Key legislation
Key legislation
The legislation and rules relating to owners corporations include the:
- Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012 (Vic) (‘ACL&FTA’);
- Owners Corporations Act 2006 (Vic) (‘OC Act’);
- Owners Corporations Regulations 2018 (Vic) (‘OC Regulations’);
- Sale of Land Act 1962 (Vic) (‘Sale of Land Act’);
- Subdivision Act 1988 (Vic) (‘Subdivision Act’);
- Subdivision (Registrars Requirements) Regulations 2021 (Vic) (‘SRR Regulations’);
- Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 (Vic) (‘VCAT Act’);
- Water Act 1989 (Vic) (‘Water Act’); and
- registered rules of the owners corporation. Note that the day-to-day running of an owners corporation is declared by the Subdivision Act (s 29) to be excluded from the operation of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). Consumer Affairs Victoria (see ‘Contacts’ at the end of this chapter) administers the OC Act, the OC Regulations, and the registration of owners corporation managers. NOTE
