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Community Land Development Act 1989 No 201
Current version for 1 September 2007 to date (accessed 23 May 2013 at 07:11).
File last modified 1 September 2007.
3A Application of Act to electronic form plans and other
4 Object and application of Act
Part 2 Community schemes and precinct schemes
5 Community plan
6 Adjustment of boundaries of a community development
7 Consolidation of community development lots
8 Subdivision of a community development lot by a community
9 Subdivision of a community development lot by a precinct
10 Adjustment of boundaries of a precinct development
11 Consolidation of precinct development lots
12 Subdivision of a precinct development lot by a precinct
13 Subdivision of a development lot by a neighbourhood plan
or strata plan
14 Conversion of a development lot to community property or
15 Severance of a development lot
16 Taking on lease of additional association
17 Lease of certain association property
Part 3 Neighbourhood schemes
18 Neighbourhood scheme other than subsidiary
19 Consolidation of neighbourhood lots
20 Conversion of a neighbourhood lot to neighbourhood
21 Dedication of neighbourhood property
22 Subdivision of neighbourhood lots and related
neighbourhood property
23 Acquisition of additional neighbourhood
24 Lease or transfer by neighbourhood association
Part 4 Community schemes, precinct schemes and neighbourhood
25 Incorporation of associations
26 Development contract
27 Registration of amendment of development
28 Expiration of initial period
29 Unit entitlements
30 Revised schedule of unit entitlements
31 Vesting of association property
32 Shares in association property
33 Dealings with association property
34 Sale as alternative to resumption
35 Creation, release and variation of easements or
36 Statutory easement
37 Replacement sheet or additional sheet for a
38 Simplification of schedule of unit entitlements
39 Registration of amendment of management
40 Recording of certain orders
Part 5 Access to schemes
Division 1 Open access ways
41 Open access way in community property
42 Open access way in precinct property
43 Open access way in neighbourhood property that is not part
of a community scheme
43A Open access way in neighbourhood property that is part of
43B Unanimity required for closure of open access
Division 2 Private access ways
44 Private access way in community property
45 Private access way in precinct property
46 Private access way in neighbourhood property
47 Access ways remain as association property
48 Effect of access ways in relation to certain
Part 6 Resumptions
50 Notice of resumption
51 Cases in which parcel must be resumed
52 Resumption of parcel
53 Resumption of land not part of association property or
54 Resumption of entire lot—application under Real Property Act 1900
55 Resumption of part of lot without exclusion from
56 Plan of part of lot not excluded on resumption
57 Resumption of part of lot with exclusion from
58 Plan to be lodged for resumption of part of lot to be
59 Resumption of part of association property or common
60 Resumption application affecting some association property
or common property
61 Interest in association property or common
62 Notice of application to the Supreme Court
63 Application may be treated as application to vary or
terminate scheme
64 Costs
65 Compensation on resumption of part of lot
66 Compensation on resumption of association property or
67 Resumption by authority not bound by Act
68 Exclusion of resumed land from scheme
69 Continuation of resumed land within scheme
Part 7 Variation or termination of scheme
70 Variation or termination of scheme by Supreme
71 Proceedings on application to Supreme Court for variation
or termination of scheme
72 Termination of certain neighbourhood schemes by the
73 Consequences of termination order by the
74 Transitional provisions
Schedule 1 Plans
Schedule 2 Development contracts
Schedule 3 Community management statement and precinct
Schedule 4 Neighbourhood management statement
Schedule 5 Recordings on folio for association
Schedule 6 Conversion of development lot to association
Schedule 7 Conversion of neighbourhood lot to neighbourhood
Schedule 8 Severance of development lot
Schedule 9 Additions to association property by lease or
Schedule 10 Dealings with association property
Schedule 11 Initial unit entitlements
Schedule 12 Transitional provisions
An Act to facilitate the subdivision and development of land with
shared property; and for other purposes.Part 1 Preliminary1 Name of ActThis Act may be cited as the Community Land Development Act
proclamation.3 Definitions(1) In this Act:acquisition
plan means a deposited plan that:(a) is lodged for registration as a current plan,
(b) shows the parts of lots and association property within a scheme
that are to be purchased by a resuming authority under section
form means the form approved by the Registrar-General for the
purposes of each provision of this Act in which the expression
appears.association means a community
association, a precinct association or a neighbourhood
association.association
property means:(a) in relation to a community scheme—the community property in
the scheme, or
(b) in relation to a precinct scheme—the precinct property in
(c) in relation to a neighbourhood scheme—the neighbourhood
property in the scheme.
adjustment plan means a plan that, as provided by sections 6 and 10,
shows minor adjustments to the boundaries of development lots and association
property.common
property means the common property in a strata scheme as defined in
the Strata Schemes (Freehold Development)
Act 1973.community
association means the corporation that:(a) is constituted by section 25 on the registration of a community
(b) is established as a community association by section 5 of the
Community Land Management Act
lot means a lot in a community plan that is not community property,
a public reserve or a drainage reserve and is not land that has become subject
to a subsidiary scheme or a lot that has been severed from the community
scheme.community management
statement means a statement that is registered with a community plan
as a statement of the by-laws and other particulars governing participation in
the community scheme.community
parcel means land the subject of a community scheme.community
plan means a plan for the subdivision of land into 2 or more
community development lots and 1 other lot that is community property, whether
or not the plan includes land that, on registration of the plan, would be
dedicated as a public road, a public reserve or a drainage
reserve.community plan of
consolidation means a plan for the consolidation of 2 or more, but
not all, of the community development lots in a community plan.community plan of
subdivision means a plan (other than an acquisition plan) for the
subdivision of a community development lot into 2 or more community
development lots and no other lot or lots.community
property means the lot shown in a community plan as community
property plan means a sheet or sheets of a community plan
illustrating the community property in the community scheme.community
scheme means:(a) the manner of subdivision of land by a community plan,
(b) if land in the community plan is subdivided by a precinct
plan—the manner of subdivision of the land by the precinct plan,
(c) the manner of subdivision of land in the community plan, or of
land in such a precinct plan, by a neighbourhood plan or a strata plan,
(d) the proposals in any related development contract,
(e) the rights conferred, and the obligations imposed, by or under
this Act, the Community Land Management Act
1989 and the Strata Schemes
(Freehold Development) Act 1973 in relation to the community
association, its community property, the subsidiary schemes and persons having
interests in, or occupying, development lots and lots in the subsidiary
nominee, in relation to a corporation, means the person named in a
notice under section 47 of the Community
Land Management Act 1989 as the nominee authorised to exercise
the voting rights of the corporation.consent
authority, in relation to the giving of an approval, a consent or a
certificate, means the council that has as a function the giving of the
approval, consent or certificate under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act
1979 or Chapter 7 of the Local Government Act
1993.current
plan means a registered plan that is a current plan within the
meaning of the Conveyancing Act
1919 but is not a plan that, under the Strata Schemes (Freehold Development) Act
1973, is a strata plan, a strata plan of subdivision or a
strata plan of consolidation.deposited
plan means a plan of division of land that is prepared for the
purposes of this Act, is not required to be registered under the Strata Schemes (Freehold Development) Act
1973 and is registered after being lodged at the office of the
Registrar-General in accordance with Division 3 of Part 23 of the Conveyancing Act 1919.detail
plan means:(a) in relation to a community plan—a sheet or sheets of the
plan showing details of each of the community development lots in the
community scheme, or
(b) in relation to a precinct plan—a sheet or sheets of the plan
showing details of each of the precinct development lots in the precinct
(c) in relation to a neighbourhood plan—a sheet or sheets of the
plan showing details of each of the neighbourhood lots in the neighbourhood
scheme, whether or not any sheet includes land dedicated as a public road or a
lot for dedication as a public reserve or drainage
means:(a) in relation to a community scheme—the person who, for the
time being, is the registered proprietor of a community development lot in the
community plan, or
(b) in relation to a precinct scheme—the person who, for the
time being, is the registered proprietor of a precinct development lot in the
precinct plan, or
(c) in relation to a neighbourhood scheme—the original
proprietor of the neighbourhood parcel.
development, in relation to
land, means:(a) the erection of a building on the land, or
(b) the carrying out of a work in, on, under or over the land,
(c) the use of the land or of a building or work on the land,
(d) the subdivision of the land, not excluded by regulations under the
1979 from the definition of development
in that Act.
application means an application under Division 1 of Part 4 of the
1979 for consent to carry out development.development
consent means consent under Division 1 of Part 4 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act
1979 to carry out development.development
contract means instruments, plans and drawings that are registered
with a community plan, precinct plan or neighbourhood plan and describe the
manner in which it is proposed to develop the land in the community plan,
precinct plan or neighbourhood plan to which they relate.development
lot means a community development lot or a precinct development lot
that has not been severed under section 15 from the applicable
scheme.drainage
reserve means land that is set aside as a drainage reserve, under
section 49 of the Local Government Act
1993.folio means
folio of the Register.former
development lot means a precinct parcel, neighbourhood parcel or
strata parcel that, before it became subject to the precinct scheme,
neighbourhood scheme or strata scheme, was a development lot.initial
period means, in relation to:(a) a strata scheme—the initial period defined in the Strata Schemes Management Act 1996,
(b) a neighbourhood scheme—the period that commences when the
neighbourhood association is constituted and ends when the sum of the unit
entitlements of lots in the neighbourhood scheme of which the original
proprietor is not the proprietor is at least one-third of the total unit
entitlement under the neighbourhood scheme, or
(c) a precinct scheme—the period that commences when the
precinct association is constituted and ends when the sum of the unit
entitlements of former development lots in the scheme that are the subject of
neighbourhood or strata schemes for which the initial period has expired is at
least one-third of the total unit entitlement under the precinct scheme,
(d) a community scheme—the period that commences when the
community association is constituted and ends when the sum of the unit
least one-third of the total unit entitlement under the community
schedule, in relation to unit entitlements, means the schedule of
unit entitlements that is required to be lodged:(a) under section 5 with a community plan, or
(b) under section 9 with a precinct plan, or
(c) under section 13 or 18 with a neighbourhood
contiguous land held under the Real Property
Act 1900 in fee simple, no part of which is land in a
qualified or limited folio and which:(a) is a lot or portion, or 2 or more lots or portions, in a current
(b) is land the subject of a transaction referred to in section 23G of
the Conveyancing Act 1919,
(c) is land referred to in both paragraph (a) and paragraph
diagram means a diagram that is a sheet of a community plan,
precinct plan or neighbourhood plan and illustrates:(a) the location of the community parcel, precinct parcel or
neighbourhood parcel in relation to natural and artificial features such as
rivers, harbours, the ocean, roads and railways, and
(b) a diagrammatic representation of the parcel and the lots in the
plan, without dimensions, and
(c) the distance of the parcel from the nearest intersection of public
statement means a community management statement, a precinct
management statement or a neighbourhood management statement.mortgage
means a charge (other than a statutory interest or covenant charge) on land
for securing the payment of money or money’s worth.neighbourhood
association means the corporation that:(a) is constituted by section 25 on the registration of a
neighbourhood plan, and
(b) is established as a neighbourhood association by section 7 of the
lot means land that is a lot in a neighbourhood plan but is not
neighbourhood property, a public reserve or a drainage reserve.neighbourhood
management statement means a statement that is registered with a
neighbourhood plan as a statement of the by-laws and other particulars
governing participation in the neighbourhood scheme.neighbourhood parcel
means land the subject of a neighbourhood scheme.neighbourhood
plan means a plan (other than a community plan, a precinct plan or a
strata plan) for the subdivision of land into 2 or more lots for separate
occupation or disposition and 1 other lot that is neighbourhood property,
whether or not the plan includes land that, on registration of the plan, would
be dedicated as a public road, a public reserve or a drainage
reserve.neighbourhood plan
of consolidation means a plan for the consolidation of 2 or more,
but not all, of the neighbourhood lots in the same neighbourhood
plan.neighbourhood plan of
subdivision means a plan that is not a strata plan or an acquisition
plan and is:(a) for the subdivision of 1 or more neighbourhood lots (whether or
not the neighbourhood scheme is part of a community scheme) into 2 or more
different neighbourhood lots, or
(b) for the subdivision of 1 or more neighbourhood lots (whether or
not the neighbourhood scheme is part of a community scheme) into 1 or more
different neighbourhood lots and related neighbourhood property,
(c) for the subdivision of 1 or more neighbourhood lots and
neighbourhood property in a neighbourhood scheme that is not part of a
community scheme into 1 or more different neighbourhood lots and related
neighbourhood property, or
(d) for the subdivision of neighbourhood property in a neighbourhood
scheme that is not part of a community scheme into 1 or more neighbourhood
lots and related neighbourhood property.
property means the lot shown in a neighbourhood plan as
neighbourhood property.neighbourhood property
plan means a sheet or sheets of a neighbourhood plan illustrating
the neighbourhood property in the neighbourhood scheme.neighbourhood scheme
means:(a) the manner of subdivision of land by a neighbourhood plan,
(b) the proposals in any related development contract,
(c) the rights conferred, and the obligations imposed, by or under
this Act and the Community Land Management
Act 1989 in relation to the neighbourhood association, its
neighbourhood property and the proprietors and other persons having interests
in, or occupying, the neighbourhood lots.
resumption means a notice, notification or other instrument on
publication of which land is resumed.open access
way means an open access way set apart under Part 5.original
proprietor, in relation to land, means the registered proprietor in
fee simple of the land at the time of registration of a community plan,
precinct plan or neighbourhood plan subdividing the land.precinct
association means the corporation:(a) constituted by section 25 on the registration of a precinct plan,
(b) established as a precinct association by section 6 of the Community Land Management Act
development lot means a lot in a precinct plan that is not precinct
property, a public reserve or a drainage reserve and is not land that has
become subject to a subsidiary scheme or a lot that has been severed from the
precinct scheme.precinct management
statement means a statement that is registered with a precinct plan
the precinct scheme.precinct
parcel means land the subject of a precinct scheme.precinct
plan means a plan for the subdivision of the land in a community
development lot into 2 or more precinct development lots and 1 other lot that
is precinct property, whether or not the plan includes land that, on
registration of the plan, would be dedicated as a public road, a public
reserve or a drainage reserve.precinct plan of
not all, of the precinct development lots in the same precinct
plan.precinct plan of
subdivision of a precinct development lot into 2 or more precinct development
lots and no other lot or lots.precinct
property means the lot shown in a precinct plan as precinct
property.precinct
property plan means a sheet or sheets of a precinct plan
illustrating the precinct property in the precinct scheme.precinct
scheme means:(a) the manner of subdivision of land by a precinct plan,
(b) the manner of subdivision of land in the precinct plan by a
neighbourhood plan or a strata plan, and
(c) the proposals in any related development contract,
(d) the rights conferred, and the obligations imposed, by or under
(Freehold Development) Act 1973 in relation to the precinct
association, its precinct property, the subsidiary schemes and persons having
way means a private access way set apart under Part
5.proprietor, in relation to a
development lot or a neighbourhood lot, means:(a) a person for the time being recorded in the Register as entitled
to an estate in fee simple in the lot, or
(b) a person who has in the lot an interest referred to in section 47
of the Community Land Management Act
1989 of which notice has been given under that section to an
authority includes:(a) the council of a local government area, and
(b) a corporation prescribed by the regulations as a public
place has the same meaning as it has in the Local Government Act
road has the same meaning as it has in the Roads Act 1993.Register
means the Register kept under the Real
Property Act 1900.registered means registered by
the Registrar-General.registered
valuer means a registered valuer under the Valuers Act 2003.restricted
property means:(a) association property of which the use is restricted by a
management statement, or
(b) common property of which the use is restricted by by-laws in force
under the strata scheme of which it forms part.
