Unit titles legislation
Amendments to the Unit Titles Act 2001
The Unit Titles Amendment Bill 2008 was passed by the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday 26 August 2008. The amendments introduce processes for the resolution of disputes between parties, processes to regulate owners corporation managers and address a range of consumer protection issues.
The legislation affects owners, tenants, owners corporations and managing agents of townhouses, shops, offices, dual occupancies and multi-storey residential apartments.
This fact sheet explains the changes in detail.
Consultation
Public meetings were held in August 2006 to help to inform the development of an issues paper. The issues paper (PDF 357 KB) was available for comment during November 2006. An online survey was also run over several months during these consultation activities.
Following this, legislation was drafted. The Amendment Bill was issued for comment during May and June 2008.



