STRATA SCHEMES MANAGEMENT REGULATION 2016
- Made under the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015
- As at 19 January 2024
- Reg 501 of 2016
Table of Provisions
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
- 1 Name of Regulation
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Definitions
PART 2 - OWNERS CORPORATIONS AND STRATA COMMITTEES
- 3A Definition
- 4 Functions that may only be delegated to strata committee member or strata managing agent
- 5 Agenda for first AGM
- 6 Documents and records to be provided to owners corporation before first AGM
- 7 Tenant representatives: section 33 of Act
- 8 Vacation of office by tenant representative
- 9 Election of strata committee
- 10 Ballot for strata committee
- 11 Nominations for officers of strata committee
- 12 Priority votes--owners corporation
13. (Repealed)
- 14 Ways of voting
- 14A Pre-meeting electronic voting
- 14B Reasonable steps
- 15 Electronic ballot paper for pre-meeting electronic voting
- 16 Informal votes in pre-meeting electronic voting
- 17 Ascertaining result of pre-meeting electronic voting
- 17A Electronic affixing of seal of owners corporation
- 17B Requirements for strata managing agent for seal affixed electronically
PART 3 - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
- 18 Payment plans for unpaid contributions: section 85(6) of Act
- 19 Notice of recovery action for unpaid contributions, interest or expenses
20. (Repealed)
- 21 Calculation of annual budget
- 22 Accounting records
- 23 Levy register
- 24 Receipts
- 25 Limits on spending by owners corporations
- 26 Approval for legal services costs
PART 4 - PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
- 27 Common property memorandum
- 28 Minor renovations by owners
- 29 Initial maintenance schedule: section 115 of Act
- 30 Window safety devices
- 31 Notification by owners of window safety devices
32-34. (Repealed)
PART 5 - BY-LAWS
PART 6 - INSURANCE
- 38 Approved insurers
- 39 Manner of calculation of insurance limit under damage policy
- 40 Insurance amount
PART 7 - RECORDS AND INFORMATION ABOUT STRATA SCHEMES
Division 1 - Records
- 41 Electronic voting records
- 42 Inspection of records
Division 2 - Information--the Act, s 271(2)(o) and (2A)
- 43 Owners corporations to give information annually
- 43A Information required for purposes of clause 43
- 43B Owners corporations to correct information given
- 43C Disclosure of information by Secretary
PART 8 - BUILDING DEFECTS
Division 1 - Interpretation
- 44 Interpretation
- 44A Building work excluded from the Act, Part 11--the Act, s 191
Division 2 - Building inspectors, inspection reports and rectification
- 45 Persons qualified to be appointed as building inspectors
- 45A Register of members of strata inspector panel
- 45B Secretary's guidelines
- 45C Conditions imposed on building inspectors by Secretary
- 45D Liability of professional associations in respect of accreditation and other functions
- 45E Nomination of building inspector for approval of owners corporation
- 46 Disclosure of previous employment by developer
- 46A Documents to be provided to building inspector by developer
- 47 Interim reports: section 199(2) of Act
- 48 Final report: section 201(2) of Act
- 49 Notice to owners of reports: section 202(3) of Act
- 49A Reasons enabling appointment of new builder to rectify defects
Division 3 - Building bonds
- 50 Contract price for determining building bond
- 51 Maturity dates for building bond
- 52 Additional documents to be lodged with building bond
- 53 Application to pay amount secured by building bond to owners corporation
- 54 Amount of building bond
- 54A Time within which building bond is payable
- 55 Payment of building bond
- 55AA Cancellation of building bond
Division 3A - Decennial insurance
- 55A Decennial insurance criteria
- 55B Notice of intention to take out decennial insurance to be given to Secretary
- 55C Certificate of currency for decennial insurance to be given to Secretary before application for occupation certificate is made
Division 4 - Miscellaneous
PART 9 - ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
- 57 Application of Part
- 58 Directions of Secretary
- 59 Attendance and representation
- 60 Costs
- 61 Termination
PART 10 - MISCELLANEOUS
- 62 Connected persons
- 63 Limit for gifts to strata managing agents
- 64 Fees
- 65 Penalty notice offences and penalties
- 66 Seals of owners corporations--savings provision
- 67 Amendment of Act: clause 1(5) of Schedule 3 to Act
- 68 Amendment of Act: clause 1(5) of Schedule 3 to Act
68A. (Repealed)
- 68B Pre-meeting electronic voting--transitional arrangement
PART 11 - (Repealed)
None
Schedule 1 (Repealed)