compulsorily acquire under the authority of an Act or a Commonwealth
Act.resuming
authority means an authority in which land is proposed to be, or is,
vested by way of resumption.revised
schedule, in relation to unit entitlements, means a revised schedule
of unit entitlements registered under section 30.schedule of unit
entitlements, in the case of a strata scheme, means a schedule of
unit entitlement under the Strata Schemes
(Freehold Development) Act 1973.scheme means a
community scheme, a precinct scheme, a neighbourhood scheme or a strata
scheme.sign includes
seal and, in the case of a corporation other than an association or strata
corporation, includes sign as a person authorised by the
corporation.special
resolution means a resolution:(a) that is passed at a duly convened meeting of a community
association and against which not more than one-quarter in value (ascertained
in accordance with clause 12 of Schedule 5, or clause 15 of Schedule 6, to the
1989) of votes is cast, or
(b) that is passed at a duly convened meeting of a precinct
in accordance with clause 26 of Schedule 5, or clause 35 of Schedule 6, to the
(c) that is passed at a duly convened meeting of a neighbourhood
in accordance with clause 40 of Schedule 5, or clause 55 of Schedule 6, to the
(d) that is passed at a duly convened meeting of a strata corporation
and against which not more than one-quarter in value (ascertained in
accordance with clause 18 (2) and (3) of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the Strata Schemes Management Act 1996)
of votes is cast.
scheme means a community scheme or precinct scheme developed in
stages.statutory
interest means a charge or other proprietary interest that:(a) is created by this or any other Act or a Commonwealth Act,
(b) affects land in a community plan, a precinct plan, a neighbourhood
plan or a strata plan, and
(c) is enforceable against a proprietor, an association or a strata
corporation, whether or not it has been recorded in the
corporation means an owners corporation constituted by section 11 of
the Strata Schemes Management Act
1996 for a strata scheme.strata lot
means a lot within the meaning of the Strata
Schemes (Freehold Development) Act 1973 that is part of a
community scheme.strata
parcel means land the subject of a strata scheme.strata
plan means a strata plan under the Strata Schemes (Freehold Development) Act
1973 that includes common property.strata
scheme means:(a) a strata scheme under the Strata
Schemes (Freehold Development) Act 1973 that includes common
property and is part of a community scheme, and
(c) the rights conferred, and the obligations imposed, by or under the
Strata Schemes (Freehold Development) Act
1973, this Act and the Community Land Management Act 1989
in relation to the scheme.
body means:(a) in relation to a community scheme—the precinct association,
neighbourhood association or strata corporation constituted under a precinct
scheme, neighbourhood scheme or strata scheme that is part of the community
(b) in relation to a precinct scheme—the neighbourhood
association or strata corporation constituted under a neighbourhood scheme or
strata scheme that is part of the precinct scheme.
parcel means:(a) in relation to a community scheme—the precinct parcel,
neighbourhood parcel or strata parcel that is the subject of a precinct
(b) in relation to a precinct scheme—the neighbourhood parcel or
strata parcel that is the subject of a neighbourhood scheme or strata scheme
that is part of the precinct scheme.
scheme means:(a) in relation to a community scheme—a precinct scheme,
neighbourhood scheme or strata scheme that is part of the community scheme,
(b) in relation to a precinct scheme—a neighbourhood scheme or
means the Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal established by the Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Act
2001.unanimous
resolution means a resolution passed at a duly convened general
meeting of an association without a vote being cast against
it.(2) This Act is to be interpreted as part of the Real Property Act 1900 but, if there
is an inconsistency between them, this Act
prevails.(3) For the purposes of this Act, land is contiguous even if it is
divided by, or separated from other land by, a natural feature, a railway, a
public road, a public reserve or a drainage
reserve.(4) A reference in this Act to a development consent, development
contract, community management statement, precinct management statement or
neighbourhood management statement includes a reference to the consent,
contract or statement as from time to time modified or amended in accordance
with this Act.3A Application of Act to electronic form plans and other
documents(1) This section applies to:(a) plans lodged for the purposes of this Act, and
(b) other documents, except certificates of title and office copies of
court orders, that:(i) are required by or under this or any other Act to be lodged with
those plans, or
(ii) are of a class prescribed by the regulations made under this Act
as documents that may be lodged in electronic form.
(2) A reference in this Act:(a) to a plan or another document includes a reference to an
electronic data file containing a plan or another document in an electronic
(b) to the lodging of a plan or another document includes a reference
to the electronic lodging of a plan or another document in an electronic form
approved by the Registrar-General, and
(c) to a sheet of a plan or another document that is in electronic
form, is a reference to a sheet on which the whole or part of the plan or
other document would be reproduced if the plan or other document were
converted to hard copy form without re-pagination.
(3) If a plan is lodged electronically, all other documents that are
required to be lodged with the plan must also be lodged electronically in an
electronic form approved by the Registrar-General, except:(a) certificates of title and office copies of court orders,
(b) any other documents excepted from this requirement by regulations
under this or any other Act or by the
(4) Any signature, seal, certificate, consent or other approval
required to authenticate, or to authorise the registration or recording of, a
plan proposed to be lodged in electronic form is to be endorsed on an approved
form for signatures. When the plan is lodged, that form must also be lodged
electronically in an electronic form approved by the
Registrar-General.(5) This Act applies to and in respect of plans and other documents
lodged in electronic form in the same way as it applies to other plans and
documents, subject to any modifications prescribed by this Act or the Conveyancing Act 1919 or the
regulations under either of those Acts.4 Object and application of Act(1) Subject to subsection (2), the object of this Act is to facilitate
the subdivision of land into parcels for separate development or
disposition:(a) with an interest in associated land in the nature of common or
shared property, and
(b) with or without further subdivision (including a subdivision under
Act 1973) in conjunction with the development of another such
parcel or other such parcels.
(2) A plan is not registrable under this Act if, in the opinion of the
Registrar-General, it is essentially for:(a) the subdivision of a building into lots, or into lots and common
property, where the lots are, by reference to the building, made to correspond
to attached or semi-detached units within the building (whether or not a lot
includes land not within the building), or
(b) the subdivision of land into lots and common property, where the
common property comprises mainly land above a lot or lots or land below a lot
or lots, or
(c) the subdivision of land into lots limited wholly or partly in
height or in depth.
(3) This Act binds the Crown except in relation to a requirement to
obtain an approval, consent or certificate from a consent
authority.Part 2 Community schemes and precinct schemes5 Community plan(1) Land that is not part of a community parcel, precinct parcel,
neighbourhood parcel or strata parcel may be subdivided by the registration of
a community plan as a deposited plan.(2) A community plan must include, as sheets of the plan:(a) a location diagram, and
(b) a detail plan, and
(c) a community property plan, and
(d) an initial schedule of unit
(3) The Registrar-General may refuse to register a community plan as a
deposited plan unless:(a) the plan complies with Schedule 1, and
(b) the initial schedule of unit entitlements complies with Schedule
(c) there is endorsed on the plan the address at which documents may
be served on the community association constituted on registration of the
(d) the documents referred to in subsection (4) are lodged for
registration with the plan.
(4) The documents required to be lodged for registration with a
community plan are:(a) a community management statement that complies with Schedule 3 and
that, on registration, will become binding in accordance with section 13 of
the Community Land Management Act
(b) any other prescribed documents.
(5) There may be lodged for registration with a community plan a
development contract for the community scheme that complies with Schedule 2
and that, on registration, will become binding in accordance with section 15
1989.(6) The documents registered with the plan form part of the
plan.(7) On registering a community plan, the Registrar-General:(a) is to make in the folio for the community property the recordings
required by Schedule 5, and
(b) may make, in the folio for a community development lot, a
recording relating to the community property, and
(c) may make such other recordings and notations as the
Registrar-General thinks fit.
lot(1) An adjustment that, in the opinion of the Registrar-General, is a
minor adjustment may be made to the boundaries between community development
lots and the community property in a community plan by registration of a
boundary adjustment plan.(2) A boundary adjustment plan must include, as sheets of the
plan:(a) a replacement sheet for the community property plan showing the
altered boundaries of the community property, and
(b) an additional sheet for the detail plan of the community plan
showing the altered boundaries of affected community development
(3) The Registrar-General may refuse to register a boundary adjustment
plan unless:(a) the plan complies with Schedule 1, and
(b) any other prescribed documents are lodged for registration with
(4) A boundary adjustment plan registered under this section:(a) operates, without any further assurance, to vest the land in
accordance with the adjusted boundaries, and
(b) does not of itself give rise to any liability for stamp
7 Consolidation of community development lots(1) Two or more, but not all, of the community development lots in the
same community plan may be consolidated by the registration of a community
plan of consolidation as a deposited plan.(2) A community plan of consolidation must include, as sheets of the
plan:(a) an additional sheet for the detail plan of the community plan
showing the boundaries of the consolidated lot, and
(b) a replacement sheet for the initial or revised schedule of unit
entitlements for the community plan that differs from the existing schedule
only by showing as the unit entitlement for the consolidated lot the sum of
the unit entitlements for the lots that have been
(3) The Registrar-General may refuse to register a community plan of
consolidation unless:(a) the plan complies with Schedule 1, and
(b) any replacement sheet for the initial schedule of unit
entitlements complies with Schedule 11, and
(c) any other prescribed documents are lodged with the
plan of subdivision(1) A community development lot may be subdivided into 2 or more
community development lots and no other lot or lots by a community plan of
subdivision registered as a deposited plan.(2) A community plan of subdivision must include, as sheets of the
showing the boundaries of the development lots created by the subdivision,
entitlements for the community plan.
subdivision as a deposited plan unless:(a) the plan complies with Schedule 1, and
(b) the replacement sheet for the initial or revised schedule of unit
entitlements complies with Schedule 11 as if it were an initial schedule of
unit entitlements, and
(c) the documents referred to in subsection (4) are lodged for
community plan of subdivision are:(a) a certificate by the consent authority that has been given in the
approved form and is to the effect that the plan is not inconsistent with the
development consent, and
(b) if a development contract has been registered and an amendment of
the development contract is to be registered for the purposes of section 16 of
1989—a request for registration of the amendment that is
in the approved form and is accompanied by the prescribed
(5) The documents registered with the plan form part of the
plan.9 Subdivision of a community development lot by a precinct
plan(1) A community development lot may be subdivided by the registration
of a precinct plan as a deposited plan.(2) A precinct plan must include, as sheets of the plan:(a) a location diagram, and
(c) a precinct property plan, and
(3) The Registrar-General may refuse to register a precinct plan as a
(c) the plan includes the address at which documents may be served on
the precinct association constituted on registration of the plan,
precinct plan are:(a) a precinct management statement that complies with Schedule 3 and
(5) There may be lodged for registration with a precinct plan a
development contract for the precinct scheme that complies with Schedule 2 and
that, on registration, will be binding in accordance with section 15 of the
plan.(7) On registering the precinct plan, the Registrar-General:(a) is to make in the folio for the precinct property the recordings
(b) may make, in the folio for a precinct development lot, a recording
relating to the precinct property, and
minor adjustment may be made to the boundaries between precinct development
lots and precinct property in a precinct plan by registration of a boundary
adjustment plan.(2) A boundary adjustment plan must include, as sheets of the
plan:(a) a replacement sheet for the precinct property plan showing the
altered boundaries of the precinct property, and
(b) an additional sheet for the detail plan of the precinct plan
showing the altered boundaries of affected precinct development
11 Consolidation of precinct development lots(1) Two or more, but not all, of the precinct development lots in the
same precinct plan may be consolidated by the registration of a precinct plan
of consolidation as a deposited plan.(2) A precinct plan of consolidation must include, as sheets of the
plan:(a) an additional sheet for the detail plan of the precinct plan
entitlements for the precinct plan that differs from the existing schedule
(3) The Registrar-General may refuse to register a precinct plan of
plan of subdivision(1) A precinct development lot may be subdivided into 2 or more
precinct development lots and no other lot or lots by a precinct plan of
subdivision registered as a deposited plan.(2) A precinct plan of subdivision must include, as sheets of the
entitlements for the precinct plan.
(c) the documents referred to in subsection (4) are lodged with the
(4) The documents required to be lodged with a precinct plan of
subdivision are:(a) a certificate by the consent authority that is in the approved
form and is to the effect that the plan is not inconsistent with the
plan.13 Subdivision of a development lot by a neighbourhood plan
or strata plan(1) A development lot may be subdivided:(a) by a neighbourhood plan registered as a deposited plan,
(b) by a registered strata plan that includes common
(2) A neighbourhood plan must include, as sheets of the plan:(a) a location diagram, and
(c) a neighbourhood property plan, and
(3) The Registrar-General may refuse to register a neighbourhood plan
subdividing a development lot unless:(a) the plan complies with Schedule 1, and
be served on the association constituted on registration of the plan,
neighbourhood plan are:(a) a neighbourhood management statement that complies with Schedule 4
and that, on registration, will become binding in accordance with section 13
(b) a development contract that complies with Schedule 2 and that will
become binding in accordance with section 15 of the Community Land Management Act 1989,
(c) any other prescribed documents.
(5) On registering a neighbourhood plan or strata plan subdividing a
development lot, the Registrar-General:(a) is to make in the folio for the neighbourhood property or common
property in the plan the recordings required by Schedule 5,
(b) may make in the folio for a neighbourhood lot or strata lot in the
subdivision a recording relating to the community property and, if the
development lot was a precinct development lot, the precinct property,
(6) The documents registered with a plan form part of the
plan.14 Conversion of a development lot to community property or
precinct property(1) A community development lot may be converted to community
property, or a precinct development lot may be converted to precinct property,
by the registration of an instrument in the approved
form.(2) The Registrar-General may refuse to register such an instrument
unless Schedule 6 is complied with.(3) On registration of the instrument, the Registrar-General is to
cancel the folio for the development lot.15 Severance of a development lot(1) A community development lot may be severed from a community
scheme, or a precinct development lot may be severed from a precinct scheme,
form.(2) The Registrar-General may refuse to register a severance of a
development lot unless Schedule 8 is complied with.(3) On registration of the instrument severing a development lot, the
Registrar-General is to:(a) make such recordings in the folio for the severed lot as the
Registrar-General thinks fit in order to give effect to the severance while
preserving subsisting interests recorded in the folio, and
(b) make such notations on the related community plan or precinct plan
with respect to the severance as the Registrar-General thinks
(4) A severed lot ceases to be a development lot but continues to be a
lot in a current plan for the purposes of section 23F of the Conveyancing Act
1919.16 Taking on lease of additional association
property(1) A community association or precinct association may add to its
association property by registering under the Real Property Act 1900 a lease to it
of land that is not part of, but is contiguous to, the community parcel or
precinct parcel.(2) The Registrar-General may refuse to register a lease under this
section unless Schedule 9 is complied with.(3) A community association or precinct association may surrender a
lease accepted by it under this section if:(a) it so decides by a unanimous resolution, and
(b) the lessor consents.
