Strata Titles Act 1985

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term Provision(s)

2, 3, 4 or 5-lot scheme 3(1)

acquiring authority 169(4)

address for service 3(1)

ADI 3(1)

administrative fund 3(1), 100(1)

administrator 3(1)

allowed period 89(2)

amending Act Sch. 5 cl. 1

amendment 3(1)

appointed day Sch. 3 cl. 1(1)

approved form 3(1)

assistance animal 3(1)

associate 3(1)

Authority 3(1)

base lines 3(1)

building 3(1)

camping ground 212(3)

capital value 3(1)

caravan park 212(3)

chairperson 3(1)

commencement day Sch. 5 cl. 1

Commissioner of Titles 3(1)

common property 3(1), 10(1), (2) and (3)

common property (utility and sustainability infrastructure) easement 3(1)

company Sch. 3 cl. 1(1)

conduct by-laws 3(1)

contract 3(1)

contract of mortgage insurance 84(1)

contributions 3(1)

council 3(1)

cubic space 3(1)

date of the contract 163(4)

designated function 140(4)

designated interest 3(1)

designated strata company 100(7)

development 3(1)

disability 3(1)

disposition statement 3(1), 222, Sch. 2A cl. 21V(2) and 31H(2)

electronic address 3(1)

encumbrance 3(1)

exclusive use by-laws 3(1)

Exclusive use by-laws 43(1)

existing small strata scheme Sch. 2A cl. 21A

expiry day 3(1)

financial year 3(1)

first mortgagee 3(1)

floor 3(1)

floor area of a cubic space 3(1)

floor plan 3(1)

former Act Sch. 3 cl. 1(1)

former by-law Sch. 3 cl. 1(1)

former common property Sch. 3 cl. 1(1)

former lot Sch. 3 cl. 1(1)

former parcel Sch. 3 cl. 1(1)

former proprietor Sch. 3 cl. 1(1)

former strata scheme Sch. 3 cl. 1(1)

freehold scheme 3(1), 8(2)

fundamental covenant or condition 3(1), 52(1)

governance by-laws 3(1)

independent advocate 178A(1)

infrastructure 3(1)

infrastructure contract 3(1), 64(1)

infrastructure owner 3(1), 64(3)

insurable asset 3(1)

interim development order 3(1)

interim order 201(1)

item registered or recorded 3(1)

judicial member 3(1)

key document 3(1)

land 3(1)

lease 3(1)

leasehold by-laws 3(1)

Leasehold by-laws 40(1)

leasehold scheme 3(1), 8(3)

legally qualified member 3(1)

licensed surveyor 3(1)

licensed valuer 3(1)

local government 3(1)

local planning scheme 3(1)

location plan for a strata scheme 3(1)

lot Sch. 2A cl. 2

lot in a strata scheme 3(1)

lot in a survey-strata scheme 3(1)

member 3(1)

Minister for Lands 196(3)

monetary order 3(1)

mortgage 3(1)

mortgagee 3(1)

notifiable variation 3(1)

occupier 3(1)

officer 3(1)

on common property 3(1)

open space 3(1)

order to act 3(1)

ordinary resolution 3(1), 123(7)

original proprietor 3(1)

owner 3(1)

owner of a lot Sch. 2A cl. 53A

owner of the leasehold scheme 8(3)

parcel 3(1)

permitted boundary deviation Sch. 2A cl. 3

planning approval 3(1)

Planning Commission 3(1)

planning (scheme by-laws) condition 3(1)

plot ratio 3(1)

post-1985 company Sch. 4 cl. 1

prescribed period 27(7), 28(8)

present 3(1)

President 3(1)

proper interest in information about a strata titles scheme 107(2)

proponent 3(1), 173

proxy 125(2)

real estate agent 163(4)

redefining plan 169(1)

Register 3(1)

registered lease 3(1)

registered mortgage 3(1)

Registrar of Titles 3(1)

replacement value 3(1)

reserve fund 3(1), 100(2)

resolution without dissent 3(1), 123(2) and (3)

restricted use condition 3(1), 32(2)

schedule of unit entitlements 3(1)

scheme Sch. 2A cl. 53A

scheme building 3(1)

scheme by-laws 3(1)

scheme developer 3(1)

scheme dispute 3(1)

scheme disputes 197(1) and (3)

scheme document 3(1)

scheme documents 12(1)

scheme function 3(1)

scheme notice 3(1)

scheme participant 3(1)

scheme participants 197(2)

scheme plan 3(1)

settlement agent 163(4)

settlement date 3(1)

short form easement or restrictive covenant 3(1), 33(1)

show cause notice 151(3)

single tier strata scheme Sch. 2A cl. 3

site value 3(1)

sketch plan Sch. 2A cl. 21T(1)

special common property 3(1), 43(1)

special lot 3(1)

special lots 43(1)

special resolution 3(1), 123(4), (5) and (6)

staged subdivision by-laws 3(1)

Staged subdivision by-laws 42(1)

statutory easement 3(1)

strata company 3(1), Sch. 2A cl. 53A

strata lease 3(1)

strata leasehold estate 3(1)

strata management contract 3(1), 144(1)

strata manager 3(1), 143(1), Sch. 5 cl. 13(1)

strata plan 3(1)

strata scheme 3(1), 9(3)

strata title 3(1), 13(1)

strata titles scheme 3(1)

structural alteration of a lot 86

structural cubic space 3(1), Sch. 2A cl. 2

structure 86

subdivided 11(1)

subdivision 3(1), 11(2)

survey-strata plan 3(1)

survey-strata scheme 3(1), 9(3)

sustainability infrastructure 3(1)

take 3(1)

taken 3(1)

taking 3(1)

taking order 196(3)

temporary common property 3(1)

termination day Sch. 3 cl. 12(2)

termination infrastructure report 3(1), 179(2)

termination proposal 3(1), 174(1)

termination resolution 3(1)

termination valuation report 3(1), 179(3)

Transfer of Land Act requirements 3(1)

transition period Sch. 4 cl. 1

Tribunal 3(1)

type 1 notifiable variation 3(1)

type 1 subdivision 3(1)

type 2 notifiable variation 3(1)

type 2 subdivision 3(1)

type 3 subdivision 3(1)

type 4 subdivision 3(1)

unanimous resolution 3(1), 123(1)

unit entitlement 3(1), 37(1)

utility conduit 3(1)

utility infrastructure 3(1)

utility service 3(1)

utility service easement 3(1), 63(1)

vacant lot 3(1)

volunteer strata manager 3(1)

wall 3(1)

working day 3(1)

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