Planning and Unit Titles Legislation Amendment Act 2021 (ACT)

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Planning and Unit Titles Legislation Amendment Act 2021

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Contents

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Part 1      Preliminary

1            Name of Act  2

2            Commencement  2

3            Legislation amended  2

Part 2Civil Law (Property) Act 2006

4            Definitions—pt 2.9Section 259, new definition of unit subsidiary  3

5            Meaning of type 1 matter and type 2 matterNew section 259A (1) (b) (va)  3

6            New section 259A (2A)  3

7           Section 259A (3), new definition of potential variation  3

8            Contract for sale of unit before registration of units planSection 260 (4), definition of unit subsidiary  4

9            Dictionary, new definition of unit subsidiary  4

Part 3Civil Law (Property) Regulation 2020

10          Type 1 matter in disclosure statement—Act, s 259A (1) (a) (iv)Section 1A  5

Part 4Civil Law (Sale of Residential Property) Act 2003

11          Meaning of required documentsSection 9 (1) (g) (i) (B), new note  6

12          Section 9 (1) (h) (v)  6

13          Certain documents etc to be available—sale of unit in retirement villageSection 10A (7), definition of later required documents, paragraph (a) (iv)  6

Part 5Planning and Development Act 2007

14          Meaning of community concessional lease provisionsSection 253G (d)  7

15          Restrictions on dealings with concessional leasesSection 265 (3)  7

Part 6Unit Titles (Management) Act 2011

16          Unit title certificate and access to owners corporation recordsNew section 119 (7)  9

17          Proxy votesSchedule 3, section 3.26 (4)  9

18          Schedule 3, new section 3.26 (5)  9

Planning and Unit Titles Legislation Amendment Act 2021

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An Act to amend legislation about planning and unit titles

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

Part 1Preliminary

  1. Name of Act

    This Act is the Planning and Unit Titles Legislation Amendment Act 2021.

  2. Commencement

    This Act commences on the day after its notification day.

    NoteThe naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

  3. Legislation amended

    This Act amends the following legislation:

    ·     Civil Law (Property) Act 2006

    ·     Civil Law (Property) Regulation 2020

    ·     Civil Law (Sale of Residential Property) Act 2003

    ·     Planning and Development Act 2007

    ·     Unit Titles (Management) Act 2011.

Part 2Civil Law (Property) Act 2006

  1. Definitions—pt 2.9
    Section 259, new definition of unit subsidiary

    insert

    unit subsidiary—see the Unit Titles Act 2001, section 12.

  2. Meaning of type 1 matter and type 2 matter
    New section 259A (1) (b) (va)

    insert

    (va)the size of a unit subsidiary for the unit, if the change is a decrease of 10% or more and is not a type 1 matter;

  3. New section 259A (2A)

    insert

    (2A)In calculating a change for subsection (1), any potential variation must be disregarded.

  4. Section 259A (3), new definition of potential variation

    insert

    potential variation, in relation to a disclosure statement, means information in the disclosure statement about the allowable change in the layout or size of the unit, unit subsidiary or unit entitlement estimate.

  5. Contract for sale of unit before registration of units plan
    Section 260 (4), definition of unit subsidiary

    omit

  6. Dictionary, new definition of unit subsidiary

    insert

    unit subsidiary, for part 2.9 (Unit Titles)—see the Unit Titles Act 2001, section 12.

Part 3Civil Law (Property) Regulation 2020

  1. Type 1 matter in disclosure statement—Act, s 259A (1) (a) (iv)
    Section 1A

    omit

Part 4Civil Law (Sale of Residential Property) Act 2003

  1. Meaning of required documents
    Section 9 (1) (g) (i) (B), new note

    insert

    NoteA person who enters into a contract for sale of a unit may ask the owners corporation for a unit title update certificate (see Unit Titles (Management) Act 2011, s 119 (1) (b)).

  2. Section 9 (1) (h) (v)

    omit

  3. Certain documents etc to be available—sale of unit in retirement village
    Section 10A (7), definition of later required documents, paragraph (a) (iv)

    substitute

    (iv)paragraph (h) (i) and (ii); and

Part 5Planning and Development Act 2007

  1. Meaning of community concessional lease provisions
    Section 253G (d)

    omit

    certificate of compliance

    substitute

    certificate of occupancy

  2. Restrictions on dealings with concessional leases
    Section 265 (3)

    substitute

    (3)However, subsection (2) does not apply to a dealing—

    (a)registered under the Land Titles Act 1925; or

    NoteThe registration of an interest in land under the Land Titles Act 1925 takes priority over any other interest in the land, subject to some exceptions (see that Act, s 58).

    (b)made under any of the following orders:

    (i)an order of the Family Court;

    (ii)an order of another court having jurisdiction under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth);

    (iii)an order under the Domestic Relationships Act 1994, division 3.2 (Adjustment of property interests) adjusting the property interests of parties in a domestic relationship; or

    (c)that happens by operation of, or under, bankruptcy or insolvency; or

    (d)in any circumstances prescribed by regulation.

Part 6Unit Titles (Management) Act 2011

  1. Unit title certificate and access to owners corporation records
    New section 119 (7)

    insert

    (7)In this section:

    eligible person includes a person who enters into a contract for sale of the unit in relation to which access to information is required.

  2. Proxy votes
    Schedule 3, section 3.26 (4)

    after

    A person

    insert

    , other than the chairperson,

  3. Schedule 3, new section 3.26 (5)

    insert

    (5)If a person holds more proxy votes than they can exercise under subsection (4), the chairperson must exercise the excess proxy votes.

Endnotes

  1. Presentation speech

    Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 2 December 2020.

  2. Notification

    Notified under the Legislation Act on 8 April 2021.

  3. Republications of amended laws

    For the latest republication of amended laws, see certify that the above is a true copy of the Planning and Unit Titles Legislation Amendment Bill 2021, which originated in the Legislative Assembly as the Planning and Unit Titles Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 and was passed by the Assembly on 31 March 2021.

    Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

    © Australian Capital Territory 2021

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