Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

UNIT TITLES ACT 2001

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  

   PART 2--KEY CONCEPTS

           Division 2.1--Unit title developments

   5.      Parcels  
   6.      Unit title application  
   7.      Units plan  
   8.      Unit entitlement  
   9.      Units  
   10.     Class A units  
   11.     Class B units  
   12.     Unit subsidiaries  
   12A.    Meaning of annexed  
   13.     Common property  

           Division 2.2--Boundaries

   14.     Common boundaries—internal  
   15.     Common boundaries—external  
   16.     Minor boundary changes  

   PART 3--UNIT TITLE APPLICATIONS

           Division 3.1--Approval of unit title applications

   17.     Unit title applications—general requirements  
   18.     Unit title applications—class A units and class B units  
   19.     Unit title applications—unit subsidiaries  
   20.     Unit title applications—approval  
   21.     Unit title applications—reasonable rent  
   22.     Unit title applications—amendment of development statement by  

           Division 3.1A--Unit title assessment reports for unit title applications

   22A.    Meaning of unit title assessor  
   22B.    Unit title assessment reports  
   22C.    Unit title assessment report applications—unit title assessor may require  
   22D.    Unit title assessment report applications—contents of request for further  
   22E.    Unit title assessment report applications—effect of failure to provide further  
   22F.    Unit title applications—authority may require further  
   22G.    Unit title applications—contents of request for further  

           Division 3.2--Endorsement of units plan for registration

   23.     Notice of approval of unit title applications  
   24.     Security for staged developments and unfinished work  
   25.     Territory rent for common property lease  
   26.     Territory rent for unit leases—unit title proposals approved before 1 October  
   27.     Endorsement of units plan for registration  
   28.     Lapse of endorsement after 3 months  

           Division 3.3--Amendment of development statements

   29.     Amendment of development statements before registration  
   30.     Amendment of development statements after registration  
   31.     Effect of registration of amendment  

   PART 4--REGISTRATION OF UNITS PLANS

           Division 4.1--Subdivision, unit leases and common property lease

   32.     Subdivision of parcel made by registration  
   33.     Leases of units and common property  

           Division 4.2--Easements

   34.     Unit title easement rights  
   35.     Easements given by this Act  
   36.     Easements declared by owners corporations  
   37.     Registration—easements declared by owners corporations  

           Division 4.3--Encroachments on public places

   37A.    Effect of registration of units plan with encroachment on public  

   PART 10--AMENDMENT OF UNITS PLANS

           Division 10.1--Amendment of schedule of unit entitlement

   146.    Unit entitlement authority—grant  
   147.    Unit entitlement authorities—period of effect  
   148.    Unit entitlement authorities—registration  

           Division 10.2--Minor boundary changes

   149.    Boundary authority—grant  
   150.    Boundary authority—period of effect  
   151.    Boundary authorities—registration  

           Division 10.3--Building damage schemes

   152.    What is a building damage scheme?  
   153.    Building damage orders—right of appearance  
   154.    Provisional building damage order—application  
   155.    Provisional building damage order—approval of scheme  
   156.    Provisional building damage order—period of effect  
   157.    Final building damage order—amendment of units plan  
   158.    Final building damage order—period of effect  
   159.    Final building damage order—registration  

   PART 11--CANCELLATION OF UNITS PLANS

           Division 11.1--Cancellation authority

   160.    Cancellation authority—grant by planning and land authority  
   161.    Cancellation authority—period of effect  

           Division 11.2--Cancellation orders

   161A.   Cancellation orders—Supreme Court powers  
   161B.   Cancellation orders—provisional orders  
   161C.   Cancellation orders—after provisional order is made  
   161D.   Cancellation orders—right of appearance  

           Division 11.3--Effects of cancellation

   162.    Cancellation of units plan—effects  
   163.    Cancellation of units plan—new lease over parcel  
   164.    Dissolution of owners corporation  
   165.    Dissolution of owners corporation—Supreme Court powers  

   PART 11A--CHANGING 2-UNIT UNITS PLANS TO SUBDIVISIONS

   165A.   Application—pt 11A  
   165B.   Subdivision of units plan—application  

   PART 12--VARIATION OR SURRENDER OF LEASES

           Division 12.1--Variation of leases

   166.    Development applications to vary lease under Planning and Development Act  
   167.    Lease variation—amendment of schedule of unit entitlement  

           Division 12.2--Surrender of leases in units

   167A.   Surrender of leases in units  

   PART 13--EXPIRY AND TERMINATION OF UNIT LEASES

   168.    Effects of lease expiry  
   169.    Dissolution of owners corporation on lease expiry—Supreme Court  
   170.    Effect of termination of unit lease  
   171.    New unit lease  
   172.    New unit lease—schedule of unit entitlement  

   PART 14--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS

   173.    Definitions—pt 14  
   173A.   Internal review notices  
   174.    Objections  
   174A.   Internal reviewer  
   175.    Review by internal reviewer  
   176.    Reviewable decision notices  
   177.    Effect of decision to allow objection  
   177A.   Applications for review  

   PART 15--MISCELLANEOUS

   179.    Determination of fees  
   180.    Approved forms  
   181.    Regulation-making power  

   PART 20--TRANSITIONAL--UNIT TITLES AMENDMENT ACT 2008 (NO 2)

   250.    Definitions—pt 20  
   251.    Transitional—unit title application for 2-unit units plan  
   252.    Transitional regulations  
   253.    Transitional effect—Legislation Act, s 88  
   254.    Expiry—pt 20  

   PART 25--TRANSITIONAL--CONSTRUCTION OCCUPATIONS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2010

   300.    Meaning of commencement day—pt 25  
   301.    Transitional—unit title applications lodged before commencement day  
   302.    Transitional regulations—pt 25  
   303.    Expiry—pt 25  
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