{"id":"sl-2002-4","name":"Community Title Regulation 2002","slug":"community-title-regulation-2002","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"4 of 2002","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173296,"registerId":"act-sl-2002-4-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Community Title Regulation 2002","content":"Australian Capital Territory\nCommunity Title Regulation 2002\nSL2002-4\nmade under the\nCommunity Title Act 2001\nRepublication No 2\nEffective: 3 November 2004\nRepublication date: 3 November 2004\nRegulation not amended\n(republication includes editorial amendments\nunder Legislation Act)\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the Community Title Regulation 2002, made under the Community\nTitle Act 2001 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3\n(Editorial changes)) as in force on 3 November 2004. It also includes any commencement,\nrepeal or expiry affecting the republished law.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the\nACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial amendments\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made\nby an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).\nThe changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law\ninto line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication includes amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced\namendment, the symbol U appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the\nuncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M\nappears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears\nin the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nThe value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date\nis—\n(a) if the person charged is an individual—$100; or\n(b) if the person charged is a corporation—$500.\n\nR2\n03/11/04\nCommunity Title Regulation 2002\nEffective: 03/11/04\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nCommunity Title Regulation 2002\nmade under the\nCommunity Title Act 2001\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 2\n4 Notes 2\n5 Sketch—Act, s 6 (b) 2\n6 Additional information to be included in site plans—Act, s 6 (d) 2\n7 Management statements—Act, s 7 (j) 3\n8 Public liability insurance of body corporate—Act, s 38 (2) 3\n9 Exemption from building insurance requirements—the Act, s 39 (2) 4\n10 Community title certificate and access to body corporate records—Act,\ns 56 (3) 4\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 2 Community Title Regulation 2002\nEffective: 03/11/04\nR2\n03/11/04\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 5\n2 Abbreviation key 5\n3 Legislation history 6\n4 Amendment history 6\n5 Earlier republications 6\n\nR2\n03/11/04\nCommunity Title Regulation 2002\nEffective: 03/11/04\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nCommunity Title Regulation 2002\nmade under the\nCommunity Title Act 2001\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Community Title Regulation 2002\nEffective: 03/11/04\nR2\n03/11/04\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Community Title Regulation 2002.\n4 Notes\nA note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of\nthe section.\nNote See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of\nnotes.\n5 Sketch—Act, s 6 (b)\nThe sketch included in a master plan of a community title scheme\nmust show—\n(a) any colours or textures required by the community title scheme\nfor the external surfaces of buildings on scheme land; and\n(b) any landscaping required by the scheme.\n6 Additional information to be included in site plans—Act,\ns 6 (d)\nA site plan must—\n(a) show the lot number of each lot of scheme land shown on the\nplan; and\n(b) show the distances of each building on a lot of scheme land\nfrom the boundaries of the lot; and\n(c) show the proposed distances of each building to be erected on\na lot of scheme land under the community title scheme from\nthe boundaries of the lot; and\n(d) show each road, body of water, and area, mentioned in the Act,\nsection 5 (3) within the boundaries of the scheme land; and\n(e) be drawn to scale; and\n(f) show the direction of north.\n\nSection 7\nR2\n03/11/04\nCommunity Title Regulation 2002\nEffective: 03/11/04\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n7 Management statements—Act, s 7 (j)\nA management statement for a community title scheme must\ninclude—\n(a) provision for the resolution of disputes between members of\nthe body corporate; and\n(b) provision for the appointment of a conciliator or mediator, if\nnecessary or convenient, to assist in the resolution of disputes\nbetween members of the body corporate; and\n(c) a statement of the procedures to be adopted by a conciliator or\nmediator appointed under the provisions mentioned in\nparagraph (b); and\n(d) provision for the payment of the fees and expenses of a\nconciliator or mediator appointed under the provisions\nmentioned in paragraph (b) and any other costs or expenses of\nthe conciliation or mediation; and\n(e) provision for cases in which a person required to engage in a\ndispute resolution procedure provided for by the management\nstatement does not enter into the procedure or continue with\nthe procedure until the dispute is resolved; and\n(f) for a community title scheme having only 2 or 3 lots that are\nnot common property—provision for resolving disputes\nbetween members of the body corporate if the other dispute\nresolution procedures provided by the management statement\ncannot operate because—\n(i) a quorum of the body corporate cannot be obtained; or\n(ii) the members of the body corporate cannot agree.\n8 Public liability insurance of body corporate—Act, s 38 (2)\nA body corporate of a community title scheme must take out and\nmaintain public liability insurance for a total amount of liability not\nless than $20 000 000.\n\nSection 9\npage 4 Community Title Regulation 2002\nEffective: 03/11/04\nR2\n03/11/04\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n9 Exemption from building insurance requirements—the\nAct, s 39 (2)\nA body corporate of a community title scheme may exempt itself\nfrom the requirement to take out building insurance (under the Act,\nsection 39 (1)) if the replacement value of all buildings on the\ncommon property of the community title scheme is less than\n$10 000.\n10 Community title certificate and access to body corporate\nrecords—Act, s 56 (3)\nThe fee fixed by the body corporate of a community title scheme for\na community title certificate, or to inspect body corporate books,\nrecords or documents, or both, must be not more than $70 (plus any\nGST payable in relation to the amount).\nNote Only a single fee of not more than $70 (plus any GST) is payable for a\nrequest for a community title certificate made together with a request\nfor inspection of body corporate books, records or documents (see the\nAct, s 56 (4)).