Victorian Numbered Acts

OWNERS CORPORATIONS AND OTHER ACTS AMENDMENT ACT 2021 (NO. 4 OF 2021)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--AMENDMENT OF OWNERS CORPORATIONS ACT 2006

   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Functions of owners corporation  
   5.      Sections 7 and 8 substituted and new section 7A inserted  
   6.      Section 10 substituted  
   7.      New section 17A inserted  
   8.      Heading to Division 4 of Part 2 amended  
   9.      Section 18 substituted  
   10.     New section 18A inserted  
   11.     Who must witness the use of the common seal?  
   12.     Section 23 amended  
   13.     New section 23A inserted  
   14.     Section 24 amended  
   15.     Liability of lot owners  
   16.     Final notice  
   17.     Section 34 substituted  
   18.     Section 35 substituted and new section 35A inserted  
   19.     Section 36 substituted  
   20.     What must a maintenance plan contain?  
   21.     Section 41 repealed  
   22.     Payments into maintenance fund  
   23.     Extraordinary payments from maintenance fund  
   24.     Extraordinary payments for urgent matters  
   25.     New section 47A inserted  
   26.     Cost of repairs, maintenance or other works  
   27.     When can an owners corporation authorise a person to enter a lot?  
   28.     What notice of entry must be given?  
   29.     New Division 5A of Part 3 inserted  
   30.     Public liability insurance  
   31.     Insurance for lots in multi-level developments  
   32.     New section 61A inserted  
   33.     Valuation of buildings  
   34.     What documents must be provided at the first meeting?  
   35.     New sections 67A to 67C inserted  
   36.     Obligations of initial owner  
   37.     Notice of special general meetings  
   38.     Quorum for a general meeting  
   39.     Can a general meeting proceed even without a quorum?  
   40.     Notice of ballot  
   41.     Resolution by ballot  
   42.     Division 6 of Part 4 substituted  
   43.     Sections 91, 92, 93 and 94 repealed  
   44.     Interim special resolutions  
   45.     Election of committee  
   46.     Membership of committees  
   47.     Notice of meetings  
   48.     Ballots  
   49.     Resolutions of committee to be resolutions of owners corporation  
   50.     Section 117 substituted  
   51.     Appointment and removal of manager  
   52.     New section 119A inserted  
   53.     Duties of manager  
   54.     New sections 122A and 122B inserted  
   55.     Report  
   56.     Address of absent owners  
   57.     Power to make rules regarding proxies  
   58.     New section 138B inserted  
   59.     Rules to be of no effect if inconsistent with law  
   60.     New section 141A inserted  
   61.     New Part 8A inserted  
   62.     Availability of records  
   63.     Availability of register  
   64.     Owners corporation certificate  
   65.     Complaints  
   66.     Decision whether to take action in respect of alleged breach  

           Division 1--of Part 3 applies to recovery of fees and other amounts.".

   67.     How may notice be given?  
   68.     VCAT may hear and determine disputes  
   69.     VCAT may dismiss application  
   70.     What orders can VCAT make?  
   71.     Penalty for breach of rules  
   72.      What must VCAT consider?  
   73.     New Division 1B of Part 11 inserted  
   74.     Eligibility for registration  
   75.     New section 182A inserted  
   76.     New section 185A inserted  
   77.     Automatic cancellation of registration  
   78.     New sections 186A and 186B inserted  
   79.     Section 199 repealed  
   80.     New section 199 inserted  
   81.     New section 200A inserted  
   82.     Money to be paid to Victorian Property Fund  
   83.     Section 203 amended  
   83A.    Regulations  
   84.      New Part 14 inserted  
   85.     Amendment of Schedule 1  

   PART 3--AMENDMENT OF OTHER ACTS

           Division 1--Amendment of Retirement Villages Act 1986

   86.     Residents committee  

           Division 2--Amendment of Subdivision Act 1988

   87.     New section 27EA inserted  
   88.     Plan must specify lot entitlement and lot liability  
   89.     Creation of owners corporation  
   90.     How can lot entitlement and liability be altered?  
   91.     Applications relating to plans  
   92.     Statute law revision  

   PART 4--REPEAL OF THIS ACT

   93.     Repeal of this Act  
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