TABLE OF PROVISIONS Preamble PART 1 -- Preliminary 1. Short title 2. Commencement 3. Terms used 4. Notes and examples not part of Act 5. Act binds Crown PART 2 -- Community schemes 6. Legislative framework 7. Community scheme 8. Community titles scheme -- tier 1 scheme 9. Community titles scheme -- tier 2 scheme 10. Community titles scheme -- tier 3 scheme 11. Lots -- community titles (building) schemes and community titles (land) schemes 12. Common property 13. Relationships in and between schemes 14. Subdivision of land by community scheme 15. Registration of community titles scheme 16. Community titles 17. Community corporation PART 3 -- Planning and development Division 1 -- Introduction 18. Planning requirements for subdivision by community scheme 19. Effect of community development statement on planning approvals 20. Waiver of other requirements relating to plans or instruments Division 2 -- Community development statement 21. Application to approve statement or amendment 22. Comments from local government and others 23. Decision as to appropriate form of subdivision 24. Approval of community development statement or amendment 25. Content of statement 26. Development period for community scheme 27. Statement or amendment ceases to have effect in certain circumstances 28. Availability of statement Division 3 -- Planning approvals 29. Planning approvals 30. Modification of Planning and Development Act 31. Approval of modification of restricted use condition 32. Approval under planning (scheme by-laws) condition Division 4 -- Miscellaneous 33. Applications under PART 34. Review of decisions PART 4 -- Scheme documents Division 1 -- Scheme notice 35. Scheme notice 36. Name and address for service of community corporation Division 2 -- Scheme plan 37. Scheme plan 38. Short form easements or restrictive covenants 39. Requirements for registration of scheme plan 40. Requirements for registration of amendment of scheme plan Division 3 -- Schedule of unit entitlements 41. Schedule of unit entitlements 42. Requirements for registration of amendment of schedule of unit entitlements Division 4 -- Scheme by-laws 43. Scheme by-laws 44. Application of scheme by-laws 45. Content of scheme by-laws 46. Exclusive use by-laws 47. Invalidity of scheme by-laws 48. Enforcement of scheme by-laws 49. Requirement for registration of amendment to give effect to scheme by-laws PART 5 -- Registration and land titles Division 1 -- Schemes and amendments of schemes 50. Application for registration 51. Effect of registration 52. Registration process 53. No presumption of validity of scheme by-laws Division 2 -- Statutory easements 54. Easement for support, shelter and projections -- lot 55. Easement for support, shelter and projections -- common property 56. Utility service easement 57. Common property infrastructure easement 58. Entry under statutory easement 59. Rectification of damage Division 3 -- Rates, taxes and charges 60. Arrangements for sharing of information 61. Valuation for rating and taxing 62. Objections 63. Rating and taxing 64. Charges for water supplied PART 6 -- Original subdivision owner 65. First statutory general meeting 66. Key documents 67. Disclosure of remuneration and other benefits 68. Defects in scheme buildings or infrastructure 69. Contracting out prohibited PART 7 -- Lot owners and occupiers 70. Offence to contravene restricted use condition 71. Use and enjoyment 72. Information and agent 73. Insurance for lot 74. Person to act for lot owner in certain circumstances PART 8 -- Community corporation Division 1 -- Functions Subdivision 1 -- Property 75. Control and management of common property 76. Rights over common property 77. Personal property 78. Temporary common property 79. Transactions relating to land 80. Carrying out work and recovering cost 81. Power of community corporation to enter any part of parcel 82. Recovery of property Subdivision 2 -- Insurance 83. Required insurance 84. Notice to member of community corporation Subdivision 3 -- Financial management 85. Funds and investment 86. Accounting records and statement of accounts 87. Budget 88. Contributions Subdivision 4 -- Participation in community scheme 89. Functions as member of another community corporation 90. Cooperation between community corporations Subdivision 5 -- Records and correspondence 91. Records and correspondence 92. Scheme contacts register 93. Letterbox and electronic communications Subdivision 6 -- Provision of information 94. Application by person with proper interest in information 95. Information from scheme contacts register 96. Inspection of material 97. Certificates 98. Legal professional privilege and defamation Subdivision 7 -- Miscellaneous powers 99. Compliance with scheme by-laws 100. Enforcement of road laws 101. Enforcement of local laws 102. Termination of certain services or amenities contracts Subdivision 8 -- Limitations 103. Limitations on exercise of powers 104. Common seal and execution of documents Division 2 -- Objectives 105. Objectives Division 3 -- Procedures 106. Voting and resolutions 107. Voting by proxy 108. Annual general meeting 109. Convening of general meetings 110. Procedure at general meetings Division 4 -- Council and officers 111. Council and officers of community corporation 112. Functions and procedures of council 113. General duties and conflicts of interest Division 5 -- Miscellaneous 114. Performance of council functions in general meeting 115. Protection from liability 116. Exclusion of Corporations Act PART 9 -- Scheme managers 117. Authorisation of functions of scheme manager 118. Requirements to be met by scheme manager 119. Scheme management contract: minimum requirements 120. General duties and conflict of interest 121. Disclosure of remuneration and other benefits 122. Operation of accounts 123. Accounting information 124. Audits 125. Termination of scheme management contract 126. Return of property 127. Provision of information about industry 128. Contracting out prohibited 129. Protection from liability PART 10 -- Protection of buyers 130. Information to be given before contract 131. Information to be given after