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UNIT TITLES REGULATION 2001 - NOTES

Dictionary

(see s 1A)

Note 1     The

title="A2001-14">Legislation Act

contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this regulation.

Note 2     For example, the Legislation Act

, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:

              •     Act

              •     registered surveyor

              •     territory plan

              •     territory planning authority.

Note 3     Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in the

title="A2001-16">Unit Titles Act 2001

(see

title="A2001-14">Legislation Act

, s 148). For example, the following terms are defined in the Unit Titles Act 2001

, dictionary:

              •     attachment

              •     building

              •     Crown lessee

              •     declared land sublease

              •     development

              •     staged development

              •     unit subsidiary (see s 12).

"address schedule", for a parcel, means a schedule that shows the relationship between the numbering of units on the site plan or floor plan of the parcel and the door numbering and street address of the units in the parcel.

"approved plans"—see the Building Act 2004

, dictionary.

"certification of unit entitlements", for a parcel, means a written statement showing the details of the value of unit entitlements for the units in the parcel—

        (a)     prepared by a certified practising member of the Australian Property Institute (ABN 49 007 505 866); and

        (b)     dated and signed by the member.

"division"—see the Districts Act 2002

, dictionary.

"floor plan "means a floor plan prepared for a parcel in the form approved under the

title="A1925-1">Land Titles Act 1925

, section 140.

"schedule of unit entitlement form "means the schedule of unit entitlements form approved under the Land Titles Act 1925

, section 140.

"site plan "means a site plan prepared for a parcel in the form approved under the

title="A1925-1">Land Titles Act 1925

, section 140.

Endnotes

1     About the endnotes

Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.

Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001

, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.

Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.

If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.

The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.

2     Abbreviation key

A = Act

NI = Notifiable instrument

AF = Approved form

o = order

am = amended

om = omitted/repealed

amdt = amendment

ord = ordinance

AR = Assembly resolution

orig = original

ch = chapter

par = paragraph/subparagraph

CN = Commencement notice

pres = present

def = definition

prev = previous

DI = Disallowable instrument

(prev...) = previously

dict = dictionary

pt = part

disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative

r = rule/subrule

Assembly

reloc = relocated

div = division

renum = renumbered

exp = expires/expired

R[X] = Republication No

Gaz = gazette

RI = reissue

hdg = heading

s = section/subsection

IA = Interpretation Act 1967

sch = schedule

ins = inserted/added

sdiv = subdivision

LA = Legislation Act 2001

SL = Subordinate law

LR = legislation register

sub = substituted

LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996

underlining = whole or part not commenced

mod = modified/modification

or to be expired


3     Legislation history

This regulation was originally the Unit Titles Regulations 2001

. It was renamed under the Legislation Act 2001

.

Unit Titles Regulation 2001 SL2001-15

notified 7 June 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 23)

s 1, s 2 commenced 7 June 2001 (IA s 10B)

remainder commenced 5 October 2001 (s 2)

as amended by

Statute Law Amendment Act 2002

A2002-30 pt 3.85

notified LR 16 September 2002

s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 19 May 1997 (LA s 75 (2))

pt 3.85 commenced 17 September 2002 (s 2 (1))

Planning and Land (Consequential Amendments) Act 2002

A2002-56 sch 3 pt 3.17

notified LR 20 December 2002

s 1, s 2 commenced 20 December 2002 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 3 pt 3.17 commenced 1 July 2003 (s 2 and see Planning and Land Act 2002

A2002-55, s 2)

Unit Titles Amendment Regulations 2003 (No 1)

SL2003-23

notified LR 29 July 2003

s 1, s 2 commenced 29 July 2003 (LA s 75 (1))

remainder commenced 30 July 2003 (s 2)

Unit Titles (Staged Development) Amendment Act 2005

A2005-37 sch 1 pt 1.2

notified LR 26 August 2005
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 August 2005 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.2 commenced 14 September 2005 (s 2 and CN2005-21

)

Planning and Development (Consequential Amendments) Act 2007

A2007-25 sch 1 pt 1.33

notified LR 13 September 2007
s 1, s 2 commenced 13 September 2007 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.33 commenced 31 March 2008 (s 2 and see Planning and Development Act 2007

A2007-24, s 2 and CN2008-1

)

Unit Titles Amendment Act 2008 (No 2)

