South Australian Current Acts

COMMUNITY TITLES ACT 1996 - SECT 41

41—Invalidity of by-laws

        (1)         Subject to this section, by-laws are invalid to the extent to which they are inconsistent with—

            (a)         this Act or any other Act or subordinate legislation made under this or any other Act; or

            (b)         the scheme description filed with the community plan; or

            (c)         a development contract filed with the community plan; or

            (d)         a development contract of a secondary or tertiary scheme that comprises part of the community scheme to which the by-laws relate; or

            (e)         in the case of the by-laws of a secondary scheme—

                  (i)         the scheme description of the primary scheme; or

                  (ii)         the by-laws of the primary scheme; or

            (f)         in the case of the by-laws of a tertiary scheme—

                  (i)         the scheme descriptions of the primary or secondary scheme; or

                  (ii)         the by-laws of the primary or secondary scheme.

        (2)         A by-law will be taken to be inconsistent with a scheme description, the by-laws of another scheme or a development contract if, and only if, there are no circumstances in which the by-law can operate consistently with the scheme description, by-laws or development contract. ¹

Explanatory Note—

1         For instance if the scheme description provides that the community lots will be used for residential purposes without specifying the kinds of residential use, the by-laws may prohibit some kinds of residential use such as flats or boarding house accommodation but cannot prohibit all kinds of residential use.