Help and information
The government's own plain-English guidance for your scheme.
- Owning a unitPlain guide to the owners corporation, the executive committee and first steps in a dispute.
- Unit titlesClass A and Class B units, common property, owners corporations and community titles.
Disputes
Where to go when something can't be sorted out at the committee table.
- ACAT: Unit titles disputesWho can apply, dispute types, forms, fees and appeals. Executive committee members can apply.
The law itself
The Acts, straight from the official legislation website.
- Unit Titles (Management) Act 2011The main ACT law for owners corporations, committees, meetings, levies and rules.
- Unit Titles Act 2001Creating unit plans, unit entitlements and changes to the scheme.
Plans, titles and scheme documents
Where to search or order the scheme plan, title and registered by-laws.
- Search the ACT Land Titles RegisterSearch and buy title searches, units plans and registered documents.
Builders, trades and defects
Check a licence before you hire, and where to take defective work.
- Construction licencesACT builder and trade licence classes, with a link to the licence register.
- Disputes and complaints about building workHow to raise poor-quality building work or complaints about builders.
Also worth bookmarking
Other official pages committee members end up needing.
- Owners corporation managing agent licensingThe licence a paid ACT managing agent needs.
Official forms
Where your state has an official or prescribed form, use it. For everything else, use our free forms.
- Land titles forms (Access Canberra)Includes special resolution and units plan forms.
- ACAT unit titles applicationThe approved form for owners corporation and lot owner disputes.
- Commonwealth statutory declaration (used in the ACT)The statutory declaration form for body corporate matters in Australian Capital Territory.
Strata managers in Australian Capital Territory
Thinking about changing managers? Start with these. Changing manager is usually a decision for a general meeting, and your current agreement sets out the notice period, so check both before you sign anything new.
Finders and registers
- SCA ACT: Find an SCA memberThe industry body's list of ACT member strata firms.
- SCA Strata DirectoryThe Strata Community Association's national directory of member strata managers and suppliers.
Strata management companies, A to Z
| Company | Areas they list |
|---|---|
| Bright & Duggan | Canberra |
| Capital Strata Management Services | Canberra, Queanbeyan |
| Civium Property Group | Canberra |
| Grady Strata and Facilities | Canberra |
| LMM Solutions | Canberra |
| Vantage Strata | Canberra |
| Whittles | Canberra |
Listed alphabetically. No company paid to be listed and none is recommended over another. Get at least three quotes and ask each one what is included in the base fee.
Local reading
Owner groups, the industry body and law firms that publish free plain-English articles for Australian Capital Territory.
- Owners Corporation Network ACTOwner advocacy for Canberra unit owners, with guides on ACT law.
- SCA ACT chapterThe industry chapter, with FAQs.
For news, forums and podcasts from across Australia, see what owners are talking about.
Want it all explained in one place?
The Australian Capital Territory edition of The Committee Member Handbook walks through the job in plain English, written for ACT's own law.