A2008-45 sch 1 pt 1.3

notified LR 10 September 2008

s 1, s 2 commenced 10 September 2008 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 amdt 1.10, amdt 1.15 commenced 1 July 2009 (s 2 (1) and CN2008-18

)

sch 1 pt 1.3 remainder commenced 31 March 2009 (s 2 (1) and CN2008-18

)

Unit Titles Amendment Regulation 2010 (No 1)

SL2010-37

notified LR 7 September 2010

s 1, s 2 commenced 7 September 2010 (LA s 75 (1))

remainder commenced 8 September 2010 (s 2)

Planning and Building Legislation Amendment Act 2011

A2011-23 pt 11

notified LR 6 July 2011

pt 1 commenced 6 July 2011 (s 2 (1))

pt 11 commenced 7 July 2011 (s 2 (5))

Planning and Development (Lease Variation Charges) Amendment Regulation 2011 (No 1)

SL2011-22 s 8

notified LR 15 July 2011

s 1, s 2 commenced 15 July 2011 (LA s 75 (1))

s 8 commenced 16 July 2011 (s 2)

Unit Titles (Management) Act 2011

A2011-41 sch 5 pt 5.13

notified LR 3 November 2011

s 1, s 2 commenced 3 November 2011 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 5 pt 5.13 commenced 30 March 2012 (s 2 and CN2012-6

)

Planning, Building and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2012

A2012-23 pt 7

notified LR 28 May 2012

s 1, s 2 commenced 28 May 2012 (LA s 75 (1))

pt 7 commenced 29 May 2012 (s 2)

Public Unleased Land Act 2013

A2013-3 sch 2 pt 2.14

notified LR 21 February 2013

s 1, s 2 commenced 21 February 2013 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 2 pt 2.14 commenced 1 July 2013 (s 2 and CN2013-9

)

Unit Titles Amendment Regulation 2015 (No 1)

SL2015-8

notified LR 11 March 2015

s 1, s 2 commenced 11 March 2015 (LA s 75 (1))

remainder commenced 12 March 2015 (s 2)

Planning and Development (University of Canberra and Other Leases) Legislation Amendment Act 2015

A2015-19 pt 21

notified LR 11 June 2015

s 1, s 2 commenced 11 June 2015 (LA s 75 (1))

pt 21 commenced 1 July 2015 (s 2 and CN2015-9

)

Planning and Unit Titles Legislation Amendment Act 2021 (No 2)

A2021-25 pt 4

notified LR 17 November 2021

s 1, s 2 commenced 17 November 2021 (LA s 75 (1))

pt 4 commenced 18 November 2021 (s 2)

Building and Construction Legislation Amendment Regulation 2023 (No 1)

SL2023-7 sch 1

notified LR 28 April 2023

s 1, s 2 commenced 28 April 2023 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 commenced 1 May 2023 (s 2 (1))

Unit Titles Legislation Amendment Act 2023

A2023-24 pt 7

notified LR 23 June 2023

s 1, s 2 commenced 23 June 2023 (LA s 75 (1))

pt 7 commenced 1 July 2023 (s 2)

Planning (Consequential Amendments) Act 2023

A2023-36 sch 1 pt 1.66

notified LR 29 September 2023

s 1, s 2 commenced 29 September 2023 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.66 commenced 27 November 2023 (s 2 (1) and see Planning Act 2023

A2023-18, s 2 (2) and CN2023-10

)

4     Amendment history

Name of regulation
s 1     am R5 LA

Dictionary
s 1A     ins SL2010-37

s 4

Unit title assessment report
div 2.1A hdg     ins SL2010-37

s 5

Definitions—div 2.1A
s 2     om LA s 89 (4)
    ins SL2010-37

s 5
    def planning documents ins SL2010-37

s 5
    am A2023-36

amdt 1.390, amdt 1.391
    def relevant development approval ins SL2010-37

s 5

Prescription of parcel—Act, s 17 (5) (a)
s 2A hdg     sub A2023-24

s 45
s 2A     ins SL2010-37

s 5

Unit title assessment report application—Act, s 22B (2)
s 2B     ins SL2010-37

s 5
    am A2015-19

s 139

Offence—false or misleading information in application
s 2C     ins SL2010-37

s 5

Unit title assessment report—contents—Act, s 22B (5) (a)
s 2D     ins SL2010-37

s 5
    am A2011-23

ss 46-49; pars renum R11 LA; A2012-23

s 43; A2015-19

s 140; pars renum R17 LA

Unit title assessment report—accompanying material—Act, s 22B (5) (b)
s 2E     ins SL2010-37

