Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

UNIT TITLE SCHEMES ACT 2009 - SECT 18

    (1)     A scheme statement must contain the following information:

        (a)     a description of the scheme land by reference to each plan of subdivision and plan of consolidation to which the scheme relates;

        (b)     a description of the nature and purposes of the scheme;

        (c)     a description of the units and common property;

        (ca)     if the scheme land is in a Restricted Water Extraction Area – the information required by section 14C(2) of the Water Act 1992 ;

        (d)     the entitlement schedules and a statement of the basis of any inequality between the unit entitlements of different units;

        (e)     if the developer intends the scheme to be developed progressively:

            (i)     a statement of that intention; and

            (ii)     the information prescribed by regulation about the nature and purposes of the development, each of its proposed and completed stages and the order of their implementation; and

            (iii)     any other information about the development prescribed by regulation;

        (f)     if the scheme is a higher scheme or subsidiary scheme – the information prescribed by regulation;

        (g)     any other information about a matter mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (f) or another matter prescribed by regulation.

    (2)     The scheme statement may:

        (a)     specify a name of the scheme (the scheme name ) that ends with "Unit Title Scheme"; and

        (b)     specify a name of the body corporate (the body corporate name ); and

        (c)     identify the management module applying to the scheme under section 94(4); and

        (d)     specify by-laws of the scheme; and

        (e)     specify any other matter prescribed by regulation.

    (3)     The scheme statement:

        (a)     must be in the approved form; and

        (b)     if it is the first scheme statement (otherwise than as mentioned in paragraph (c)(iii)) – must be signed by the original owner; and

        (c)     must be accompanied by an endorsement of the statement for its registration, in the approved form, by:

            (i)     the consent authority in relation to the matters prescribed by regulation; and

            (ii)     if it is a subsequent scheme statement – the body corporate; and

            (iii)     if it is the first scheme statement of a scheme formed by the amalgamation of 2 or more basic schemes under section 71 or 72 – the body corporate of each of the basic schemes; and

        (d)     must comply with other requirements prescribed by regulation.