(4) In relation to a lease under this section, such recordings may be
made in the Register as the Registrar-General thinks
fit.(5) In this section:land means land
under the Real Property Act
1900 other than:(a) the land in a qualified or limited folio, and
(b) a perpetual lease from the Crown.
includes:(a) a sublease, and
(b) a leasehold estate or interest acquired by
17 Lease of certain association property(1) A community association or precinct association may grant a lease
of some, but not all, of its association property that is not held by it on
lease.(1A) A community association or precinct association may:(a) transfer a lease accepted or acquired by the association under
section 16, if such a transfer is not prevented by the terms or conditions of
the lease, or
(b) grant by way of sublease, a lease of any or all of its estate or
interest in land the subject of a lease so accepted or acquired, if such a
grant is not prevented by the terms or conditions of the
(2) An association may, by unanimous resolution, accept a surrender
of, or exercise a right of re-entry under, a lease granted by it under this
section.(3) The Registrar-General may refuse to register a lease, transfer of
a lease or sublease under this section unless:(a) the instrument is made subject to any interest (other than an
interest of a subsidiary body or of the proprietors of development lots or
neighbourhood lots) that is recorded in the Register as affecting the land and
has not been released, and
(b) Schedule 10 is complied with.
(4) A certificate lodged under clause 2 of Schedule 10 is, in favour
of:(a) the Registrar-General, and
(b) a person taking under a lease to which it
conclusive evidence of the facts certified.Part 3 Neighbourhood schemes18 Neighbourhood scheme other than subsidiary
scheme(1) In order to establish a neighbourhood scheme that is not part of a
community scheme or precinct scheme, land that is not part of a community
parcel, precinct parcel or strata parcel may be subdivided by the registration
of a neighbourhood plan as a deposited plan.(2) A neighbourhood plan must include, as sheets of the plan:(a) a location diagram, and
as a deposited plan unless:(a) the plan complies with Schedule 1, and
become binding in accordance with section 15 of the Community Land Management Act
(5) On registering the neighbourhood plan, the
Registrar-General:(a) is to make in the folio for the neighbourhood property the
recordings required by Schedule 5, and
(b) may make in the folio for a neighbourhood lot a recording relating
to the neighbourhood property, and
(6) The documents registered with the plan form part of the
plan.19 Consolidation of neighbourhood lots(1) Two or more, but not all, of the neighbourhood lots in a
neighbourhood plan may, whether or not the neighbourhood scheme is part of a
community scheme, be consolidated by the registration of a neighbourhood plan
of consolidation as a deposited plan.(2) A neighbourhood plan of consolidation must include as sheets of
the plan:(a) an additional sheet for the detail plan of the neighbourhood plan
entitlements for the neighbourhood plan in the approved form that differs from
the existing schedule only by showing as the unit entitlement for the
consolidated lot the sum of the unit entitlements for the lots that have been
of consolidation unless:(a) the plan complies with Schedule 1, and
(c) any other prescribed documents are lodged for registration with
property(1) A neighbourhood lot may, whether or not the neighbourhood scheme
is part of a community scheme, be converted to neighbourhood property by the
registration of an instrument in the approved form.(2) The Registrar-General may refuse to register such an instrument
unless Schedule 7 is complied with.(3) On registration of the instrument, the Registrar-General is to
cancel the folio for the neighbourhood lot.21 Dedication of neighbourhood property(1) The neighbourhood association for a neighbourhood scheme that is
not part of a community scheme may, by registration at the office of the
Registrar-General of a plan of subdivision under section 195 of the Conveyancing Act 1919, dedicate some,
but not all, of its neighbourhood property:(a) to open or widen a public road, or
(b) to create a public reserve, or
(c) to create a drainage reserve.
(2) The Registrar-General may refuse to register a plan dedicating
neighbourhood property unless Schedule 10 is complied
with.(3) On registration of a plan dedicating neighbourhood property, the
land in the plan ceases to be neighbourhood
property.22 Subdivision of neighbourhood lots and related
neighbourhood property(1) Neighbourhood lots or neighbourhood property, or neighbourhood
lots and some, but not all, of the related neighbourhood property, may be
subdivided by the registration of a neighbourhood plan of subdivision as a
deposited plan.(2) A neighbourhood plan of subdivision must include, as sheets of the
plan:(a) if the plan subdivides or creates neighbourhood property—a
replacement sheet for the neighbourhood property plan showing the altered
boundaries of the neighbourhood property, and
(b) if the plan subdivides or creates neighbourhood lots—an
additional sheet of the detail plan of the neighbourhood plan showing the
boundaries of the neighbourhood lots created by the subdivision,
(c) a replacement sheet for the initial or revised schedule of unit
entitlements for the neighbourhood plan.
of subdivision unless:(a) the plan complies with Schedule 1, and
(b) Schedule 10 is complied with if the plan subdivides or creates
neighbourhood property, and
(c) the replacement sheet for the initial or revised schedule of unit
(d) if a neighbourhood lot being subdivided is held by the original
proprietor—the initial period has expired or the Tribunal has authorised
the subdivision, and
(e) if the plan subdivides or creates neighbourhood
property—there is lodged with the plan a certificate in the approved
form that is given under the seal of the neighbourhood association and is to
the effect that the proposed subdivision has been approved by unanimous
resolution of the association, and
(f) if an amendment of the development contract for the neighbourhood
scheme is to be registered for the purposes of section 16 of the Community Land Management Act
1989—there is lodged for registration with the plan a
request for registration of the amendment that is in the approved form and is
accompanied by the prescribed documents.
(4) A neighbourhood lot created by a subdivision of neighbourhood
property ceases to be neighbourhood property.(5) Neighbourhood lots, and neighbourhood property, may be subdivided
only:(a) in accordance with subsection (1), or
(b) by an acquisition plan.
property(1) A neighbourhood association may add to its neighbourhood property
by registering under the Real Property Act
1900 a lease to it of land that is not part of, but is
contiguous to, the neighbourhood parcel.(2) The neighbourhood association for a neighbourhood scheme that is
not part of a community scheme may add to its neighbourhood property by
registering under the Real Property Act
1900 a transfer to it of land held in fee simple that is not
part of, but is contiguous to, the neighbourhood
parcel.(3) The Registrar-General may refuse to register a lease or transfer
under this section unless Schedule 9 is complied
with.(4) A neighbourhood association may surrender a lease accepted by it
under this section if:(a) it so decides by unanimous resolution, and
(5) The Registrar-General may make in relation to a lease, surrender
of lease or transfer under this section such recordings in the Register as the
Registrar-General thinks fit.(6) In this section:land means land
1900 other than:(a) the land in a qualified or limited folio, or
24 Lease or transfer by neighbourhood association(1) A neighbourhood association may grant a lease of some, but not
all, of its neighbourhood property that is not held by it on
lease.(1A) A neighbourhood association may, by unanimous resolution:(a) transfer a lease of land accepted or acquired by the association
under section 23, if such a transfer is not prevented by the terms or
conditions of the lease, or
(2) If a neighbourhood scheme is not part of a community scheme, the
neighbourhood association may execute a transfer of land that:(a) is part of its neighbourhood property that is not held by it on
lease and is shown as a lot in a deposited plan lodged for registration as a
current plan, or
(b) is a neighbourhood lot that is not held by it on lease and was
created by a subdivision of its neighbourhood property under section
(3) Subsection (2) does not authorise a neighbourhood association to
dispose of all of its neighbourhood property.(4) A neighbourhood association may, by unanimous resolution, accept a
surrender of, or exercise a right of re-entry under, a lease granted by it
under this section.(5) The Registrar-General may refuse to register a lease, sublease or
transfer under this section unless:(a) the instrument is made subject to any interest (other than an
interest of the neighbourhood association or the proprietors of the
(6) A certificate lodged under clause 2 of Schedule 10 is, in favour
conclusive evidence of the facts certified.(7) Land transferred under subsection (2) (a) ceases to be
neighbourhood property.Part 4 Community schemes, precinct schemes and neighbourhood
schemes25 Incorporation of associations(1) The registration of a community plan operates to constitute a
corporation with the corporate name “Community Association D.P. No
”, the number to be inserted being that of
the deposited plan registered as the community
plan.(2) The registration of a precinct plan operates to constitute a
corporation with the corporate name “Precinct Association D.P. No ”, the number to be inserted being that of the
deposited plan registered as the precinct plan.(3) The registration of a neighbourhood plan operates to constitute a
corporation with the corporate name “Neighbourhood Association D.P. No
the deposited plan registered as the neighbourhood
plan.(4) The membership and functions of the corporations are as stated in
1989.26 Development contract(1) If an application for development consent to development in
accordance with a proposed community scheme or precinct scheme is accompanied
by a proposed development contract, the consent authority may not grant the
development consent unless the proposed development contract complies with
Schedule 2 and is approved by the consent authority in the approved
form.(2) The consent authority may not grant consent to the subdivision to
be effected by a neighbourhood plan unless it also gives approval in the
approved form to a proposed development contract for the neighbourhood scheme
that complies with Schedule 2 and is lodged with the application for
consent.(3) The granting of a development consent referred to in subsection
(1) or (2) may be, but is not required to be, subject to a condition requiring
the community parcel, precinct parcel or neighbourhood parcel to be developed
in accordance with the development contract.(4) A condition under subsection (3) has effect as a condition
authorised by, and imposed under, section 80 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act
1979.(5) If development consent approving a development contract is
required and is granted, the consent authority must certify on the development
contract:(a) that consent has been granted to the development proposed by the
instruments, plans and drawings that comprise the development contract,
(b) that the instruments, plans and drawings are not inconsistent with
the development consent,
and must provide the applicant for consent with a copy of the development
contract bearing the certificate.27 Registration of amendment of development
contract(1) An amendment made under the Community Land Management Act 1989
to a development contract may be registered by means of such recordings in the
Register as the Registrar-General thinks fit.(2) The Registrar-General may refuse an application for registration
of such an amendment unless:(a) it is in the approved form and is accompanied by the prescribed
(b) it bears the approval of the consent authority,
(c) if approval of the amendment by an association is required under
section 16 of the Community Land Management
Act 1989—it bears a certificate by the association to
the effect that the amendment was approved by the association as required by
that section, and
(d) if such an approval is not required—it bears a certificate
by the developer to the effect that the association has been notified of the
28 Expiration of initial period(1) A notification of the expiration of the initial period under a
community scheme, precinct scheme or neighbourhood scheme may be lodged with
the Registrar-General and recorded in the folio for the association property
under the scheme.(2) A notification under subsection (1) must:(a) be in the approved form, and
(b) be executed under seal by the relevant community association,
precinct association or neighbourhood association.
(3) A notification recorded under this section is, in favour of the
Registrar-General, conclusive evidence of the expiration of the initial
period.29 Unit entitlements(1) An initial schedule of unit entitlements must comply with Schedule
11.(2) A revised schedule of unit entitlements must be based on a table
of values provided by the Valuer-General under the Valuation of Land Act 1916 for the
purposes of section 30.30 Revised schedule of unit entitlements(1) The Registrar-General is to notify the Valuer-General of the date
of registration of:(a) an instrument severing a community development lot from a
community scheme, and
(b) an instrument severing a precinct development lot from a precinct
(c) the neighbourhood plan for a neighbourhood scheme that is not part
of a community scheme, and
(d) a community plan of subdivision, and
(e) a precinct plan of subdivision, and
(f) a neighbourhood plan of subdivision, and
(g) an acquisition plan.
(2) If a community association is satisfied that the scheme under
which it is constituted has been completed, it may lodge for registration a
revised schedule of unit entitlements.(3) After registration of the neighbourhood plan for a neighbourhood
scheme that is not part of a community scheme, the neighbourhood association
may lodge for registration a revised schedule of unit
entitlements.(4) If the schedule of unit entitlements in force for a community
scheme, precinct scheme or neighbourhood scheme is a revised schedule lodged
under section 8, 12, 15, 22 or 34, the community association or, if it is not
part of a community scheme, the neighbourhood association, may lodge another
revised schedule of unit entitlements for registration by the
Registrar-General.(5) A revised schedule of unit entitlements lodged under subsection
(2) or (4) by a community association must be lodged as:(a) a replacement sheet for the existing schedule of unit entitlements
for the community plan showing the unit entitlement of each community
development lot, and of each former community development lot, in the scheme,
(b) a replacement sheet for the existing schedule of unit entitlements
for each precinct plan (if any) within the community scheme showing the unit
entitlement of each precinct development lot, and of each former precinct
development lot, in the precinct scheme, and
(c) a replacement sheet for the existing schedule of unit entitlements
for each neighbourhood plan within the community scheme showing the unit
entitlement of each neighbourhood lot in the neighbourhood
(6) A revised schedule of unit entitlements lodged under subsection
(3) or (4) by the neighbourhood association for a neighbourhood scheme that is
not part of a community scheme must be lodged as a replacement sheet for the
existing schedule of unit entitlements for the neighbourhood plan showing the
unit entitlement of each neighbourhood lot in the scheme and the total of
those unit entitlements.(7) A revised schedule of unit entitlements lodged for registration by
an association must:(a) be in the approved form, and
(b) be clearly identified as a revised schedule,
(c) show as a whole number the unit entitlement of each development
lot, former development lot or neighbourhood lot to which it relates,
(d) show as a whole number the total of the unit entitlements under
(e) be based on a table of values provided by the Valuer-General under
section 76 (3) of the Valuation of Land Act
1916 showing the values of the affected lots at the same base
(f) be accompanied by a certificate that is in the approved form, is
given under the seal of the association and is to the effect that the revised
schedule has been approved by a special resolution of the
31 Vesting of association property(1) On registration of the plan or dealing by which it is created,
association property vests in the relevant
association.(2) Land vests under this section for the estate or interest evidenced
by the folio for the land.(3) On vesting, the land is freed from any mortgage, charge, covenant
charge, writ or caveat that affected it immediately before it became
association property.(4) The estate or interest of an association in its association
property is held by it:(a) if it has only 1 member—as agent for the member,
(b) if it has more than 1 member—as agent for all the members as
tenants in common in the shares prescribed by section
32 Shares in association property(1) The share of the proprietor of a community development lot in the
community property is a proportionate share the same as the proportion that is
borne to the total unit entitlement under the community scheme by the unit
entitlement for the community development lot.(2) The share of a subsidiary body in community property is a
proportionate share the same as the proportion that is borne to the total unit
entitlement under the community scheme by the unit entitlement for the former
community development lot that is subject to the subsidiary
scheme.(3) The share of the proprietor of a precinct development lot in the
precinct property is a proportionate share the same as the proportion that is
borne to the total unit entitlement under the precinct scheme by the unit
entitlement for the precinct development lot.(4) The share of a subsidiary body in precinct property is a
entitlement under the precinct scheme by the unit entitlement for the former
precinct development lot that is subject to the subsidiary
scheme.(5) The share of the proprietor of a neighbourhood lot in
neighbourhood property is a proportionate share the same as the proportion
that is borne to the total unit entitlement under the neighbourhood scheme by
the unit entitlement for the neighbourhood lot.33 Dealings with association property(1) The estate or interest of an association in association property
may be dealt with only in accordance with this Act and the Community Land Management Act
1989.(2) The estate or interest in community property held by the community
association as agent for the proprietor of a community development lot may be
dealt with in conjunction with the lot.(3) The estate or interest in association property held by a community
association or precinct association as agent for a subsidiary body may be
dealt with in conjunction with the subsidiary
parcel.(4) The estate or interest in precinct property held by a precinct
association as agent for the proprietor of a precinct development lot may be
dealt with in conjunction with the precinct development
lot.(5) The estate or interest in neighbourhood property held by a
neighbourhood association as agent for the proprietor of a neighbourhood lot
may be dealt with in conjunction with the neighbourhood
lot.(6) A reference in a dealing or caveat:(a) to a lot that is a community development lot, or is a
neighbourhood lot or strata lot that forms part of a community
scheme—includes (without being expressly stated) a reference to the
estate or interest in the community property held by the community association
as agent for its members, or
(b) to a lot that is a precinct development lot, or is a neighbourhood
lot or strata lot that forms part of a precinct scheme—includes (without
being expressly stated) a reference to the estate or interest in the precinct
property held by the precinct association as agent for its members,
(c) to a lot that is a neighbourhood lot—includes (without being
expressly stated) a reference to the estate or interest in the neighbourhood
property held by the neighbourhood association as agent for its
(7) Subsection (6) has effect without a recording being made in the
folio for the association property.34 Sale as alternative to resumption(1) A resuming authority may, as an alternative to a resumption by the
authority of part of the land in a community scheme, precinct scheme or
neighbourhood scheme:(a) register an acquisition plan, and
(b) purchase the land in the acquisition
(2) The Registrar-General may refuse to register an acquisition plan
unless:(a) the plan bears a statement to the effect that, on being
transferred to the resuming authority, the land is excluded from the related
(b) applicable documents referred to in subsection (3) are lodged with
the plan, and
(c) any replacement sheet (other than a replacement sheet for a
schedule of unit entitlements) or additional sheet required to be lodged with
the plan complies with Schedule 1.
