SCA Guides
Inspection of the Strata Company records
SCAWA100
Best Practice Guideline - Strata Company Record Inspection
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This explains what a strata company should do when it receives an application under section 107 of the Strata Titles Act 1985 (Act) for inspection of the strata company records under section 109 of the Act.
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SCAWA101
Template Example - Strata Company Inspection Requirements - Regulation 87(1) v3
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Template - Strata Company Inspection Requirements - Regulation 87(1) v2
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This Template contains a cover letter from the strata manager of the strata company to the person applying for inspection (Applicant). Attached to the letter is a Template of the strata company’s Requirements specifying restrictions on how an Applicant can make copies of the Records during the inspection.​
Infrastructure Contract related documents
SCAWA200
Best Practice Guideline - Common Property Installation Approval
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This explains the 4 main options for an owner to obtain strata company approval to install an item on the common property; and
This contains an example of the type of resolutions a strata company should use to apply section 64 of the Act to an infrastructure contract to activate the Section 64 Easement.
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Infrastructure Contract for use by lot owners with Deed of Novation
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Template - Infrastructure Contract for use by lot owners with Deed of Novation (2)
The Template Infrastructure contract needs to be properly completed and then signed by the parties.
Instructions on how to activate the Section 64 Easement by passing an ordinary resolution to apply section 64 of the Act to the Infrastructure Contract are contained in the Guide for Common Property Installation Approvals.
The deed of novation is only to be filled out and executed, if the owner wants to sell their lot and transfer the Infrastructure Contract duties and rights to a new owner of the lot.
SCAWA202
SCAWA202 - Template - Infrastructure Contract with separate party benefitting
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SCAWA202 - Template - Infrastructure Contract with separate party benefitting (1)
This Infrastructure Contract should be used where the energy retailer, for example, is the owner of the infrastructure and a lot owner has the benefit of the infrastructure (one example of the benefit of the infrastructure is the electricity generated from the solar panels).
By-law related documents
SCAWA300
Best Practice Guideline - Owners and Occupiers Complying with the Scheme By Laws
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The first chapter is meant for owners; and
The second chapter of this Guide is for use by the council of a strata company.
SCAWA301
Template Example - Section 47(2) by-law breach notice letter - Strata Company
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Template - Section 47(2) by-law breach notice letter - Strata Company v2 (1)
For use by the strata company when a strata company wants to issue a by-law breach notice against an owner or occupier of a lot within the scheme.
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SCAWA302
Template Example - Section 47(2) by-law breach notice letter - Strata Manager
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Template - Section 47(2) by-law breach notice letter - Strata Manager (1)
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For use by the strata manager on behalf of the strata company when a strata company instructs the strata manager to issue a by-law breach notice against an owner or occupier of a lot within the scheme.
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Structural alteration of a lot related documents
SCAWA400
Best Practice Guideline - Structural alteration of a lot - Strata Schemes
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This guide explains:
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why a lot owner in a strata scheme needs to obtain the approval of the strata company by resolution without dissent where the owner proposes to do a structural alteration of their lot; and
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how a lot owner can apply for the approval of the strata company to do the structural alteration in accordance with section 87 of the Act.
SCAWA401
Template Example - No open space plot ratio change
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Template - Lot Alteration Application - Strata - No open space plot ratio change (1)
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This template is for use in a strata scheme where the proposal to structurally alter the lot will not change the open space or plot ratio. The template application form needs to be properly completed by the owner so that it complies with section 89(1) of the Act.
SCAWA402
Template Example - Change to open space and plot ratio
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Template - Lot Alteration Application - Strata - Change to open space and plot ratio (1)
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This template is for use in a strata scheme where the proposal to structurally alter the lot will change the open space and/ or plot ratio. The template application form needs to be properly completed by the owner so that it complies with section 89(1) of the Act.
SCAWA500
Best Practice Guideline - Structural alteration of a lot - Survey-Strata Schemes
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This guide explains:
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why a lot owner in a survey-strata scheme needs to obtain the approval of the strata company by resolution without dissent where the owner proposes to do a structural alteration of their lot; and
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how a lot owner can apply for the approval of the strata company to do the structural alteration in accordance with section 88 of the Act
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SCAWA501
Template - Survey-strata Change to open space & plot ratio
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Template - Survey-strata Change to open space & plot ratio (1)
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This is for use in a survey-strata scheme. The template application form needs to be properly completed by the owner so that it complies with section 89(1) of the Act.
Common Property alteration related documents
SCAWA600
Best Practice Guideline - Common Property Alteration by an Owner v2
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If an owner wants strata company authorisation to install an item on the common property, they should refer to the Guide for Common Property Installation Approval.
However, where an owner wants to alter or improve the common property in a way where they are not simply installing an item onto the common property, the approvals required are different.
The CP Alteration Guide and the templates should be used where an owner wants to alter the common property.
SCAWA601
Template Example - CP Alteration RWD v2
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Template - Common property alteration by an owner - CP Alteration RWD v2 (1)
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This if for use when an owner seeks to alter the common property by resolution without dissent of the strata company.
SCAWA602
Template Example - Adopted CP Alteration less than 500 v2
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Template - Adopted CP Alteration less than 500 v2 (1)
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This is for use when the owner proposes that the strata company use its own common property alteration power under section 91(2) of the Act by passing an ordinary resolution to authorise the strata company to alter the common property (provided the cost to the strata company of that alteration is less than $500 per lot).
SCAWA603
Template Example - Adopted CP Alteration more than 500 v2
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Template - Adopted CP Alteration more than 500 v2 (1)
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This is for use when the owner proposes that the strata company use its own common property alteration power under section 91(2) of the Act by passing a special resolution to authorise the strata company to alter the common property (where the cost to the strata company of that alteration is more than $500 per lot).
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