\n\nEndnotes\nAbout the endnotes 1\nR2\n03/11/04\nCommunity Title Regulation 2002\nEffective: 03/11/04\npage 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the\namendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished\nlaw but are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are\nannotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be\nobtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and\nthe amendment history. These details are underlined. Uncommenced provisions\nand amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last\nendnote.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nam = amended ord = ordinance\namdt = amendment orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\ndef = definition pres = present\ndict = dictionary prev = previous\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative (prev...) = previously\nAssembly pt = part\ndiv = division r = rule/subrule\nexp = expires/expired renum = renumbered\nGaz = gazette reloc = relocated\nhdg = heading R[X] = Republication No\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 RI = reissue\nins = inserted/added s = section/subsection\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 sch = schedule\nLR = legislation register sdiv = subdivision\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 sub = substituted\nmod = modified/modification SL = Subordinate Law\no = order underlining = whole or part not commenced\nom = omitted/repealed or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 6 Community Title Regulation 2002\nEffective: 03/11/04\nR2\n03/11/04\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nThis regulation was originally the Community Title Regulations 2002. It was\nrenamed under the Legislation Act 2001.\nCommunity Title Regulation 2002 SL2002-4\nnotified LR 5 March 2002\ns 1, s 2 commenced 5 March 2002 (LA s 75)\nremainder commenced 10 March 2002 (s 2, see Community Title Act\n2001 s 3 and LA s 79)\n4 Amendment history\nName of regulation\ns 1 am R2 LA\nCommencement\ns 2 om LA s 89 (4)\nMeaning of GST\ns 3 om R2 LA\n5 Earlier republications\nSome earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to\nthe publication order.\nSince 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in\nelectronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised\nrepublications have also been published in printed format. These republications\nare marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Except for the footer, electronic and\nprinted versions of an authorised republication are identical.\nRepublication\nNo and date\nEffective Last\namendment\nmade by\nRepublication\nfor\nR1\n10 Mar 2002\n10 Mar 2002–\n2 Nov 2004\nnot amended new regulation\n\n© Australian Capital Territory 2004","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This regulation appears to maintain its original narrow scope as a technical implementation instrument under the Community Title Act 2001. It addresses specific operational matters (insurance minimums, plan requirements, fee caps, dispute resolution procedures) that are typical for subordinate legislation. There is no evidence of scope creep; the provisions remain tightly focused on administrative and procedural details necessary to make the parent Act function."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument: only 7 substantive sections (sections 5-10)","Minimal defined terms: no dedicated interpretation section; only standard terms like 'GST' used once","Simple structure: linear progression with no nested parts, divisions, or schedules","Limited cross-referencing: references to parent Act (Community Title Act 2001) are straightforward and explicit (e.g., 'Act, s 6 (b)')","No conditional logic or exceptions to exceptions: provisions are direct commands or simple thresholds (e.g., '$10 000' exemption trigger)","Clear quantitative thresholds: specific dollar amounts ($20 million, $10,000, $70) rather than subjective tests"],"plain_english_summary":"This ACT regulation sets practical rules for how community title schemes operate—standardising visual and site-plan requirements, mandating internal dispute-resolution procedures and minimum public liability cover, allowing a narrow building-insurance exemption for tiny schemes, and capping fees for official certificates and records.  \n\nIt affects owners, buyers, body corporates, managers, agents and conveyancers by protecting communal assets, clarifying obligations, and keeping access to scheme information affordable."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"No substantive change to the regulation's subject-matter. The republication incorporates editorial amendments authorised by the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (which the text says do not alter legal effect), and otherwise implements the Community Title Act 2001 operational requirements (site plans, management statements, insurance and fee rules)."},"complexity_factors":["Prescriptive, narrow subject-matter focused on implementation details (site-plan contents, sketch requirements, management-statement items, insurance minima, fee caps).","Multiple cross-references to the Community Title Act 2001 (see headings: Act, s 6, s 7, s 38, s 39, s 56) creating interpretive dependence on the Act.","Quantitative thresholds that trigger different legal duties (public liability insurance minimum $20,000,000; building-insurance exemption when replacement value < $10,000; fee cap $70 plus GST).","Delegation of operational decisions to bodies corporate (setting mediator procedures, fees within the cap), producing modest discretion and administrative burden at the scheme level (s 7, s 10).","Regulatory drafting and republication metadata (editorial amendments under Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3) add formal complexity about commencement/status without changing substantive effect."],"plain_english_summary":"Sets technical rules for community title schemes in the Australian Capital Territory: what must be shown on master plan sketches and site plans, required elements of management statements, minimum public liability insurance, an exemption threshold for building insurance, and a cap on fees for title certificates and inspections.\n\nApplies to bodies corporate, scheme members and developers; it allocates costs (insurance, mediator fees), creates compliance duties for bodies corporate, and leaves limited choices (e.g. fee setting within a cap)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/community-title-regulation-2002","history":"/api/acts/community-title-regulation-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/community-title-regulation-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/community-title-regulation-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/community-title-regulation-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/community-title-regulation-2002/documents"}}