Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Owners Corporations Act 2006 - SECT 3

Definitions

3. Definitions

In this Act- amend in relation to a rule, includes add to or replace; approved
form means form approved by the Director under section 200; bank account means
an account with an authorised deposit-taking institution within the meaning of
the Banking Act 1959 of the Commonwealth;

building includes-

   (a)  a structure and part of a building or a structure; and

   (b)  walls, out-buildings, service installations and other appurtenances of
        a building; and

   (c)  a boat or a pontoon which is permanently moored or fixed to land;
        business day means a day that is not-

   (a)  a Saturday or Sunday; or

   (b)  a public holiday appointed under the Public Holidays Act 1993;

Business Licensing Authority means the Business Licensing Authority
established under the Business Licensing Authority Act 1998; common property
means land shown as common property on a plan of subdivision or a plan of
strata or cluster subdivision;

Council means the Council of the municipal district in which the land in the
plan is located; CPA Australia means CPA Australia A.C.N. 008 392 452;
Director has the same meaning as it has in the Fair Trading Act 1999;
externally administered body corporate has the same meaning as it has in the
Corporations Act; function includes duty and authority;

inspector means an inspector appointed under the Fair Trading Act 1999; land
includes buildings and airspace; land affected by an owners corporation means
the lots the owners for the time being of which are members of the owners
corporation together with the common property for which the owners corporation
is responsible;

Licensing Registrar means the Registrar of the Business Licensing Authority
appointed under the Business Licensing Authority Act 1998; limited owners
corporation has the same meaning as it has in the Subdivision Act 1988; lot
has the same meaning as it has in the Subdivision Act 1988; lot affected by an
owners corporation means a lot the owner for the time being of which is a
member of the owners corporation; lot entitlement in relation to a lot
affected by an owners corporation, means a number specified in the plan as the
lot entitlement for that lot, expressing the extent of the lot owner's
interest in any common property affected by the owners corporation; lot
liability in relation to a lot affected by an owners corporation, means a
number specified in the plan as the lot liability for that lot, expressing the
proportion of the administrative and general expenses of the owners
corporation which the lot owner is obliged to pay; lot owner, in relation to
an owners corporation, means an owner of a lot affected by the owners
corporation; ordinary resolution means a resolution other than a special
resolution or a unanimous resolution;

owner has the same meaning as it has in the Subdivision Act 1988; owners
corporation means a body corporate which is incorporated by registration of a
plan of subdivision or a plan of strata or cluster subdivision; owners
corporation register means the register kept by an owners corporation in
accordance with section 147; plan of subdivision has the same meaning as plan
has in the Subdivision Act 1988; prescribed owners corporation means an owners
corporation of a class prescribed by the regulations; Register means the
Register under the Transfer of Land Act 1958; registered manager means a
manager registered under Part 6; Registrar has the same meaning as it has in
the Transfer of Land Act 1958; rules in relation to an owners corporation,
means the rules of the owners corporation for the time being in force;
unlimited owners corporation has the same meaning as it has in the
Subdivision Act 1988. __________________