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In a recent ruling by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), lot owners gained new clarity on their rights to access Owners Corporation records.

In a recent decision of Owners Corporation v Buckley, Magistrate T Greenway clarified the appropriate jurisdiction for recovery of monies owed to an Owners Corporation, including fees, levies and costs and determined that that the Magistrates’ Court is not the correct forum, rather, the jurisdiction lies solely with the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).

Yearly Budget? Delegated Authority? Zoning? We have compiled an essential guide of Owners Corporations terms. Here, you will find definitions and explanations for many commonly used terms for each letter of the alphabet you are likely to encounter as an Owners Corporation manager or lot owner.

The scope of preliminary discovery was contemplated in the recent Supreme Court decision Wadren Pty Ltd & Anor v Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd & Ors [2023] VSC 348 (29 June 2023), wherein Wadren Pty Ltd and QIC Werribee Pty Ltd (Plaintiffs) made an application pursuant to rr 32.03 and 32.05 of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rule 2015 (Vic) (Rules) against Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd (Probuild) and AIG Australia Limited (AIG).

Can the owner of a lot on a plan of subdivision where there is an Owners Corporation (body corporate) subdivide the owner’s lot into two or more lots and if so, whose consent and what approvals are required?