Strata Titles Act 1985 · Updated to 1 Apr 2021 · Part III · Registration of Strata Titles
17. Effect of opening of book of strata register
Feedback & supportOn authenticating the statement in Form 3 required to be contained in any book of the strata register, the Registrar shall make on the register document of title and the issue document of title to the lot in question a memorial to the effect that the book has been opened, and that the common property is vested in the management corporation coming into existence by virtue of subsection (3), and shall return the issue document of title to that corporation.
form
“form”, followed by a number, means the form in the First Schedule identified by that number;
No entry shall thereafter be made on either of the documents of title except one affecting the common property.
common property
“common property” means so much of the lot as is not comprised in any parcel (including any accessory parcel), or any provisional block as shown in a certified strata plan;
Upon the opening of a book of the strata register in respect of a subdivided building or land there shall, by the operation of this section, come into existence a management corporation consisting of all the parcel proprietors including in the case of phased development, the proprietor of the provisional block or blocks and the Director shall issue a certificate certifying the establishment of the management corporation as a body corporate constituted under this Act on the day the book of strata register is opened.
strata register
“strata register” means the register of strata titles maintained under the provisions of section 15;
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The management corporation existed by virtue of subsection (3)
management corporation
“management corporation”, in relation to any subdivided building or land shown in a certified strata plan, means the management corporation established under section 17;
shall be known by the name appearing in the book of the strata register relating to a subdivided building or land, and shall be a body corporate, having perpetual succession and a common seal and which may sue and be sued.
subdivided building or land
“subdivided building or land” means a building or land as subdivided under Part II or Part IV, as the case may be;
In the case where a certificate certifying the establishment of the management corporation was not issued during the opening of a strata book, the management corporation may apply to the Director for a certificate certifying that the management corporation has been established in Form 9.
Director
“Director” means the Director of Lands and Mines for the State or the Federal Territory and includes a Deputy Director of Lands and Mines;