s 5
    am A2013-3

amdt 2.41; A2015-19

s 141; pars renum R17 LA; A2023-24

s 46, s 47; pars renum R20 LA

Offence—preparing false or misleading unit title assessment report
s 2F     ins SL2010-37

s 5

Offence—providing false or misleading unit title assessment report in application for unit title
s 2G     ins SL2010-37

s 5

Permissible unit subsidiaries—Act, s 19
s 3     am A2002-56

amdt 3.79; SL2010-37

s 6; pars renum R10 LA; A2012-23

s 44; A2023-36

amdt 1.392

Diagrams—manner of subdivision
s 5     am SL2003-23

s 4

Boundary diagrams
s 6     am SL2010-37

s 7; SL2015-8

s 4; A2015-19

s 142; pars renum R17 LA

Staged developments—development statements—Act s 17 (4)
s 8     am A2002-56

amdt 3.77
    sub A2005-37

amdt 1.2
    am A2007-25

amdt 1.204; A2023-36

amdt 1.393, amdt 1.394

Prescribed zones
div 2.3A hdg     ins SL2011-22

s 8

Unit title applications—prescribed zones—Act, s 20 (10), def prescribed zone
s 8A     ins SL2011-22

s 8
    am A2023-36

amdt 1.395

Endorsement of units plans—Act, s 27 (2)
s 9     am A2002-56

amdt 3.78; A2015-19

s 143; A2021-25

ss 34-36; ss renum R18 LA; A2023-36

amdt 1.396

Attachments
div 2.5 hdg     ins SL2015-8

s 5

Owners corporations
pt 3 hdg     om A2011-41

amdt 5.92

Attachment—Act, dict, def attachment, par (c)
s 10     sub A2008-45

amdt 1.10
    om A2011-41

amdt 5.92
    ins SL2015-8

s 5
    am A2023-36

amdt 1.397

Manager insurance—Act, s 55F (2)
s 10A     ins A2008-45

amdt 1.10
    om A2011-41

amdt 5.92

Corporate register—access—Act, s 72 (3)
s 11     om A2011-41

amdt 5.92

Fees for requests for unit title certificates and access to owners corporation records––Act, s 75 (4)
s 12     sub SL2003-23

s 5; A2008-45

amdt 1.11
    om A2011-41

amdt 5.92

Costs of taking legal action—Act, s 88C (2) (b)
s 13     sub A2008-45

amdt 1.12
    om A2011-41

amdt 5.92

Public liability insurance for owners corporations—Act, s 131 (2)
s 14     om A2011-41

amdt 5.92

Exemptions from building insurance requirements—Act, s 133 (1)
s 15     om A2011-41

amdt 5.92

Owners corporation articles
pt 4 hdg     om A2011-41

amdt 5.92

All owners corporations
div 4.1 hdg     om R8 LA

Default articles—Act, s 126 (1) (a)
s 16     om A2011-41

amdt 5.92

3-member owners corporations
div 4.2 hdg     om A2008-45

amdt 1.13

Conciliation articles—3-member corporations—Act, s 126 (1) (b)
s 17     om A2008-45

amdt 1.13

Conciliator for 3-member owners corporations
s 18     am A2002-30

amdt 3.936; A2002-56

amdt 3.79
    om A2008-45

amdt 1.13

2-member owners corporations
div 4.3 hdg     om A2008-45

amdt 1.13

Conciliation articles—2-member owners corporations—Act, s 126 (1) (c)
s 19     om A2008-45

amdt 1.13

Conciliator for 2-member owners corporations
s 20     am A2002-30

amdt 3.937; A2002-56

amdt 3.79
    om A2008-45

amdt 1.13

Default articles
sch 1     am A2008-45

amdt 1.14
    om A2011-41

amdt 5.93

Code of conduct
sch 2     sub A2008-45

amdt 1.15
    om A2011-41

amdt 5.93

Resolution of disputes
sch 2, article 1     (prev sch 2, cl 13) renum R1 LA
    am A2002-56

amdt 3.79
    om A2008-45

amdt 1.15

Conciliation
sch 2, article 2     (prev sch 2, cl 14) renum R1 LA
    am A2002-30

