Local Court Act 2007

The Court has jurisdiction to hear and determine proceedings involving company title home unit disputes.

A company title home unit dispute is a dispute between interested parties about any of the following matters—

the health, safety and security of persons occupying or visiting the land owned by a company title corporation or residential premises located on that land (including, for example, safety of children on the premises and waste disposal),

the common property on the land owned by a company title corporation (including, for example, parking and vehicle access, repair and maintenance, design and appearance),

the use of residential premises located on the land owned by a company title corporation occupied by a shareholder of the corporation (including, for example, external appearance of premises or the keeping of pets),

the behaviour of persons occupying or visiting the land owned by a company title corporation or residential premises located on the land (including, for example, noise),

the refusal by a company title corporation to allow a shareholder of the corporation to grant a lease or licence to use or occupy premises located on the land owned by the corporation,

administrative matters relating to the running of a company title corporation (including, for example, levies).

However, a company title home unit dispute does not include the following—

a dispute arising under a residential tenancy agreement to which the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 applies,

a dispute arising under a lease to which the Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act 1948 applies,

a dispute about the sale, transfer or other disposition of shares in a company title corporation or the forfeiture of such shares,

a dispute about any matter that is a superior court matter within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth.

A company title corporation is a company registered under the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth that is the owner of land if ownership of a share or shares in that company entitles the owner of the share or shares to the exclusive use and occupation of residential premises on that land, but does not include an owners corporation within the meaning of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 or an association within the meaning of the Community Land Management Act 2021.

In determining proceedings involving a company title home unit dispute, the Court may make any of the following orders—

an order requiring a person to do, or refrain from doing, any act,

an order for the payment of damages or other money,

an order—

declaring the rights and obligations arising under a constitution of a company title corporation or any other contract or agreement, or

declaring the meaning of any term of a constitution of a company title corporation, or of any other contract or agreement, or

declaring that any such term is or is not void, invalid or otherwise unenforceable.

However, the Court does not have jurisdiction to make an order on a money or other claim in the proceedings that would exceed the jurisdictional limit of the Court under this Part when sitting in the Division concerned.

A term of a constitution of a company title corporation, or of any other contract or agreement, that purports to exclude, limit or modify the jurisdiction of the Court in relation to company title home unit disputes is void to the extent that it would otherwise have effect.

The provisions of this section are declared to be Corporations legislation displacement provisions for the purposes of section 5G of the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth in relation to the provisions of that Act generally.

In this section, interested party means any of the following—

a company title corporation,

a shareholder or former shareholder of a company title corporation,

a resident or former resident of premises on land owned by a company title corporation.