(3) The documents required to be lodged for registration with an
acquisition plan are:(a) if the plan is for, or includes, a subdivision of association
property—a replacement sheet for the community property plan, precinct
property plan or neighbourhood property plan showing the altered boundaries of
the association property, and
(b) if the plan is for, or includes, a subdivision of a development
lot or neighbourhood lot—an additional sheet of the detail plan for the
community plan, precinct plan or neighbourhood plan showing the altered
boundaries of the lot, and
(c) if the plan is for, or includes, a subdivision of a community
development lot—a replacement sheet that complies with Schedule 11 as if
it were an initial schedule of unit entitlements and is a replacement sheet
for the initial or revised schedule of unit entitlements for the community
(d) if the plan is for, or includes, a subdivision of a precinct
development lot—replacement sheets that comply with Schedule 11 as if
they were initial schedules of unit entitlements and are replacement sheets
for the initial or revised schedules of unit entitlements for the precinct
plan and community plan, and
(e) if the plan is for, or includes, a subdivision of a neighbourhood
lot within a community scheme—replacement sheets that comply with
Schedule 11 as if they were initial schedules of unit entitlements and are
replacement sheets for the initial or revised schedules of unit entitlements
for the neighbourhood plan, any precinct plan and the community plan for the
scheme or schemes under which the neighbourhood scheme is a subsidiary scheme,
(f) if the plan is for, or includes, a subdivision of a neighbourhood
lot that is not within a community scheme—a replacement sheet that
complies with Schedule 11 as if it were an initial schedule of unit
entitlements and is a replacement sheet for the initial or revised schedule of
unit entitlements for the neighbourhood plan, and
(g) if an amendment of a development contract is to be registered for
the purposes of section 16 of the Community
Land Management Act 1989—a request for registration of
the amendment that is in the approved form and is accompanied by the
prescribed documents.
(4) An association may sell part of its association property to a
resuming authority if:(a) the part to be sold is included in an acquisition plan,
(b) the sale is authorised by a special resolution of the
(5) The Registrar-General may refuse to register a transfer of
association property included in an acquisition plan unless the transfer is
accompanied by a certificate that:(a) is in the approved form and is given under the seal of the
(b) is to the effect that the sale has been approved by a special
resolution of the association.
(6) On the registration of a transfer to a resuming authority of land
in an acquisition plan:(a) any interest in restricted property that benefits or burdens the
land is extinguished, and
(b) if any of the land is association property—it ceases to be
association property, and
(c) this Act and the Community Land
Management Act 1989 cease to apply to the
(7) This section has effect despite any other provision of this
Act.35 Creation, release and variation of easements or
restrictions(1) If authorised by a unanimous resolution, a community association
may:(a) execute a dealing creating an easement which burdens its community
property or a restriction on the use of land or a positive covenant which
burdens its community property or the whole of the community parcel,
(b) accept a dealing creating an easement which, or a restriction on
the use of land or a positive covenant which, benefits its community property
or the whole of the community parcel, or
(c) execute a dealing releasing or varying an easement (other than the
statutory easement under section 36) which, or a restriction on the use of
land or a positive covenant which, benefits its community property or the
whole of the community parcel, or
(d) accept a dealing releasing or varying an easement (other than the
land or a positive covenant which, burdens its community property or the whole
of the community parcel.
(2) A precinct association has, in relation to its precinct property
and the precinct parcel, and a neighbourhood association has, in relation to
its neighbourhood property and the neighbourhood parcel, the same powers as
are conferred by subsection (1) on a community association in relation to its
community property and the community parcel.(3) The Registrar-General may refuse to register a dealing under this
section unless:(a) the dealing is made subject to any interest (other than an
interest of the association or the proprietors of development lots and
(4) A certificate under clause 2 of Schedule 10 is, in favour
(b) a person taking under the dealing to which it
conclusive evidence of the facts certified.36 Statutory easement(1) In this section:lot means a
development lot, a neighbourhood lot or a strata lot.prescribed
diagram means a diagram that is in the approved form and complies
with any prescribed requirements.service
includes:(a) the supply of water, gas, electricity, artificially heated or
cooled air or heating oil, and
(b) the provision of sewerage and drainage, and
(c) transmissions by telephone, radio or
line means a pipe, wire, cable, duct or pole by means of which a
service is to be provided.statutory
easement means an easement conferring rights:(a) to provide a service line within a scheme and a service by means
of the service line, and
(b) to maintain and repair the service line, and
(c) to enter:(i) land within the scheme that would include, or includes, the
service line, or
(ii) land within the scheme that is contiguous to the land referred to
in subparagraph (i),
and do all such things as may be reasonably necessary to exercise the
rights referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b).
(2) If a service line is installed as part of a scheme before
registration of the management statement relating to the scheme, the statutory
easement is created within the scheme on registration of the management
statement if it includes the prescribed diagram relating to the service
line.(3) If:(a) the management statement for a scheme is registered before a
proposed service line is installed as part of the scheme,
(b) the management statement includes the prescribed diagram for the
proposed service line,
the statutory easement is created within the scheme on installation of
the service line in accordance with the diagram.(3A) The Registrar-General is to be notified in the approved form when
the installation of a proposed service line is completed. The notification is
to be given:(a) by the developer if installation of the service line is completed
during the initial period, or
(b) by the relevant association if installation of the service line is
completed after the initial period.
(4) If, after registration of a prescribed diagram for a proposed
service line as part of the management statement for a scheme:(a) the service line is installed in a different position from that
shown in the prescribed diagram for the service line, and
(b) the later prescribed diagram is signed by the proprietors of the
lots that would be burdened by the statutory easement for the service line
the later prescribed diagram must be lodged for registration and may be
registered as an amendment of the management statement duly made under the
1989.(5) On registration under subsection (4) of an amendment of a
management statement:(a) the earlier prescribed diagram is to be taken to have been
cancelled in so far as it is inconsistent with the later prescribed diagram,
(b) the later prescribed diagram has effect on registration as if it
had been registered immediately before installation of the service
(6) On the creation within a scheme of the statutory easement for a
service line:(a) the easement is appurtenant to each lot in the scheme to which a
service is provided by means of the service line, and
(b) land within the scheme in which the service line is located is
subject to the easement to the extent that the lot is affected by the service
(7) If the developer under a scheme enters into an agreement with a
public authority for the provision and installation of a service line within
the scheme, the public authority has the benefit of the statutory easement on
and from its creation in relation to the service
line.(8) If a service line is installed as part of a scheme after
registration of the management statement, the developer must, within 1 month
after installation of the service line, give a copy of the prescribed diagram
relating to the service line to the association constituted under the
scheme.(9) A proprietor of land, or a public authority, that has the benefit
of a statutory easement is subject to the following covenants:(a) that the rights under the easement will not be exercised in a
manner that would unreasonably interfere with the use and enjoyment by any
other proprietor of land burdened by the easement and, in particular, that in
exercising the rights, any interference with the use and enjoyment of
community, precinct or neighbourhood property by proprietors or occupiers of
lots will be kept to a minimum,
(b) that any damage to, or interference with, the parts of the scheme
affected by exercise of the rights conferred by the easement will, at the
expense of the person exercising the rights, be made good:(i) in the case of land within the scheme that would include, or
includes, the service line—by restoring the land to a basic standard not
including the repair or restoration of unusual or expensive landscaping or
other works erected over the land, and
(ii) in the case of land within the scheme that is contiguous to the
land referred to in subparagraph (i)—by restoring the land to its former
(c) that the person exercising the rights will leave the land on which
they are exercised in a clean and tidy condition on completion of the
installation, maintenance or repair of any service the subject of the
(9A) The Registrar-General may make in the Register such recordings as
the Registrar-General thinks fit in respect of any action taken under this
section.(10) This section does not affect any rights or obligations relating to
service lines that are conferred or imposed by another
Act.37 Replacement sheet or additional sheet for a
plan(1) On registration of a plan, order of a court or other instrument
that includes, or is accompanied by, a replacement sheet for a community
property plan, a precinct property plan or a neighbourhood property plan, the
Registrar-General is to substitute the replacement sheet for the corresponding
sheet of the community plan, precinct plan or neighbourhood
plan.(2) On registration of a plan, order of a court or other instrument
that includes, or is accompanied by, an additional sheet of a detail plan for
a community plan, precinct plan or neighbourhood plan, the Registrar-General
is to file the additional sheet as an additional sheet of the community plan,
precinct plan or neighbourhood plan.(3) On registration of a plan, order of a court or other instrument
that includes, or is accompanied by, a replacement sheet for the schedule of
unit entitlements for a community plan, precinct plan or neighbourhood plan,
the Registrar-General is to cancel the previous schedule and substitute the
replacement sheet for the corresponding sheet of the community plan, precinct
plan or neighbourhood plan.(4) On taking the action referred to in subsection (1), (2) or (3),
the Registrar-General may make in the Register such recordings as the
Registrar-General thinks fit.(5) Division 3 of Part 23 of the Conveyancing Act 1919 applies to a
replacement sheet or additional sheet for a plan in the same way as it applies
to the plan.(6) On registration of a replacement sheet or additional sheet for a
plan, the Registrar-General must provide a copy:(a) if the plan is a community plan, a precinct plan or a
neighbourhood plan within a community scheme—for the community
(b) if the plan is a precinct plan or a neighbourhood plan within a
precinct scheme—for the precinct association, and
(c) if the plan is a neighbourhood plan—for the neighbourhood
(7) If a replacement sheet or additional sheet for a plan is a
schedule of unit entitlements, the Registrar-General must, in addition to
providing a copy under subsection (6), provide a copy for the Valuer-General,
the Chief Commissioner of Land Tax and any other prescribed public
authority.(8) On amending a schedule of unit entitlements, the Registrar-General
is to comply with subsections (6) and (7) as if the amended schedule were a
replacement sheet for a plan.(9) The Registrar-General may provide a copy of a replacement sheet or
additional sheet for a plan for such other persons as the Registrar-General
thinks fit.(10) Such notations as the Registrar-General thinks fit may be made on
a replaced or amended schedule of unit
entitlements.38 Simplification of schedule of unit entitlementsIn order to simplify the manner in which it is expressed, the
Registrar-General may amend a schedule of unit entitlements without changing
its effect.39 Registration of amendment of management
statement(1) An amendment made under the Community Land Management Act 1989
to a management statement may be registered by means of such recordings in the
Register as the Registrar-General thinks fit.(2) The Registrar-General may refuse to register an amendment of a
management statement unless it is lodged in the approved form together with
the prescribed fee.40 Recording of certain orders(1) This section applies to an order made by the Tribunal or a Court
that affects:(a) unit entitlements, or
(b) a management statement, or
(c) restricted property.
(2) If there is lodged with the Registrar-General:(a) a certified copy of an order to which this section applies,
(b) a request in the approved form, and
(c) the prescribed fee,
the Registrar-General is to make such recordings in the Register
(including amendments of the schedule of unit entitlements and the management
statement) as, in the opinion of the Registrar-General, are necessary to give
effect to the order.(3) The Registrar-General may refuse to make recordings under
subsection (2) unless there is lodged with the copy of the order:(a) the certificate of title for the association property or common
property in the affected scheme, or
(b) evidence acceptable to the Registrar-General of the service on the
association or strata corporation involved of a notice requiring the
certificate of title to be lodged with the
(4) If an association or strata corporation:(a) fails for a period of 21 days to comply with a notice served under
subsection (3), or
(b) has not within that period made an application under section 111
1900, or
(c) having made such an application—fails to proceed with
the certificate of title for the association property or common property
is, for the purposes of that Act, wrongfully
retained.(5) In this section:certified,
in relation to a copy of an order, means:(a) if the order is an order of the Tribunal—certified by the
Registrar of that Tribunal, or
(b) if the order is an order of a Court—certified by the
appropriate officer of the Court,
to be a true copy.Part 5 Access to schemesDivision 1 Open access ways41 Open access way in community property(1) All or part of the land comprising the community property in a
community scheme may be set apart as a means of open access connecting part of
the community parcel and a public place.(2) A setting apart under subsection (1) is effected if the community
management statement includes a plan that:(a) is in the approved form, and
(b) defines as an open access way the land to be set apart,
(c) includes the prescribed information.
