division 1 -- Special procedures for notice or voting  

   61.     Special procedures for notice to apply s. 57 to infrastructure contract

           Division 2 -- Terms and conditions taken to be implied in infrastructure contract  

   62.     Application of Division  
   63.     Planning or other approval  
   64.     Benefits of infrastructure  
   65.     Damage to common property  
   66.     Maintenance of common property within easement area  
   67.     Notice of intention to terminate where no term specified

           Division 3 -- Rights and obligations of community corporation and infrastructure owner  

   68.     Application of Division  
   69.     Rights and obligations relating to required insurance  
   70.     Rights of infrastructure owner  
   71.     Obligations relating to certain costs and charges  
   72.     Obligations relating to infrastructure insurance  
   73.     Obligations relating to changes in ownership  
   74.     Obligation relating to removal of infrastructure

   PART 10 -- Community corporations  

   75.     Minimum insurance for community titles scheme  
   76.     Requirement to have 10 year plan  
   77.     Expenditure on common property requiring special resolution  
   78.     Budget variations that are authorised  
   79.     Rate of interest on contributions in arrears  
   80.     Other records required to be kept  
   81.     Period in which records must be retained  
   82.     Form of records  
   83.     Person with proper interest in information  
   84.     Fees for applications  
   85.     Inspection of material  
   86.     Maximum charge for copies of material  
   87.     Voting  
   88.     Limitations on scheme manager being appointed as proxy  
   89.     Agenda for general meeting

   PART 11 -- Scheme managers

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   90.     Terms used  
   91.     Key role

           Division 2 -- Criminal record checks  

   92.     Application of Division  
   93.     Scheme manager must obtain national criminal record checks  
   94.     Scheme manager must give criminal record statement to community corporation

           Division 3 -- Educational qualifications  

   95.     Application of Division  
   96.     Educational qualifications that must be met by particular individuals  
   97.     Changes to titles or units

           Division 4 -- Professional indemnity insurance  

   98.     Application of Division  
   99.     Scheme manager must obtain and maintain professional indemnity insurance

           Division 5 -- Scheme management contracts  

   100.    Additional matters to be included in scheme management contract  
   101.    Transitional provision for compliance with educational qualification requirements

           Division 6 -- Financial provisions relating to scheme managers  

   102.    Disclosure of remuneration and other benefits  
   103.    Scheme manager to provide periodic return

   PART 12 -- Protection of buyers  

   104.    Further information to be given before contract  
   105.    Information may be given by electronic means  
   106.    Information must be in prominent position  
   107.    Particulars of notifiable variation to be provided to buyer

   PART 13 -- Termination proposals

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   108.    Terms used

           Division 2 -- Outline proposal  

   109.    Details of arrangements for independent advice or representation  
   110.    Additional information for outline proposal

           Division 3 -- Independent advocate

              Subdivision 1 -- Persons who may be independent advocates  

   111.    Level of independence of independent advocate  
   112.    Qualifications of independent advocate

              Subdivision 2 -- Review, assessment and presentation  

   113.    Assessment of proposal by independent advocate  
   114.    Presentation by independent advocate  
   115.    Identification of vulnerable person by independent advocate

           Division 4 -- Full proposal  

   116.    Notice of completion of service  
   117.    Tenants entitled to 5 year term  
   118.    Additional information for full proposal  
   119.    Person who can provide report of required works  
   120.    Valuation methodology  
   121.    Validity period of valuation  
   122.    Preparation and certification of reports  
   123.    Termination valuation report to be given to Valuer‑General

           Division 5 -- Additional procedures for dealing with termination proposals

              Subdivision 1 -- Meetings  

   124.    Consideration of proposal at joint meeting

              Subdivision 2 -- Voting  

   125.    Application of Subdivision  
   126.    Voting notice  
   127.    Independent vote counter  
   128.    Provision of record of votes  
   129.    Protection of record of votes (resolution subject to confirmation)

              Subdivision 3 -- Confirmation of termination resolution  

   130.    Material to accompany application by proponent for confirmation of termination resolution  
   131.    Information community corporation must provide to Tribunal

              Subdivision 4 -- Proposals that are withdrawn or not proceeding  

   132.    Notice of withdrawn termination proposal  
   133.    Notice of termination proposal not proceeding

           Division 6 -- Arrangements for independent advice or representation for owners

              Subdivision 1 -- Preliminary  

   134.    Ancillary service

              Subdivision 2 -- Identification of persons as vulnerable  

   135.    Application of Subdivision  
   136.    Vulnerable persons  
   137.    Independent advocate to identify vulnerable persons to proponent  
   138.    Owner of lot may apply to be recognised as vulnerable person  
   139.    Proponent to make decision about claim of vulnerability  
   140.    Trustee may require information from independent advocate about type of vulnerability

              Subdivision 3 -- Establishment and terms of trust  

   141.    Application of Subdivision  
   142.    Proponent to establish trust  
   143.    Trustee of the trust  
   144.    Services for which trust moneys are to be provided  
   145.    No payment for services obtained after withdrawal or notice that proposal cannot proceed  
   146.    Guaranteed payment amount  
   147.    Method of payment under trust  
   148.    Period of time for making claims  
   149.    Trust account  
   150.    Trustee records  
   151.    Period of time for retaining trustee records  
   152.    Owner entitled to certain information in respect of lot  
   153.    Summary of trust records to be given to proponent on request  
   154.    Privacy of information  
   155.    Winding up of trust

   PART 14 -- Termination by single owner

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   156.    Term used: single owner terminating scheme  
   157.    Application of Part

           Division 2 -- Modification of Part 11 Division 1 of the Act  

   158.    Modification of application of s. 141  
           159. Modification of application of s. 142  
           160. Modification of application of s. 145  
           161. Modification of application of s. 146  
           162. Modification of application of s. 147  
           163. Modification of application of s. 148

           Division 3 -- Modification of these regulations  

   164.     Modification of application of r. 113  
   165.    Modification of application of r. 142

   PART 15 -- Tribunal proceedings

           Division 1 -- Scheme disputes  

   166.    Terms used  
   167.    Application of Division  
   168.    Disputes relating to disclosure of information  
   169.    Occupier disputes relating to termination proposals  
   170.    Disputes about trustee’s performance  
   171.    Dispute about proponent’s decision

           Division 2 -- Orders of Tribunal  

   172.    Orders required to be made by legally qualified member  
   173.    Internal review of Tribunal order

   PART 16 -- Termination or amendment by compulsory acquisition  

   174.    Application of Part  
   175.    Modification of s. 50  
           176. Modification of s. 152  
           177. Modification of s.  
   178.     Modification of s. 155

   PART 17 -- Miscellaneous  

   179.    Fees payable to Registrar of Titles  
   180.    Fees payable to local government
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Explanation of effect of section 48  
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Fees payable to Registrar of Titles