amdt 3.938
    om A2008-45

amdt 1.15

Conciliation articles for 2-member owners corporations
sch 3 hdg     om A2008-45

amdt 1.15

Failure to reach a quorum at a general meeting
sch 3, article 1     am A2002-56

amdt 3.79
    om A2008-45

amdt 1.15

Resolution of disputes
sch 3, article 2     am A2002-56

amdt 3.79
    om A2008-45

amdt 1.15

Conciliation
sch 3, article 3     am A2002-30

amdt 3.939
    om A2008-45

amdt 1.15

Dictionary
dict     ins SL2010-37

s 8
    am SL2015-8

s 6; A2015-19

s 144; A2023-36

amdt 1.398
    def address schedule ins SL2010-37

s 8
    def approved plans ins SL2010-37

s 8
    def building code ins SL2010-37

s 8
    om SL2023-7

amdt 1.1
    def certification of unit entitlements ins SL2010-37

s 8
    def division ins SL2010-37

s 8
    def floor plan ins SL2010-37

s 8
    def schedule of unit entitlement form ins SL2010-37

s 8
    def site plan ins SL2010-37

s 8

5     Earlier republications

Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.

Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.

Republication No and date

Effective

Last amendment made by

Republication for

R1*
5 Oct 2001

5 Oct 2001–
16 Sept 2002

not amended

new regulation

R2
17 Sept 2002

17 Sept 2002–
30 June 2003

A2002-30

amendments by A2002-30

R3
1 July 2003

1 July 2003–
29 July 2003

A2002-56

amendments by A2002-56

R4
30 July 2003

30 July 2003–
2 Nov 2004

SL2003-23

amendments by SL2003-23

R5
3 Nov 2004

3 Nov 2004–
13 Sept 2005

SL2003-23

includes editorial amendments under Legislation Act

R6
14 Sept 2005

14 Sept 2005–
30 Mar 2008

A2005-37

amendments by A2005-37

R7
31 Mar 2008

31 Mar 2008–
30 Mar 2009

A2007-25

amendments by A2007-25

R8
31 Mar 2009

31 Mar 2009–
30 June 2009

A2008-45

amendments by A2008-45

R9
1 July 2009

1 July 2009–
7 Sept 2010

A2008-45

amendments by A2008-45

R10
8 Sept 2010

8 Sept 2010–
6 July 2011

SL2010-37

amendments by SL2010-37

R11
7 July 2011

7 July 2011–
15 July 2011

A2011-23

amendments by A2011-23

R12
16 July 2011

16 July 2011–
29 Mar 2012

SL2011-22

amendments by SL2011-22

R13
30 Mar 2012

30 Mar 2012–
28 May 2012

A2011-41

amendments by A2011-41

R14
29 May 2012

29 May 2012–
30 June 2013

A2012-23

amendments by A2012-23

R15
1 July 2013

1 July 2013–
11 Mar 2015

A2013-3

amendments by A2013-3

R16
12 Mar 2015

12 Mar 2015–
30 June 2015

SL2015-8

amendments by SL2015-8

R17
1 July 2021

1 July 2021–
17 Nov 2021

A2015-19

amendments by A2015-19

R18
18 Nov 2021

18 Nov 2021–
30 Apr 2023

A2021-25

amendments by A2021-25

R19
1 May 2023

1 May 2023–
30 June 2023

SL2023-7

amendments by SL2023-7

R20
1 July 2023

1 July 2023–
26 Nov 2023

A2023-24

amendments by A2023-24














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SL2001-15

Republication No 21

Effective: 27 November 2023

Republication date: 27 November 2023

Last amendment made by A2023-36





About this republication

The republished law

This is a republication of the Unit Titles Regulation 2001

, made under the Unit Titles Act 2001

(including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001

, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 27 November 2023

. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 27 November 2023

.

The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.

Kinds of republications

The Parliamentary Counsel's Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au

):

              • authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001

applies

              • unauthorised republications.

The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.

Editorial changes

The Legislation title="A2001-14">Legislation Act 2001

, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see " title="A2001-14">Legislation Act 2001

, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.

This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).

Uncommenced provisions and amendments

If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au

). For more information, see the home page for this law on the register.

Modifications

If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001

, section 95.

Penalties

At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an individual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001

, s 133).

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