42 Open access way in precinct property(1) All or part of the land comprising the precinct property in a
precinct scheme may be set apart as a means of open access connecting part of
the precinct parcel and a public place, whether or not the connection is
partly by means of an open access way within the community parcel of which the
precinct parcel forms part.(2) A setting apart under subsection (1) is effected if the precinct
of a community scheme(1) All or part of the land comprising the neighbourhood property in a
neighbourhood scheme that is not part of a community scheme may be set apart
as a means of open access connecting part of the neighbourhood parcel and a
public place.(2) A setting apart under subsection (1) is effected if the
neighbourhood management statement includes a plan that:(a) is in the approved form, and
a community scheme(1) All or part of the land comprising the neighbourhood property in a
neighbourhood scheme that is part of a community scheme may be set apart as a
means of open access connecting part of the neighbourhood parcel and a public
place, whether or not the connection is partly by means of an open access way
within the community parcel of which the neighbourhood parcel forms
part.(2) A setting apart under subsection (1) is effected if the
wayAn open access way within a community parcel may not be closed
unless the closure is authorised by a unanimous resolution of each of the
associations whose members are entitled to use the access
way.Division 2 Private access ways44 Private access way in community property(1) All or part of the land that comprises the community property in a
community scheme and is not an open access way may be set apart as a means of
private access connecting part of the community parcel and an open access way
within the parcel or a public place.(2) A setting apart under subsection (1) is effected if the community
(b) defines as a private access way the land to be set apart,
45 Private access way in precinct property(1) All or part of the land that comprises the precinct property in a
precinct scheme and is not set apart as an open access way may be set apart as
a means of private access connecting part of the precinct parcel and:(a) an open access way that is within the community parcel,
(2) A setting apart under subsection (1) is effected if the precinct
(b) includes the prescribed information, and
(c) defines as a private access way the land to be set
46 Private access way in neighbourhood property(1) All or part of the land that comprises the neighbourhood property
in a neighbourhood scheme and is not an open access way may be set apart as a
means of private access connecting part of the neighbourhood parcel
and:(a) an open access way that is within the neighbourhood parcel,
(b) if the neighbourhood scheme is part of a community scheme—an
open access way within the community parcel, or
(c) a public place.
(2) A setting apart under subsection (1) is effected if the
neighbourhood statement includes a plan that:(a) is in the approved form, and
Division 3 General47 Access ways remain as association property(1) Land does not cease to be association property because it is set
apart as an open access way or a private access way and the setting apart does
not affect the obligation of an association to maintain it as association
property.(2) This section has effect to the exclusion of anything in the
Roads Act 1993 that operates
to vest land in a council as a public road.48 Effect of access ways in relation to certain
rights(1) Section 45A of the Real Property
Act 1900 does not apply to a conveyance of land abutting on an
open access way or a private access way.(2) The owner of a lot in a scheme has no rights in relation to
association property set apart under the scheme as an open access way or a
private access way other than:(a) rights conferred by this Act and the Community Land Management Act 1989
on such an owner in relation to association property, and
(b) rights conferred by the management statement for the
Part 6 Resumptions49 Application of Part(1) This Part has effect even if it is inconsistent with another Act
and, if there is such an inconsistency, this Part
prevails.(1A) Despite section 8 of the Land
Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991, a resumption
of land to which both this Part and that Act apply must comply with this Part
and that Act. This Part prevails to the extent of any
inconsistency.(1B) A resumption of land to which this Part applies and to which Part
12 of the Roads Act 1993
applies must comply with this Part and that Part. This Part prevails to the
extent of any inconsistency.(2) In this Part:(a) a reference to a resumption does not include a reference to a
resumption that merely results in land being burdened by an easement,
(b) a reference to a notice of resumption is a reference to the notice
required to be published in the Gazette to effect a resumption under an
(3) This Part applies only to resumptions of land within:(a) a community scheme, or
(b) a precinct scheme, or
(c) a neighbourhood scheme, or
(d) a strata scheme that is part of a community
50 Notice of resumption(1) A notice of resumption must state whether or not the land resumed
is excluded from any related scheme.(1A) If action is taken in the Supreme Court to restructure a related
scheme as a consequence of a resumption (whether because of a requirement of
this Part or otherwise), the notice of resumption must include the plaint
number for the action.(2) Land is excluded from a scheme if a notice of resumption so
provides.(3) Exclusion of a neighbourhood lot or strata lot from a community
scheme or precinct scheme excludes the lot from the neighbourhood scheme or
strata scheme.(4) Exclusion of a lot from a neighbourhood scheme or strata scheme
excludes the lot from any community scheme or precinct scheme of which the
neighbourhood scheme or strata scheme is part.(5) Exclusion of a precinct development lot from a precinct scheme
excludes it from the community scheme of which the precinct scheme is
part.51 Cases in which parcel must be resumed(1) The whole of the community property in a community scheme, or all
the development lots in a community scheme, may be resumed only by resuming
the community parcel.(2) The whole of the precinct property in a precinct scheme, or all
the development lots in a precinct scheme, may be resumed only by resuming the
precinct parcel.(3) The whole of the neighbourhood property, or all the neighbourhood
lots, in a neighbourhood scheme may be resumed only by resuming the
neighbourhood parcel.(4) The whole of the common property, or all the strata lots, in a
strata scheme may be resumed only by resuming the strata
parcel.(5) In subsection (1):development
lots includes former development lots subdivided to constitute a
precinct scheme, a neighbourhood scheme or a strata
scheme.52 Resumption of parcel(1) Before publication of a notice of resumption of a community
parcel, precinct parcel, neighbourhood parcel or strata parcel, the resuming
authority must, if the land is to be excluded from the related scheme:(a) apply to the Supreme Court for an order under Part 7 terminating
the scheme, and
(b) lodge with the Registrar-General a plan of the parcel for
registration as a current plan, and
(c) lodge with the plan a statement to the effect that the plan has
been lodged in order to resume the land and exclude the parcel from the
related scheme.
(2) On publication of the notice of resumption or registration of a
resumption application under section 31A of the Real Property Act 1900 the
Registrar-General is to:(a) make in the folios for the lots and the association property or
common property such recordings, and
(b) make on the related community plan, precinct plan, neighbourhood
plan or strata plan such notations,
relating to the resumption as the Registrar-General thinks
fit.(3) As soon as practicable after the Supreme Court orders termination
of a scheme, the resuming authority must lodge an office copy of the order for
registration by the Registrar-General.(4) On registration of the order, the scheme to which it relates is
terminated and the Registrar-General is to:(a) make in the folios for the lots and the association property or
relating to the termination of the scheme as the Registrar-General thinks
fit.53 Resumption of land not part of association property or
common property(1) This section applies to all notices of resumption other than a
notice that is limited to part of the association property or common property
in a scheme.(2) Before publication of a notice of resumption, the resuming
authority must apply to the Supreme Court for an order dealing with the
consequences of the proposed resumption.(3) If the land is to be excluded from the scheme, the application for
the order must include an application for directions as to:(a) adjustment of unit entitlements, and
(b) amendment of any applicable development contract and of the
management statement or the by-laws under a strata scheme,
(c) if the resumption is to include part only of a lot—the
manner of dealing with the residue of the lot.
(4) As soon as practicable after the Supreme Court makes the order,
the resuming authority must lodge an office copy of the order for registration
by the Registrar-General accompanied by a replacement sheet that is sealed by
the Supreme Court and is a replacement sheet for the schedule of unit
entitlements:(a) if the resumption would affect a community scheme—for the
community scheme and each subsidiary scheme, or
(b) if the resumption would affect a neighbourhood scheme that is not
part of a community scheme—for the neighbourhood
(5) The order of the Supreme Court takes effect on
registration.(6) The Registrar-General is to give effect to so much of the order of
the Supreme Court as relates to the schedule of unit entitlements:(a) by cancelling the existing schedules of unit entitlements,
(b) by substituting for the cancelled schedules those lodged under
(c) in the case of a strata scheme—by recording the effect of
the order in the folio for the common property under the
54 Resumption of entire lot—application under Real Property Act 1900(1) If resumed land excluded from a scheme is a development lot,
neighbourhood lot or strata lot, the Registrar-General may, on registering a
resumption application under section 31A of the Real Property Act 1900:(a) make, in the folio for the association property or common property
vested in the association or strata corporation constituted under the scheme,
such recordings, and
(b) make in the folio for the resumed land such recordings,
(c) make on the community plan, precinct plan or neighbourhood plan
such notations,
relating to the exclusion as the Registrar-General thinks
fit.(2) A development lot or neighbourhood lot that is excluded from a
scheme ceases to be such a lot but continues, for the purposes of section 23F
of the Conveyancing Act 1919,
as a lot in a current plan.(3) If the lot excluded is a lot in a strata plan, the resuming
authority must lodge with the Registrar-General a deposited plan for
registration as a current plan identifying the lot
excluded.55 Resumption of part of lot without exclusion from
scheme(1) This section applies to land that:(a) is not association property or common property,
(b) is part only of a lot, and
(c) is to be resumed without being excluded from the related
(2) Before publication of a notice of resumption of the land, the
resuming authority:(a) must apply to the Supreme Court for an order amending any
applicable development contract, and the management statement, by-laws and
schedule of unit entitlements, as a consequence of the proposed resumption,
(b) lodge with the Registrar-General a plan referred to in section 56
(2) (a), (3) (a) or (4).
(3) The Supreme Court may, on the application of the resuming
authority, order:(a) that the residue of the lot be a lot in the scheme,
(b) with the consent of the proprietor of the residue of the
lot—that the residue of the lot vest in the relevant association or
strata corporation as association property or common
(4) On making an order applied for under subsection (3) the Supreme
Court:(a) may, by the order, adjust unit entitlements,
(b) may make any other order it thinks fit with respect to the
(5) As soon as practicable after the Supreme Court makes the order,
by the Registrar-General.(6) The order of the Supreme Court takes effect on
registration.(7) An order under subsection (3) (b) vests the land freed from any
mortgage, charge, covenant charge, writ or caveat that affected it before the
vesting.56 Plan of part of lot not excluded on resumption(1) This section applies to land that is the subject of a resumption
referred to in section 55.(2) If resumed land to which this section applies is not part of a
neighbourhood scheme or a strata scheme, the resuming authority must lodge
with the Registrar-General:(a) as a community plan of subdivision or a precinct plan of
subdivision, an additional sheet of the detail plan for the community plan or
precinct plan showing the altered boundaries of the lots affected,
(b) if the residue vests in the association as association
property—a replacement sheet for the association property plan showing
the altered boundaries of the association property.
(3) If resumed land to which this section applies is part of a
neighbourhood scheme, the resuming authority must lodge with the
Registrar-General:(a) as a neighbourhood plan of subdivision, an additional sheet of the
detail plan for the neighbourhood plan showing the boundaries of the lots
affected, or
(4) If resumed land to which this section applies is part of a strata
scheme, the resuming authority must lodge with the Registrar-General a plan
showing the land as one or more lots in a strata plan of
subdivision.(5) On an additional sheet lodged under this section:(a) the land resumed, and the residue of the lot after the resumption,
must each be shown as a lot, and
(b) the residue of the lot must retain the number of the lot affected
by the resumption, and
(c) lots comprising resumed land must be numbered in sequence after
the highest numbered lot in the related scheme.
(6) An additional sheet or replacement sheet, or a plan, lodged for
the purposes of this section must bear a statement to the effect that it was
lodged because of the resumption.(7) An additional sheet or replacement sheet, or such a plan, takes
effect on registration.57 Resumption of part of lot with exclusion from
(c) is to be resumed and excluded from the related
(2) Before publication of a notice of resumption of land to which this
section applies, the resuming authority must apply to the Supreme Court for an
order amending any applicable development contract, and the management
statement, by-laws and schedule of unit entitlements as a consequence of the
proposed resumption.(3) The Supreme Court may, on the application of the resuming
lot—that it vest in the relevant association or strata corporation as
association property or common property.
(4) On making an order applied for under subsection (3), the Supreme
by the Registrar-General.(6) An order of the Supreme Court takes effect on
vesting.58 Plan to be lodged for resumption of part of lot to be
excluded(1) This section applies to land the subject of a resumption referred
to in section 57.(2) Before publication of a notice of resumption to which this section
applies, the resuming authority must lodge with the Registrar-General, for
registration as a current plan, a plan of the land that bears a statement to
the effect that:(a) the plan has been lodged in order to effect a resumption of the
land in the plan, and
(b) the land is to be excluded from the related
(3) There must be lodged for registration with the current
plan:(a) except in the case of land in a strata scheme—an additional
sheet of the detail plan for the relevant community plan, precinct plan or
neighbourhood plan showing the altered boundaries of the lots affected,
(b) in the case of land in a strata scheme—a strata plan of
subdivision showing as a lot the residue of the resumed lot unless the residue
is to be vested in the strata corporation as common
(4) An additional sheet must bear a statement to the effect that it
has been lodged because of an intended resumption of the
land.(5) An additional sheet does not take effect before publication of the
notice of resumption.(6) If the residue after resumption is to be vested as association
property, there must be lodged for registration with the order of the Supreme
Court under section 57 a replacement sheet for the relevant community property
plan, precinct property plan or neighbourhood property plan showing the
altered boundaries of the association property.59 Resumption of part of association property or common
property(1) Before publication of a notice of resumption of part of the
association property in a scheme, the resuming authority must lodge with the
Registrar-General:(a) a plan of the land for registration as a current plan,
(b) a replacement sheet for the community property plan, precinct
the association property.
(2) The replacement sheet does not take effect before publication of
the notice.(3) Before publication of a notice of resumption of part of the common
property in a strata scheme, the resuming authority must lodge with the
Registrar-General a plan of the land to be resumed for registration as a
current plan.(4) The plan lodged under subsection (1) or (3) must bear a statement
by the resuming authority to the effect that:(a) the plan has been lodged in order to effect a resumption of the
(5) A notice of resumption referred to in this section must:(a) describe the land to be resumed as a lot in a current plan,
(b) state that the land resumed is excluded from the related
or common propertyThe Registrar-General may refuse to register a resumption
application under section 31A of the Real
Property Act 1900 that relates to part only of the association
property or common property in a scheme unless there is lodged with it:(a) a certificate by the resuming authority stating that the land
resumed was not restricted property, or
(b) a request by the relevant association or strata corporation for
registration of an amendment of the management statement or by-laws under
which, on registration, the land resumed would cease to be restricted
(c) evidence that an application has been made to the Supreme Court
for amendment of the management statement or by-laws in their application to
the association property or common property.