contract 132. Delay in settlement for failure to give information 133. Avoidance of contract for failure to give information 134. Avoidance of contract on notification of variation for material prejudice 135. Avoidance of contract for failure to disclose type 1 notifiable variation 136. Avoidance of contract for failure to disclose type 2 notifiable variation 137. Proposed lot contract 138. Avoidance of contract -- manner and effect 139. Contracting out prohibited PART 11 -- Termination Division 1 -- Termination proposals 140. Introduction 141. Outline of termination proposal 142. Content of outline of termination proposal 143. Ordinary resolution required to proceed further 144. Approval of plan of subdivision 145. Full proposal 146. Reference of full proposal to independent advocate 147. Content of full proposal 148. Meetings and submissions 149. Vote 150. Confirmation of termination resolution by Tribunal 151. Endorsement of subdivision approval on plan 152. Order for directions about winding up of community corporation 153. Application for termination 154. Registration process for termination 155. Effect of termination of scheme 156. Withdrawal of termination proposal 157. Notice that termination proposal cannot proceed further 158. Notices received by Registrar of Titles 159. Costs of process 160. Arrangements for independent advice or representation for owners Division 2 -- Termination by single owner 161. Termination by single owner PART 12 -- Tribunal proceedings 162. Scheme disputes 163. Procedure 164. Declarations 165. Orders 166. Interim orders 167. Decision not to make order or declaration 168. Certain powers only exercisable by judicial member or legally qualified member 169. Limitations on orders 170. Administrator of community corporation 171. Contributions for money payable by community corporation 172. Enforcement of order to act 173. Order overrides existing scheme by-laws 174. Original jurisdiction 175. Internal review of order or declaration PART 13 -- Miscellaneous 176. Refusal or failure to perform function 177. Address for service 178. Termination or amendment of community titles scheme as consequence of compulsory acquisition 179. Entry to common property 180. Court or tribunal may refer matters to Tribunal 181. Service of documents on community corporations, members and others 182. Correction of errors by Registrar of Titles 183. Delegation by Registrar of Titles 184. Money received by Registrar of Titles 185. Disposition statement 186. Requirements under Transfer of Land Act 187. Regulations 188. Certain prescribed fees may exceed cost recovery 189. Expiry of section 190. Review of this Act PART 14 -- Other Acts amended Division 1 -- Building Act 2011 amended 191. Act amended 192. Section 3 amended Division 2 -- Commercial Tenancy (Retail Shops) Agreements Act 1985 amended 193. Act amended 194. Section 3 amended 195. Section 12 amended Division 3 -- Credit (Administration) Act 1984 amended 196. Act amended 197. Section 4 amended Division 4 -- Credit Act 1984 amended 198. Act amended 199. Section 5 amended Division 5 -- Dividing Fences Act 1961 amended 200. Act amended 201. Section 5 amended 202. Section 6 amended Division 6 -- Duties Act 2008 amended 203. Act amended 204. Section 17 amended 205. Section 87 amended 206. Section 90 amended Division 7 -- Electronic Conveyancing Act 2014 amended 207. Act amended 208. Section 3 amended Division 8 -- Environmental Protection Act 1986 amended 209. Act amended 210. Section 3 amended Division 9 -- First Home Owner Grant Act 2000 amended 211. Act amended 212. Section 14B amended Division 10 -- Home Building Contracts Act 1991 amended 213. Act amended 214. Section 3 amended Division 11 -- Land Information Authority Act 2006 amended 215. Act amended 216. Section 94A amended Division 12 -- Land Tax Assessment Act 2002 amended 217. Act amended 218. Section 43A amended 219. Glossary amended Division 13 -- Perth Parking Management Act 1999 amended 220. Act amended 221. Section 4 amended Division 14 -- Planning and Development Act 2005 amended 222. Act amended 223. Section 136 amended Division 15 -- Property Law Act 1969 amended 227. Act amended 228. Section 6 amended 229. Section 7 amended Division 16 -- Rates and Charges (Rebates and Deferments) Act 1992 amended 230. Act amended 231. Section 28 amended Division 17 -- Real Estate and Business Agents Act 1978 amended 232. Act amended 233. Section 4 amended 234. Section 61 amended 235. Section 131A amended Division 18 -- Residential Tenancies Act 1987 amended 236. Act amended 237. Section 48 amended Division 19 -- Retirement Villages Act 1992 amended 238. Act amended 239. Section 15 amended 240. Section 23 amended 241. Section 54A inserted 54A. Jurisdiction of Tribunal under Community Titles Act 2018 1 242. Section 75 amended Division 20 -- Sale of Land Act 1970 amended 243. Act amended 244. Section 11 amended 245. Section 13 amended 246. Section 14 amended Division 21 -- Settlement Agents Act 1981 amended 247. Act amended 248. Section 46 amended 249. Schedule 2 clause 1 amended Division 22 -- Swan and Canning Rivers Management Act 2006 amended 250. Act amended 251. Schedule 5 amended Division 23 -- Transfer of Land Act 1893 amended 252. Act amended 254. Section 65A amended 255. Section 129A amended 256. Section 136A amended 257. Section 136F amended 258. Section 181 amended 259. Section 182A amended 260. Section 192B amended 261. Section 192C amended 262. Section 192D amended 263. Section 198 amended 264. Section 214 amended 265. Section 239 amended 266. Section 242 amended Division 24 -- Valuation of Land Act 1978 amended 267. Act amended 268. Section 24 amended 269. Section 37 amended Division 25 -- Water Services Act 2012 amended 270. Act amended 271. Section 3 amended 272. Section 71 amended 273. Section 124 amended 274. Section 125 amended Uncommenced provisions table Other notes Defined termsAn Act —
• to provide for the subdivision of land by community schemes, the creation of community titles, and the governance and operation of community schemes; and
• to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts; and
• for related purposes.