Western Australian Current Acts

STRATA TITLES ACT 1985 - SECT 32

32 .         Scheme plan

        (1)         A scheme plan for a strata titles scheme must —

            (a)         specify the address of the land subdivided by the scheme; and

            (b)         identify the title to the land subdivided by the scheme; and

            (c)         specify whether the scheme is a strata scheme or a survey-strata scheme; and

            (d)         if it is a strata scheme — consist of a floor plan and a location plan; and

            (e)         if it is a survey-strata scheme — consist of a survey plan of the land subdivided by the scheme prepared in accordance with the regulations; and

            (f)         enable each lot in the scheme to be separately identified and located; and

            (g)         define the boundaries of each lot in the manner required under section 9 depending on whether the scheme is a strata scheme or survey-strata scheme; and

            (h)         if land is or is to be vested in the Crown under the Planning and Development Act 2005 section 152, delineate that land; and

                  (i)         delineate areas that are roads, or are to be new roads, for the Planning and Development Act 2005 section 168; and

            (j)         if it is a strata scheme, identify the nature and extent of any part of a wall or building or material attached to a wall or building that encroaches on land outside the parcel and —

                  (i)         if an encroachment is to be controlled and managed as if it were common property, specify that fact; and

                  (ii)         if an encroachment is to be subject to an easement, specify that easement.

        (2)         A scheme plan, or an amendment of a scheme plan, for a strata titles scheme may also —

            (a)         restrict the purposes for which the whole or a part of the parcel may be used (a restricted use condition ); and

            (b)         in the case of an amendment —

                  (i)         describe, by reference to a lease accepted by the strata company under section 92, land that is temporary common property in the scheme; and

                  (ii)         delete land from the description of temporary common property by referring to the surrender by the strata company of the lease of the land under section 92;

                and

            (c)         delineate or record easements (other than statutory easements) and restrictive covenants over the land subdivided by the scheme, including —

                  (i)         short form easements or restrictive covenants; and

                  (ii)         easements created under the Planning and Development Act 2005 section 167; and

                  (iii)         easements and restrictive covenants created under the Transfer of Land Act 1893 Part IVA;

                and

            (d)         for a survey-strata scheme, delineate different areas of common property and allocate a reference number (being a unique series of numbers or letters or both numbers and letters) to those areas.

        (3)         A scheme plan, or an amendment of a scheme plan, for a strata titles scheme —

            (a)         may consist of multiple plans, drawings and documents containing descriptions or other matters; and

            (b)         must be in the approved form; and

            (c)         must be prepared and certified by a licensed surveyor (except for an amendment that relates only to a restricted use condition or temporary common property and does not involve any aspect of survey).

        (4)         A licensed surveyor must comply with the regulations and Transfer of Land Act requirements in preparing and certifying a scheme plan, or an amendment of a scheme plan, for a strata titles scheme.

        [Section 32 inserted: No. 30 of 2018 s. 83.]