property(1) If a notice of resumption of land that is not association property
or common property states that the land resumed is excluded from a related
scheme, the resuming authority does not by the resumption acquire any interest
in association property or common property within the
scheme.(2) If resumed land is excluded from a scheme, any interest in
restricted property that attached to the land is
extinguished.62 Notice of application to the Supreme Court(1) The persons entitled to be served with notice of an application
under this Part to the Supreme Court in relation to a scheme are:(a) except to the extent, if any, that the Supreme Court otherwise
directs—each registered proprietor, and each registered mortgagee,
chargee and covenant chargee of a lot within the scheme,
(b) if the scheme is a community scheme—the community
association and the subsidiary bodies within the scheme,
(c) if the scheme is a neighbourhood scheme that is not part of a
community scheme—the neighbourhood association, and
(d) if the land resumed is part of a lot or common property and is to
be excluded from the related scheme—the consent authority,
(e) the Registrar-General, and
(f) such other persons as the Supreme Court may
(2) A person entitled to be served with notice of an application is
entitled to be heard on the application whether or not served with the
notice.(3) If an application to the Supreme Court is made under this Part,
the Court is to:(a) disregard any failure by the resuming authority to comply strictly
with the requirements of this Part and of any regulations made for the
purposes of this Part, and
(b) consider whether any amendment is required to a schedule of unit
entitlements, development contract or management statement,
(c) consider whether any contribution should be made by the resuming
authority for the period following publication of the notice of resumption,
(d) make such orders as appear to the Court to be just and equitable
(4) If it appears to the Supreme Court that the effect of a resumption
of land in a community parcel, precinct parcel or strata parcel would be such
that continuation of the scheme would be impracticable, the Court may:(a) order that the whole parcel be resumed or the scheme terminated,
(b) make such other orders as appear to the Court to be just and
(5) Nothing in this Part authorises the Supreme Court to modify or
nullify the effect of a notice of resumption in relation to the land
resumed.63 Application may be treated as application to vary or
terminate scheme(1) If the Supreme Court so directs, an application to the Court under
this Part is to be heard and determined as if it were an application to vary
or terminate the scheme.(2) The direction may be given by the Supreme Court on application or
of its own motion.64 CostsThe costs of an application under this Part to the Supreme Court
are payable by the resuming authority unless the Court otherwise
directs.65 Compensation on resumption of part of lotIn assessing compensation on a resumption of part of a lot, the
effect of the resumption on the residue of the lot must be taken into
account.66 Compensation on resumption of association property or
common property(1) Compensation for a resumption of association property or common
property may be claimed only by, and awarded and paid only to, the association
or strata corporation in which it was vested.(2) Subsection (1) has effect as if the beneficial interests of the
members in the property were vested in the association or strata corporation
but any compensation paid is held by the association or strata corporation in
trust for the members according to their beneficial interests immediately
before the resumption.67 Resumption by authority not bound by Act(1) If land is resumed by an authority not bound by this Act and
otherwise than in compliance with its provisions, application may be made
under the Community Land Management Act
1989 for the affected scheme to be varied or
terminated.(2) The application may be made by the association or strata
corporation, or any other person, affected by the
resumption.68 Exclusion of resumed land from scheme(1) If a part of association property or common property is
resumed:(a) the land ceases to be association property or common property,
(b) this Act and the Community Land
Management Act 1989 cease to apply to
(2) If resumed land was not association property or common property
and the notice of resumption states that it is excluded from any related
scheme:(a) the land ceases to be within the scheme, and
69 Continuation of resumed land within scheme(1) Resumed land remains within any related scheme, and this Act and
1989 continue to apply to it, if the land is:(a) the whole of a community parcel, precinct parcel, neighbourhood
parcel or strata parcel, or
(b) land within such a parcel that is not association property or
and the notice of resumption states that the land is not excluded from
the related scheme.(2) Even though an acquisition of land referred to in subsection (1)
is recorded in the Register as a resumption, this Act and the Community Land Management Act 1989
apply to it as if it had been vested in the resuming authority by a registered
transfer.Part 7 Variation or termination of scheme70 Variation or termination of scheme by Supreme
Court(1) If the Supreme Court is satisfied:(a) that completion of a staged scheme has become
impracticable—the Court may vary any applicable development contract or
terminate the scheme, or
(b) that continuation of a scheme (whether or not a staged scheme) has
become impracticable—the Court may vary or terminate the scheme,
(c) that the association of a community scheme, each proprietor of a
lot within the community scheme and each registered mortgagee, chargee and
covenant chargee of a lot within the community scheme have made an application
to the Court to terminate the scheme—the Court may vary or terminate the
community scheme and any scheme within the community
(2) An order of the Supreme Court varying a development contract may
provide for:(a) the conversion of a development lot or former development lot to
community property or precinct property, or
(b) the conversion of a neighbourhood lot to neighbourhood property,
(c) the severance from the scheme of a development lot or a
neighbourhood lot, or
(d) any other matter the Court considers to be appropriate, just and
(3) An order of the Supreme Court varying or terminating a scheme may
provide for all or any of the following:(a) the adjustment, exercise and discharge of rights and liabilities
under the scheme of an association and its members,
(b) disposal of the assets of an association or of a strata
corporation that is a member of an association,
(c) the vesting of estates or interests in land within the staged
(d) the winding up of an association or of a strata corporation that
is a member of an association,
(e) a variation of unit entitlements in accordance with a new
(f) the registration of a new plan or reversion to a former
(g) any other matter that the Court considers to be appropriate, just
and equitable in the circumstances.
(4) If the Supreme Court orders termination of a scheme, the parcel
that was subdivided to constitute the scheme is, for the purposes of section
23F of the Conveyancing Act
1919, reinstated as a lot in a current
plan.(5) Subsection (4) does not apply if the Supreme Court orders the
lodgment for registration of a current plan for the
parcel.71 Proceedings on application to Supreme Court for variation
or termination of scheme(1) An application to the Supreme Court for an order under section 70
(1) (a) or (b) may be made by:(a) an association or strata corporation within the scheme,
(b) a member of an association or strata corporation within the
(c) a person with a registered estate or interest in land within the
(d) a resuming authority.
(2) The Registrar-General must be joined as a party to an application
for an order under section 70.(3) The Supreme Court may join as a party to an application for an
order under section 70 the consent authority or any other
person.(4) The Supreme Court may, on application or of its own motion:(a) deal with an application for an order under section 70 to vary a
development contract as if it were an application for an order under section
70 to terminate the scheme, or
(b) deal with an application for an order under section 70 to
terminate a scheme as an application for an order under section 70 to vary a
Registrar-General(1) In this section, a reference to a neighbourhood scheme is a
reference to a neighbourhood scheme that is not:(a) part of a community scheme, or
(b) the subject of an application under section
(2) The Registrar-General may terminate a neighbourhood scheme on the
application of the neighbourhood association and the proprietors of the
neighbourhood lots in the scheme.(3) Details of the proposed termination, and a statement of intention
to make the application, must be published in:(a) a daily newspaper circulating generally in Sydney,
(b) a local newspaper circulating generally in the area in which the
neighbourhood parcel is situated, and
(c) the Gazette,
at least 14 days before the application is
made.(4) The application must be:(a) made under the seal of the neighbourhood association after being
approved by a unanimous resolution of the association, and
(b) signed by each proprietor of a neighbourhood lot within the scheme
and by each registered mortgagee, chargee or covenant chargee of a lot within
(c) bear the consent of each party as referred to in Division 3 of
1919, and
(d) bear the consent of the consent
(5) There must be lodged with the application:(a) a deposited plan for the parcel for registration as a current
(b) the certificates of title for all the neighbourhood lots and the
(c) evidence of compliance with subsection (3),
(d) such other documents and evidence as the Registrar-General
(6) On receiving an application under this section, the
Registrar-General may:(a) make an order terminating the scheme, or
(b) refuse to terminate the scheme.
(7) A refusal by the Registrar-General to terminate a scheme does not
preclude an application to the Supreme Court under section 70 for termination
of the scheme.(8) An order terminating a scheme takes effect on being recorded in
the Register.(9) The Registrar-General may wholly or partly waive compliance with
subsections (3), (4) and (5).73 Consequences of termination order by the
Registrar-General(1) When an order terminating a neighbourhood scheme under section 72
takes effect:(a) the neighbourhood association is dissolved and the neighbourhood
scheme is terminated, and
(b) the former proprietors of the neighbourhood lots are liable for
the liabilities of the neighbourhood association in shares proportional to the
unit entitlements of their neighbourhood lots, and
(c) the land in the neighbourhood parcel defined in the plan lodged
with the application for the order and the assets of the neighbourhood
association vest in the former proprietors as tenants in common in shares
proportional to the unit entitlements of their neighbourhood lots,
(d) the Registrar-General is to cancel the folios of the Register that
evidenced title to the lots and neighbourhood property in the neighbourhood
scheme immediately before its termination, and
(e) the estate or interest of the former proprietors in land vested by
paragraph (c) is subject to any estate or interest subsisting on the folios of
the Register for the land immediately before the termination,
(f) the Registrar-General is to create a folio of the Register for the
land in the plan lodged with the application for the
(2) The Registrar-General may make appropriate recordings in the
Register to give effect to the termination and its
consequences.(3) In this section:former
proprietors means the persons who were the proprietors immediately
before the termination order took effect.Part 8 General74 Transitional provisionsSchedule 12 has effect.75 Regulations(1) The Governor may make regulations not inconsistent with this Act
be made for or with respect to:(a) development contracts, or
(b) management statements, or
(c) schedules of unit entitlements.
Schedule 1 Plans(Sections 5–13, 18, 19, 22, 34)1 Public roads and certain reserves(1) This clause applies to:(a) a community plan, a precinct plan and a neighbourhood plan,
(b) a community plan of subdivision, a precinct plan of subdivision
and a neighbourhood plan of subdivision.
(2) A plan to which this clause applies must define any land in the
plan that is to be dedicated as a public road, a public reserve or a drainage
reserve.(3) This clause is not to be taken as enabling a plan of subdivision
of association property (other than neighbourhood property to which section 21
applies) to include any additional dedication, or proposed dedication, of land
as a public road, public reserve or drainage
reserve.2 Requirements for all plans(1) A plan must be prepared in the approved form and must comply with
any requirements imposed by the regulations or by or under another
Act.(1A) The plan must be lodged with a separate document in the approved
form that relates to the plan. The documents required to be lodged with a plan
under subclause (2) are to be included with the separate
document.(2) There must be lodged with:(a) a plan of subdivision (other than a boundary adjustment
plan)—the appropriate certificate of the consent authority,
(c) a boundary adjustment plan—the consent of the local council
given in the approved form.
(3) The lots in a plan must be defined by a plan of survey under the
Surveyors (Practice) Regulation
1996 (or any regulation amending or replacing that
Regulation).(4) The subdivision represented by a plan must be permanently marked
in accordance with the Surveyors (Practice)
Regulation 1996 in a manner that enables the lots to be
readily redefined from the marks.(5) The separate document required to be lodged under subclause (1A)
with a plan must be signed by each person who, on the basis of a recording in
the Register affecting the land, is:(a) a registered proprietor, or
(b) a mortgagee, chargee or covenant
(6) There must be lodged with a plan the written consent of each
person who, on the basis of a recording in the Register affecting the land,
is:(a) a lessee, or
(b) a judgment creditor under a writ, or
(c) a caveator.
(6A) (Repealed)(7) The Registrar-General may wholly or partly waive compliance with
subclauses (3), (4), (5) and (6).(8) In this clause:plan
means:(a) a community plan, or
(b) a precinct plan, or
(c) a neighbourhood plan, or
(d) a community, precinct or neighbourhood plan of subdivision,
(e) a community, precinct or neighbourhood plan of consolidation,
(f) a boundary adjustment plan, or
(g) an additional sheet of a detail plan lodged with an acquisition
(h) a replacement sheet for an association property plan lodged with
an acquisition plan, or
(i) a replacement sheet required by Schedule 6 or 7 for an association
property plan, or
(j) a replacement sheet required by Schedule 9 or 10 for an
association property plan, or
(k) any other prescribed plan.
Schedule 2 Development contracts(Sections 5, 9, 13, 18, 26)1 Matters to be includedUnless clause 3 applies, a development contract that relates to a
neighbourhood scheme (whether or not it is part of a community scheme) must
consist of instruments, plans and drawings that are prepared in the approved
form and include, but need not be limited to:(a) a description of the land to be developed under the scheme,
(b) a description of the amenities proposed to be provided,
(c) a description of the basic architectural design and landscaping
under the scheme and any theme on which the scheme is based,
(d) a simple pictorial representation of the anticipated appearance of
the completed development, and
(e) any other matter prescribed by the
2 Inconvenience and damageUnless clause 3 applies, a development contract for any scheme
(whether or not it is a neighbourhood scheme) must include:(a) details of access and construction zones, working hours and any
related rights over association property, and
(b) an undertaking by the developer not to cause unreasonable
inconvenience to proprietors of lots in the scheme and to repair without delay
any damage caused to association property or common property by development
(c) such other matters as may be
3 Exclusion of clauses 1 and 2If a development contract:(a) does not require the provision of amenities under the scheme to
which it relates, and
(b) does not require any work to be done by the developer on the
parcel to which it relates,
clauses 1 and 2 do not apply to the development contract if it includes a
certificate by the developer in the approved form.4 Warning to be displayedA development contract (whether or not it relates to a
neighbourhood scheme) must prominently display a warning in the prescribed
form that draws attention to:(a) the possibility that the scheme to which it relates may be varied
or may not be completed, and
(b) the necessity for prospective purchasers to examine the applicable
management statement for details of their rights and obligations under the
5 Signature of development contractA development contract must have been signed by the developer or
the authorised agent of the developer.6 Inclusion of other mattersThis Schedule does not limit the matters that may be included in a
development contract.Schedule 3 Community management statement and precinct
management statement(Sections 5, 9)1 Form of community management statementA community management statement must be in the approved form,
must include the prescribed information, must bear the approval of the consent
authority and must not be inconsistent with:(a) any development contract for the community scheme,
(b) an Act or law that, by the operation of section 116 of the Community Land Management Act 1989,
applies to any part of the community property that is an open access
but, if there is such an inconsistency, the development contract, Act or
law prevails.2 Matters to be includedA community management statement must include by-laws, plans and
other particulars relating to:(a) the location, control, management, use and maintenance of any part
of the community property that is an open access way or a private access way,
(b) the control, management, use and maintenance of any other part of
the community property, including any special facilities provided on the
community property, and
(c) matters affecting the provision of, and payment for, internal
fencing on the community parcel including any obligations of the community
association or the subsidiary bodies, and
(d) the storage and collection of garbage on and from the community
parcel and any related obligations of the community association or the
subsidiary bodies, and
(e) the maintenance of water, sewerage, drainage, gas, electricity,
telephone and other services, and
(f) insurance of the community property, and
(g) the executive committee of the community association, the
office-bearers of the committee and the functions of the office-bearers,
(h) meetings of the executive committee, and
(i) voting on a motion submitted to the executive committee otherwise
than at a meeting of the committee, and
(j) the keeping of records of proceedings of the executive
3 Optional matters for management statement(1) A community management statement may include by-laws and other
particulars relating to any of the following:(a) the hanging of washing within the parcel,
(b) safety and security measures,
(c) details of any restricted property,
(d) the keeping of pets,
(e) the obligation of the proprietor of a lot within the scheme not to
interfere with the quiet enjoyment of another lot or the community
(f) the control of unacceptable noise levels,
(g) details of any business or trading activity to be carried on by
the association and the method of distributing and sharing any profit or
(h) the control or preservation of the essence or theme of the
development under the scheme,
(i) architectural and landscaping guidelines to be observed by lot
(j) a diagram for the purpose of statutory easements under section
(k) any agreements entered into for the provision of services or
(l) a plan for the purposes of Part 5 (which relates to access ways
within the scheme).
(2) This clause does not limit the matters that may be included in a
management statement.4 By-law required by public authority(1) A community management statement may include a schedule specifying
by-laws made at the request of public authorities.(2) If a by-law made at the request of a public authority so provides,
the by-law may not be amended or revoked without the consent of the public
authority.(3) Subclause (2) has effect despite any other provision of this Act
and the provisions of the Community Land
Management Act 1989.5 Excluded matters(1) A community management statement must not include any prohibition
or restriction that:(a) affects the keeping on a lot of an animal that is used as an
assistance animal by a person with a disability who is a proprietor or
occupier of a lot, or
(b) affects the use on a lot, or on association property, of an
assistance animal by a person with a disability, or
(c) is based on race or creed, or on ethnic or socio-economic
grouping, or
(d) excludes public housing from a scheme.
