(p) the minutes of the most recent annual general meeting of the owners corporation. 12 Prescribed statement to accompany owners corporation certificate r. 12 For the purposes of section 151(4)(b)(ii) of the Act, the prescribed form of statement is the form in Schedule 3. 13 Referral of disputes For the purposes of section 161(3) of the Act, the following persons and bodies are prescribed— (a) the Ombudsman appointed under section 3 of the Ombudsman Act 1973; (b) the Health Services Commissioner under the Health Services (Conciliation and Review) Act 1987; (c) the Legal Services Board established under section 6.2.1 of the Legal Profession Act 2004; (d) the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission continued in existence under section 160 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1995; (e) the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman established under section 238-1 of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 of the Commonwealth. 14 Registration application fee For the purposes of section 180(2)(d) of the Act, the prescribed fee for an application for registration as a manager is 1426 fee units.
of a lot that is part of an owners corporation automatically becomes a member of the owners corporation when the transfer of that lot to the purchaser has been registered with Land . If you buy into an owners corporation, you will be purchasing not only the individual property, but also ownership of, and the right to use, the common property as set out in the plan of subdivision. This common property may include driveways, stairs, paths, passages, lifts, lobbies, common garden areas and other facilities set up for use by owners and occupiers. In order to identify the boundary between the individual lot you are purchasing (for which the owner is solely responsible) and the common property (for which all members of the owners corporation are responsible), you should closely inspect the plan of subdivision. How are decisions made by an owners corporation? As an owner you will be required to make financial contributions to the owners corporation, in particular for the repair, maintenance and management of the common property. Decisions as to the management of this common property will be the subject of collective decision making. Decisions as to these financial contributions, which may involve significant expenditure, will be decided by a vote. Owners corporation rules The owners corporation rules may deal with matters such as car parking, noise, pets, the appearance or use of lots, behaviour of owners, occupiers or guests and grievance procedures. You should look at the owners corporation rules to consider any restrictions imposed by the rules. Lot entitlement and lot liability The plan of subdivision will also show your lot entitlement and lot liability. liability represents the share of owners corporation expenses that each lot owner is required to pay. entitlement is an owner's share of ownership of the common property, which determines voting rights. You should make sure that the allocation of lot liability and entitlement for the lot you are considering buying seems fair and reasonable. Further information If you are interested in finding out more about living in an owners corporation, you can contact Consumer Affairs Victoria. If you require further information about the particular owners corporation you are buying into you can inspect that owners corporation's information register. Management of an owners corporation An owners corporation may be self-managed by the lot owners or professionally managed by an owners corporation manager. If an owners corporation chooses to appoint a professional manager, it must be a manager registered with the Business Licensing Authority (BLA). Sch. 3