(2) In this clause:assistance
animal means an animal referred to in section 9 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 of the
Commonwealth.disability has the same meaning
as in the Disability Discrimination Act
1992 of the Commonwealth.6 Restricted propertyA community management statement that restricts the use of any
community property must include:(a) a description of the property, and
(b) details of the persons entitled to use the property,
(c) the terms and conditions on which those persons may use the
(d) particulars relating to access to the property and the provision
and keeping of any key necessary, and
(e) particulars of the hours during which the property may be used,
(f) provisions relating to the maintenance of the property,
(g) matters relating to the determination, imposition and collection
of levies on those entitled to use the property.
7 Signature of management statementA community management statement must have been signed by the
developer or an authorised agent of the developer.8 Precinct management statement(1) Subject to subclauses (2) and (3), clauses 1–7 apply in
relation to a precinct management statement as if the word
“community” had been omitted wherever occurring and as if the word
“precinct” had been inserted instead.(2) A precinct management statement must not be:(a) inconsistent with the community management statement for the
community scheme of which the precinct scheme forms part,
(b) if there is a development contract for the community
scheme—inconsistent with the development
but, if there is such an inconsistency, the community management
statement, or the development contract, prevails.(3) A precinct management statement need not include anything already
provided for by the community management statement.Schedule 4 Neighbourhood management statement(Sections 13, 18)1 Form of neighbourhood management statementA neighbourhood management statement must be in the approved form,
authority and must not be inconsistent:(a) with the development contract for the neighbourhood scheme,
(b) if the neighbourhood scheme is part of a community
scheme—with the management statement, or any development contract, for
the community scheme or any precinct scheme of which the neighbourhood scheme
is part, or
(c) with an Act or law that, by the operation of section 116 of the
1989, applies to a part of the neighbourhood property that is
an open access way,
but, if there is such an inconsistency, the development contract,
community management statement, precinct management statement, Act or law
prevails.2 Matters to be includedIn so far as they are not included in a community management
statement or a precinct management statement for a scheme under which the
neighbourhood scheme is a subsidiary scheme, a neighbourhood management
statement must include by-laws, plans and other particulars relating
to:(a) the location, control, management, use and maintenance of any part
of the neighbourhood property that is an open access way or a private access
the neighbourhood property, including any special facilities provided on the
(c) the provision of, and payment for, internal fencing on the
neighbourhood parcel, and
(d) the storage and collection of garbage on and from the
(f) insurance of the neighbourhood property, and
(g) the executive committee of the neighbourhood association, the
3 Optional matters for management statement(1) A neighbourhood management statement may include by-laws and other
interfere with the quiet enjoyment of another lot or the neighbourhood
management statement.4 By-law required by public authority(1) A neighbourhood management statement may include a schedule
specifying by-laws made at the request of public
authorities.(2) If a by-law made at the request of a public authority so provides,
Management Act 1989.5 Excluded matters(1) A neighbourhood management statement must not include any
prohibition or restriction that:(a) affects the keeping on a lot of an animal that is used as an
(b) affects the use on a lot, or on neighbourhood property, of an
1992 of the Commonwealth.6 Restricted propertyA neighbourhood management statement that restricts the use of any
neighbourhood property must include:(a) a description of the property, and
7 Signature of management statementA neighbourhood management statement must have been signed by the
developer or an authorised agent of the developer.Schedule 5 Recordings on folio for association
property(Sections 5, 9, 13, 18)1 Recordings relating to association propertyThe recordings required to be made in the folio for association
property are:(a) the name of the relevant association, and
(b) the latest address of which the Registrar-General has been
notified for the service of notices on the association,
(c) any easements, positive covenants (including any public positive
covenant or forestry covenant referred to in section 87A of the Conveyancing Act 1919) or
restrictions on the use of land that affect the association property or the
whole of the parcel of which it is part, and
(d) the applicable management statement and amendments of the
applicable management statement, and
(e) such recordings relating to the existence of any staged scheme as
the Registrar-General thinks fit, and
(f) such other recordings as the Registrar-General thinks fit,
(g) any other recordings required to be made by or under this Act or
another Act.
2 Recordings relating to common propertyClause 1 applies in relation to common property in the same way as
it applies in relation to association property and so applies as if references
in that clause:(a) to association property were references to common property,
(b) to an association were references to a strata corporation,
(c) to a management statement were references to the by-laws under a
strata scheme.
property(Section 14)Part 1 Community schemes1 Documents to be lodged(1) There must be lodged with the instrument converting a community
development lot to community property:(a) a replacement sheet for the community property plan that
illustrates the altered boundaries of the community property,
entitlements for the community plan that includes the allocations made under
clause 2 and their total and that, if it is a replacement sheet for the
initial schedule, complies with Schedule 11, and
(c) a certificate of the consent authority signifying its consent to
the conversion, and
(d) unless the conversion was ordered by the Supreme Court—a
certificate under the seal of the community association to the effect that it
has, by unanimous resolution, consented to the conversion and to the
replacement sheet for the schedule of unit entitlements,
(e) if the conversion was ordered by the Supreme Court—an office
copy of the order and a replacement sheet for the initial or revised schedule
of unit entitlements that complies with the order.
(2) Unless the conversion was ordered by the Supreme Court, the
conversion instrument and the accompanying replacement sheets must have been
signed by the proprietor of the lot and by the community
association.2 Schedule of unit entitlements(1) A replacement sheet for the initial or revised schedule of unit
entitlements must make a proportionate allocation of the unit entitlement of
the community development lot being converted among any former community
development lots, and any remaining community development lots, in the
community scheme unless the conversion was ordered by the Supreme Court and
the Court otherwise directs.(2) The proportionate allocation must be based on the relative sizes
of the existing unit entitlement for each remaining community development lot
and each former community development lot.(3) The allocation for each lot must be rounded off to the nearest
whole number and the replacement sheet must show the total of those unit
entitlements.3 Discharge of mortgages etcThe folio for the lot must be freed from any mortgage, charge,
covenant charge, lease or caveat.Part 2 Precinct schemes4 Application of Part 1 to precinct schemesPart 1 applies in relation to the conversion of a precinct
development lot to precinct property as if the word “community”,
wherever it occurs in that Part were the word
“precinct”.Schedule 7 Conversion of neighbourhood lot to neighbourhood
property(Section 20)1 Documents to be lodged(1) There must be lodged with the instrument converting a
neighbourhood lot to neighbourhood property:(a) a replacement sheet for the neighbourhood property plan that
illustrates the altered boundaries of the neighbourhood property,
entitlements for the neighbourhood plan that includes the allocations made
under clause 2 and their total and that, if it is a replacement sheet for the
(c) a certificate by the consent authority signifying its consent to
certificate under the seal of the neighbourhood association to the effect that
it has, by unanimous resolution, consented to the conversion and the
replacement sheet for the schedule of unit
conversion instrument and replacement sheets must have been signed by the
proprietor of the lot and by the neighbourhood
entitlements must make a proportionate allocation among the remaining
neighbourhood lots of the unit entitlement for the lot to be converted unless
the conversion is ordered by the Supreme Court and the Court otherwise
directs.(2) The proportional allocation under subclause (1) must be based on
the relative sizes of the existing unit entitlements for each
lot.(3) The unit entitlement of each lot must be rounded off to the
nearest whole number and the replacement sheet must show the total of those
unit entitlements.3 Discharge of mortgages etcThe folio for the lot must be freed from any mortgage, charge,
covenant charge, lease or caveat.4 Original proprietorIf the lot to be converted is held by the original
proprietor:(a) the initial period must have expired, or
(b) the conversion must have been authorised by the
Schedule 8 Severance of development lot(Section 15)1 Documents to be lodged(1) There must be lodged with the instrument severing a community
development lot from a community scheme, or a precinct development lot from a
precinct scheme:(a) a replacement sheet for the initial or revised schedule of unit
entitlements for the community plan or precinct plan that complies with clause
(b) a certificate of the consent authority signifying its consent to
the severance, and
(c) unless the severance was ordered by the Supreme Court—a
certificate under the seal of the community association in the case of a
community development lot, or of the community association and the precinct
association in the case of a precinct development lot, to the effect that it
has, by a unanimous resolution, consented to the severance,
(d) if the severance was ordered by the Supreme Court—an office
copy of the order made by the Court, and
(e) the consent of any mortgagee, chargee or covenant chargee of the
(2) Unless the severance was ordered by the Supreme Court, the
severance instrument must have been signed by the proprietor of the lot and by
the consenting association.(3) If the severance was ordered by the Supreme Court, the severance
instrument must have been signed by the successful applicant for the
order.2 Schedule of unit entitlements(1) If a community development lot is severed from a community scheme,
a replacement sheet for the initial or revised schedule of unit entitlements
for the community plan:(a) must reduce the total of the unit entitlements for the community
scheme by the unit entitlement of the severed lot, and
(b) must comply with Schedule 11 as if it were an initial schedule of
(2) If a precinct development lot is severed from a precinct scheme in
respect of which an initial schedule of unit entitlements is in force, a
replacement sheet for the initial schedule of unit entitlements for the
precinct plan and the community plan:(a) must be supported by a certificate by a registered valuer given in
the approved form and based on the market values of the lots at the date of
the valuer’s certificate lodged with the initial schedule of unit
entitlements being replaced, and
(b) must comply with Schedule 11.
(3) If a precinct development lot is severed from a precinct scheme in
respect of which a revised schedule of unit entitlements is in force, a
replacement sheet for the revised schedule of unit entitlements for the
precinct plan:(a) must reduce the total of the unit entitlements for the precinct
3 Easements to be createdThere must be created any easements for access and services that,
as a consequence of the severance of the lot, are necessary for the community
scheme and the severed lot.Schedule 9 Additions to association property by lease or
transfer(Sections 16, 23)1 Documents to be lodged with lease or transferThere must be lodged with a lease adding land to association
property or a transfer adding land to the neighbourhood property under a
neighbourhood scheme that is not part of a community scheme:(a) the certificate of title or Crown grant for the land leased or
transferred (except where a leasehold interest is acquired by transfer of
lease or sublease), and
(b) the certificate of title for the association property,
(c) a certificate under the seal of the relevant association to the
effect that acceptance of the lease or transfer was authorised by a unanimous
(d) if the instrument is a transfer of land held in fee simple—a
replacement sheet for the neighbourhood property plan illustrating the altered
boundaries of the neighbourhood property.
Schedule 10 Dealings with association property(Sections 17, 21, 22, 24, 35)1 Application of ScheduleThis Schedule applies to an instrument that is:(a) a lease, sublease, or transfer of a lease of association property
under section 17 or 24, or
(b) a plan dedicating neighbourhood property under section 21 to open
or widen a public road or to create a public reserve or drainage reserve,
(c) a neighbourhood plan of subdivision under section 22 subdividing
or creating neighbourhood property in a neighbourhood scheme,
(d) a transfer under section 24 of neighbourhood property in a
neighbourhood scheme that is not part of a community scheme,
(e) a dealing that is for the creation of easements, restrictions on
the use of land or positive covenants as referred to in section 35 and that
burdens association property, or
(f) a dealing that is for the release of an easement, restriction on
the use of land or positive covenant as referred to in section 35 and that
benefits association property.
2 Certificate to be lodgedThere must be lodged with an instrument to which this Schedule
applies a certificate in the approved form that is under the seal of the
relevant association and is to the effect:(a) that execution of the instrument was authorised by a unanimous
(b) if the association has notice of an interest in the land (other
than a statutory interest or an interest recorded in the Register) and the
instrument has not been made subject to the interest—that the interest
has been released, and
(c) that any by-law restricting the use of the association property no
longer affects the interest passing under the
3 Restriction on dealingA neighbourhood association must not deal with land to which this
Schedule applies, unless:(a) the initial period has expired, or
(b) the dealing has been authorised by the
4 Replacement sheet(1) There must be lodged with a plan dedicating neighbourhood property
under section 21 a replacement sheet for the neighbourhood property plan that
illustrates the altered boundaries of the neighbourhood
property.(2) There must be lodged with a plan referred to in section 24 (2) (a)
a replacement sheet for the neighbourhood property plan that illustrates the
altered boundaries of the neighbourhood property.Schedule 11 Initial unit entitlements(Sections 5, 7–9, 11–13, 18, 19, 22, 29, 34, Sch 6, Sch
7 and Sch 8)1 Form of initial schedule of unit entitlementsAn initial schedule of unit entitlements for a community scheme,
precinct scheme or neighbourhood scheme must:(a) be in the approved form, and
(b) be clearly identified as an initial schedule liable to be altered
before, or on, completion of the scheme, and
lot, former development lot or neighbourhood lot, and
2 Basis of unit entitlements—community plan or precinct
planThe initial schedule of unit entitlements lodged with a community
plan or precinct plan:(a) must be based on the comparative market values of the lots (as if
the lots were vacant) at the date of the valuation, and
(b) must be supported by a certificate in the approved form given by a
registered valuer at a time that is not earlier than the prescribed
3 Basis of unit entitlements—neighbourhood
planThe initial schedule of unit entitlements lodged with a
neighbourhood plan must be based on the developer’s estimate of the
relative values of the neighbourhood lots (as if the lots were
vacant).4 Replacement sheet—community or precinct plan of
subdivisionA replacement sheet for an initial or revised schedule of unit
entitlements lodged with a community plan of subdivision or a precinct plan of
subdivision:(a) must be identified as an initial schedule in accordance with
clause 1, and
(b) must not differ from the existing schedule except by showing the
unit entitlement of each new lot and, as the total unit entitlement for the
new lots, the unit entitlement for the subdivided lot, and
(c) must, in the case of a replacement sheet for an initial schedule
of unit entitlements, be supported by a certificate by a registered valuer
given in the approved form and based on the market values of the new lots at
the date of the valuer’s certificate lodged with the initial schedule of
unit entitlements being replaced, and
(d) must, in the case of a replacement sheet for a revised schedule of
unit entitlements, be based on the subdivider’s estimate of the market
values of the new lots.
5 Replacement sheet—neighbourhood plan of
entitlements for a neighbourhood scheme that is lodged with a neighbourhood
plan of subdivision or with an acquisition plan affecting a neighbourhood
scheme:(a) must be based on the subdivider’s estimate of the relative
values of the new lots, and
(b) must be identified as an initial schedule in accordance with
(c) unless the plan subdivides or creates neighbourhood
property—must differ from the existing schedule only by showing the unit
entitlement for each new lot and, as the total unit entitlement of the new
lots created by the subdivision, the unit entitlement for the subdivided
6 Replacement sheet—acquisition planA sheet lodged with an acquisition plan as a replacement sheet for
the initial or revised schedule of unit entitlements for a community scheme or
precinct scheme:(a) must be identified as an initial schedule in accordance with
(b) must, in the case of a replacement sheet for an initial schedule
(c) must, in the case of a replacement sheet for a revised schedule of
values of the new lots and former development lots in which the new lots are
7 Severance of lot proposed as public road or public
reserve(1) This clause applies to a lot in a community plan, a precinct plan
or a neighbourhood plan:(a) that has a unit entitlement, and
(b) the whole or part of which is to be dedicated as a public road or
public reserve.
(2) If the whole or part of a lot to which this clause applies is
dedicated as a public road or public reserve, a replacement sheet for the
schedule of unit entitlements for the relevant scheme:(a) must reduce the total of the unit entitlements for the scheme
by:(i) the unit entitlement of the lot, if the whole of the lot is
dedicated as a public road or public reserve, or
(ii) if part of the lot is dedicated as a public road or public
reserve, the unit entitlement that would have been attributable to that part
if it had been created as a separate lot, and
(b) must comply with this Schedule as if it were an initial schedule
of unit entitlements.
Schedule 12 Transitional provisions(Section 74)Part 1 Transitional regulations1 Regulations(1) The regulations may contain other provisions of a savings or
so provide, take effect from the appointed day or a later
the Gazette, the provision does not operate:(a) to affect, in a manner prejudicial to any person (other than the
(4) If the regulations so provide, a provision referred to in
subclause (1) has effect despite any other clause of this
Schedule.Part 2 Conversion of certain schemes2 Conversion to neighbourhood scheme of land in deposited
plan(1) In this clause:shared
lot means a lot in a deposited plan lodged for registration, or
registered, before the commencement of this clause, being a lot that has a
similar status in relation to the proprietors of the other lots in the
deposited plan as it would have if the deposited plan were a neighbourhood
plan and the shared lot were the neighbourhood property in the neighbourhood
plan.(2) Land in a deposited plan that includes a shared lot may be
converted to land that is subject to a neighbourhood scheme by the
registration under section 18 of a neighbourhood plan that:(a) shows the shared lot as neighbourhood property,
(b) shows each of the other lots in the deposited plan as a
neighbourhood lot illustrated with the same measurements, and otherwise in the
same way, as the corresponding lot is illustrated in the deposited plan,
(c) is accompanied by the certificates of title for the lots referred
to in paragraphs (a) and (b), and
(d) bears the consent of each proprietor of a lot in the deposited
plan (including the shared lot), and
(e) bears the consent of each registered mortgagee, chargee and
covenant chargee having, and each caveator claiming, an interest in such a
(f) is accompanied by such other information as the Registrar-General
(3) The development contract that would otherwise be required by
section 18 (4) need not be lodged with the plan unless application for
registration of the plan is made by the developer.3 Conversion to community scheme of land in deposited plans
and strata plans(1) Contiguous land of which part is in a deposited plan and part in a
strata plan may, if the plans were registered, or lodged for registration,
before the commencement of this clause, be converted to land in a community
scheme by the registration under section 5 of a community plan that:(a) shows as a lot the land that is to become community property,
(b) shows as a development lot each strata parcel not affected by
(c) shows as a development lot the residue of each strata parcel
affected by paragraph (a), and
(d) shows the contiguous land in the deposited plan as a development
lot, or development lots, with related association property,
(e) is accompanied by the certificates of title for the lots and
common property in the strata schemes, and
(f) is accompanied by the certificates of title for the land referred
to in paragraphs (a) and (d), and
(g) bears the consent, given by a unanimous resolution, of the body
corporate under the strata scheme, and
(h) bears the consent of each registered mortgagee, chargee and
covenant chargee having, and each caveator claiming, an interest in land that
would become a strata lot or development lot within the community scheme,
(i) is accompanied by such other information as the Registrar-General
(2) A strata plan that, before registration of the community plan, had
subdivided land shown in the community plan as a development lot referred to
in subclause (1) (b) is to be taken to have effected the subdivision on
registration of the community plan.(3) If the community plan includes a development lot referred to in
subclause (1) (c):(a) the strata plan is to be taken to have effected the subdivision on
registration of the community plan, and
(b) the Registrar-General is to make a recording in the folio for the
common property for the strata scheme to the effect that the identity of the
strata parcel has been redefined by the community
(4) The conversion under this clause of any common property to
community property:(a) vests the community property in the community association without
any further assurance, and
(5) On registration of a community plan referred to in this clause,
the Registrar-General may make in the folio for the common property in a
strata scheme forming part of the community scheme such notations as the
Registrar-General thinks fit in relation to the establishment of the community
scheme.4 Conversion to a neighbourhood scheme of land in an open
space strata plan(1) In this clause:open
space strata plan means a strata plan that:(a) was registered, or lodged for registration, before the
(b) includes common property, and
(c) in the opinion of the Registrar-General, is not essentially for
the subdivision of buildings into lots.
(2) The strata scheme to which the land in an open space strata plan
is subject may be converted to a neighbourhood scheme by the registration
under section 18 of a neighbourhood plan that:(a) shows the common property in the strata scheme (other than land
above or below a lot) as neighbourhood property, and
(b) if any common property comprises land above or below a
lot—shows the common property either as part of the lot or as
(c) shows each lot and related common property referred to in
paragraph (b) in the open space strata plan as a neighbourhood lot,
(d) is accompanied by the certificates of title for the common
property and for lots referred to in paragraphs (b) and (c),
(e) bears the consent of each proprietor of a lot in the open space
strata plan, and
(f) bears the consent of each registered mortgagee, chargee and
(g) is accompanied by a certificate of a registered surveyor to the
effect that the lots and common property have been reconstituted as lots and
neighbourhood property under the neighbourhood scheme, and
(h) is accompanied by such other information as the Registrar-General
section 18 (4) need not be lodged with the plan unless the application for
registration of the plan is made by the developer.(4) On the registration of a neighbourhood plan converting a strata
scheme to a neighbourhood scheme under this clause, the Registrar-General is
to:(a) cancel the folios for the lots and common property in the strata
(b) create new folios for neighbourhood lots and neighbourhood
property in accordance with the neighbourhood plan.
(5) On the conversion of a strata scheme to a neighbourhood scheme in
accordance with this clause, the strata scheme is terminated and the
neighbourhood association is constituted as a continuation of, and the same
legal entity as, the strata corporation under the terminated
scheme.5 Conversion of contiguous strata schemes to a community
scheme(1) Land in contiguous strata schemes may be converted to land that is
subject to a community scheme by the registration under section 5 of a
community plan that:(a) shows as a lot so much of the common property in the strata
schemes as is to become community property under the community scheme,
(d) is accompanied by the certificates of title for the lots and
(e) bears the signed consent, given by a unanimous resolution of each
owners corporation constituted under the Strata Schemes Management Act 1996
for the strata schemes, and
(f) bears the signed consent of each mortgagee, chargee and covenant
chargee having and each caveator claiming, an interest in land that would
become a strata lot within the community scheme, and
(g) is accompanied by such other information as the Registrar-General
(4) The conversion under this clause of common property to community
property:(a) vests the community property in the community association without
(5) The Registrar-General may refuse to register a community plan
referred to in this section if it subdivides a lot in a strata
plan.(6) On registration of a community plan referred to in this clause,
the Registrar-General may make in the folio for common property in a strata
scheme forming part of the community scheme such notations as the
scheme.6 Existing development consentsDevelopment consent to a conversion to a community scheme or a
neighbourhood scheme under this Part is not required if:(a) development consent for the development proposed to be converted
was in force immediately before the commencement of this clause,
(b) the conversion would not constitute a new
7 Release of more than one easement etc by single
instrument(1) In this clause, a reference to an applicable interest in land is a
reference to an easement, restriction on the use of land or positive covenant
that burdens or benefits the land.(2) Instead of being released by the registration of separate
instruments, more than one applicable interest in land proposed to be
converted in accordance with this Part to land the subject of a community
scheme or neighbourhood scheme may be released by the registration with the
community plan or neighbourhood plan effecting the conversion of an instrument
that:(a) is in the approved form and includes the prescribed information,
(b) bears the signed consent of each person who, but for this clause,
would be required to join in separate instruments in order to effect the
release of those interests.
8 Powers of Registrar-General(1) The Registrar-General:(a) may waive a requirement of this Part, or
(b) may make any recording in the Register that the Registrar-General
thinks necessary in order to give effect to this Part, or
(c) if the Registrar-General thinks fit to do so—refuse
registration under this Part, or
(d) give effect to any conversion to a community scheme or
neighbourhood scheme provided for by regulations made under clause
(2) The Registrar-General may accept lodgment of a plan despite
section 195B (a) of the Conveyancing Act
1919.Part 3 Community Land Development Amendment Act
19969 ValidationAnything done before a provision of this Act was amended by the
Community Land Development Amendment Act 1996
that would have been valid if that provision as so amended had been in force
when it was done is taken to have been validly done.Historical notesThe following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:
Am amended LW legislation website Sch Schedule Cl clause No number Schs Schedules Cll clauses p page Sec section Div Division pp pages Secs sections Divs Divisions Reg Regulation Subdiv Subdivision GG Government Gazette Regs Regulations Subdivs Subdivisions Ins inserted Rep repealed Subst substituted Table of amending instrumentsCommunity Land Development Act
1989 No 201. Assented to 21.12.1989. Date of commencement,
1.8.1990, sec 2 and GG No 82 of 29.6.1990, p 5382. This Act has been amended
1990. Assented to 13.12.1990.Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating to the Community Land Development Act
1991. Assented to 17.12.1991.Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating to the Community Land Development Act
1989, assent, Sch 1.
1994. Assented to 2.6.1994.Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 2 relating to the Community Land Development Act
1989, assent, Sch 2.
1995. Assented to 9.6.1995.Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating to the Community Land Development Act
1989, 23.6.1995, sec 2 (1) and GG No 77 of 23.6.1995, p
1996No 80Community Land Development Amendment Act
1996. Assented to 6.11.1996.Date of commencement, 1.2.1997, sec 2 and GG No 11 of 24.1.1997, p
1997. Assented to 2.7.1997.Date of commencement of Sch 1.2, assent, sec 2
Provisions) Act 1999. Assented to 7.7.1999.Date of commencement of Sch 1.5, assent, sec 2
Provisions) Act 2000. Assented to 29.6.2000.Date of commencement of Sch 1.3, assent, sec 2
Provisions) Act (No 2) 2000. Assented to 8.12.2000.Date of commencement of Sch 2.7, 1.9.2001, Sch 2.7 and GG No 132 of
31.8.2001, p 6565.
2002No 2Conveyancing Legislation
Amendment (e-plan) Act 2002. Assented to 9.4.2002.Date of commencement, 19.8.2002, sec 2 and GG No 130 of 16.8.2002, p
Assented to 28.5.2003.Date of commencement of Sch 1.2, 31.3.2005, sec 2 (1) and GG No 37 of
Provisions) Act 2003. Assented to 22.7.2003.Date of commencement of Sch 2.6, assent, sec 2
Provisions) Act (No 2) 2003. Assented to 27.11.2003.Date of commencement of Sch 1.9, assent, sec 2
Provisions) Act (No 2) 2004. Assented to 10.12.2004.Date of commencement of Sch 1.6, assent, sec 2
Provisions) Act 2005. Assented to 1.7.2005.Date of commencement of Sch 1.7, assent, sec 2
Provisions) Act 2006. Assented to 20.6.2006.Date of commencement of Sch 2.3, assent, sec 2
Provisions) Act 2007. Assented to 4.7.2007.Date of commencement of Sch 1.5, 1.9.2007, Sch 1.5 and GG No 108 of
31.8.2007, p 6018.
Sec 3Am 1991 No 94, Sch 1; 1993 No 33, Sch 1; 1995 No
11, Sch 1; 1996 No 80, Schs 3 [1], 5 [1]; 1996 No 121, Sch 2.6 [1]; 1996 No
139, Sch 2.5 [1]–[5] (am 1997 No 55, Sch 2.18 [1]); 1997 No 152, Sch 4.6
[1]–[4]; 2000 No 93, Sch 2.7 [1] [2]; 2003 No 4, Sch 1.2; 2006 No 58,
Sch 2.3 [1].Sec 3AIns 2002 No 2, Sch 2.4 [1].Sec 4Am 1996 No 139, Sch 2.5 [6] (am 1997 No 55, Sch
2.18 [1]).Sec 8Am 2002 No 2, Sch 2.4 [2].Sec 9Am 2002 No 2, Sch 2.4 [3].Sec 15Am 1997 No 152, Sch 4.6 [5].Sec 16Am 1999 No 31, Sch 1.5
[1]–[3].Sec 17Am 1999 No 31, Sch 1.5 [4]
[5].Sec 21Am 1997 No 152, Sch 4.6 [6].Sec 22Am 1999 No 31, Sch 1.5 [6]; 2000 No 93, Sch 2.7
[3]; 2006 No 58, Sch 2.3 [2].Sec 23Am 1999 No 31, Sch 1.5
[7]–[9].Sec 24Am 1999 No 31, Sch 1.5 [10]
[11].Sec 26Am 1996 No 80, Sch 1 [1]–[3]; 2003 No 40, Sch
2.6.Sec 35Am 1997 No 55, Sch 1.2; 2005 No 64, Sch 1.7
[1].Sec 36Am 1996 No 80, Sch 4
[1]–[5].Sec 40Am 1996 No 121, Sch 2.6 [2]; 1999 No 31, Sch 1.5
[12] [13]; 2000 No 93, Sch 2.7 [3] [4]; 2006 No 58, Sch 2.3
[2].Sec 41Am 1996 No 80, Sch 3 [2] [3].Sec 42Am 1996 No 80, Sch 3 [4].Sec 43Am 1996 No 80, Sch 3 [5].Secs 43A, 43BIns 1996 No 80, Sch 3 [6].Sec 44Am 1996 No 80, Sch 3 [7] [8].Sec 45Am 1996 No 80, Sch 3 [9].Sec 46Am 1996 No 80, Sch 3 [10].Sec 47Am 1994 No 44, Sch 19.Sec 49Am 2000 No 53, Sch 1.3.Sec 50Am 2003 No 82, Sch 1.9.Sec 54Am 1997 No 152, Sch 4.6 [7].Sec 70Am 1996 No 80, Sch 5 [2]; 1997 No 152, Sch 4.6 [8];
2004 No 91, Sch 1.6 [1].Sec 71Am 2004 No 91, Sch 1.6 [2]
[3].Sch 1Am 1994 No 32, Sch 2; 1996 No 80, Schs 2 [1], 5
[3]–[5]; 2002 No 2, Sch 2.4 [4]; 2007 No 27, Sch 1.5
[1]–[3].Sch 2Am 2002 No 2, Sch 2.4 [5].Sch 3Am 1998 No 34, Sch 1.1 [1] [2]; 2002 No 2, Sch 2.4
[6].Sch 4Am 1998 No 34, Sch 1.1 [3] [4]; 2002 No 2, Sch 2.4
[7].Sch 6Am 2002 No 2, Sch 2.4 [8].Sch 7Am 1999 No 31, Sch 1.5 [14]; 2000 No 93, Sch 2.7
[3]; 2002 No 2, Sch 2.4 [9]; 2006 No 58, Sch 2.3 [2].Sch 8Am 2002 No 2, Sch 2.4 [10].Sch 9Am 1999 No 31, Sch 1.5 [15].Sch 10Am 1999 No 31, Sch 1.5 [16] [17]; 2000 No 93, Sch
2.7 [3]; 2005 No 64, Sch 1.7 [2] [3]; 2006 No 58, Sch 2.3
[2].Sch 11Am 1990 No 108, Sch 1; 1996 No 80, Sch 2
[2].Sch 12Am 1996 No 80, Sch 5 [6]; 1996 No 139, Sch 2.5