{"id":"real-property-unit-titles-regulations-1987","name":"REAL PROPERTY (UNIT TITLES) REGULATIONS 1987","slug":"real-property-unit-titles-regulations-1987","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":177138,"registerId":"nt-real-property-unit-titles-regulations-1987-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"REAL PROPERTY (UNIT TITLES) REGULATIONS 1987","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nREAL PROPERTY (UNIT TITLES) REGULATIONS 1987\nAs in force at 11 February 2015\nTable of provisions\n1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1\n2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1\n3 Interpretation ................................................................................... 1\n4 Forms of application ........................................................................ 1\n5 Form of units plan ............................................................................ 1\n6 Surveyor's certificate ....................................................................... 2\n7 Minister's endorsement.................................................................... 2\n8 Form of units plan of subdivision ..................................................... 2\n9 Form of unit plan of consolidation .................................................... 3\n10 Formal requirements for notices of conversion of units into\ncommon property............................................................................. 3\n11 Form of building alteration plan ....................................................... 4\n12 Form of certificate as to title............................................................. 4\n13 Form of certificate as to title for common property........................... 4\n14 Requirements for units plan, units plan of subdivision, units\nplan of consolidation and building alteration plan ............................ 4\n15 Numbering of units .......................................................................... 7\n16 Consents to registration of units plan .............................................. 7\n17 Consent to registrations of building alteration plan .......................... 7\n19 Notice of change of address ............................................................ 7\n20 Fees ................................................................................................ 7\n21 Transitional ...................................................................................... 7\nSchedule 1\nENDNOTES\n\n\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 11 February 2015\n____________________\nREAL PROPERTY (UNIT TITLES) REGULATIONS 1987\nRegulations under the Real Property (Unit Titles) Act 1975\n1 Citation\nThese Regulations may be cited as the Real Property (Unit Titles)\nRegulations 1987.\n2 Commencement\nThese Regulations shall come into operation on the\ncommencement of the Real Property (Unit Titles) Amendment\nAct 1986.\n3 Interpretation\nIn these Regulations a reference to a form by number is a reference\nto the form so numbered in Schedule 1.\n4 Forms of application\nThe form for the purposes of an application for registration of:\n(a) a units plan referred to in section 7(a) of the Act is Form 1;\n(b) a units plan of subdivision or consolidation referred to in\nsection 9B(a) of the Act is Form 2; and\n(c) a building alteration plan referred to in section 9D(a) of the Act\nis Form 3.\n5 Form of units plan\n(1) Except in respect of an estate development under Part IVB of the\nUnit Titles Act 1975, a units plan shall consist of:\n(a) a duly completed plan in accordance with Form 4, being a\nplan endorsed, respectively, by the Minister and a licensed\nsurveyor, in accordance with section 20(3) and (4) of the Unit\nTitles Act 1975, and comprising a diagram showing the\nlocation plan and floor plan;\n\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 2\n(b) all necessary additional sheets, duly completed, in accordance\nwith Form 5 and signed and dated by the Minister and a\nlicensed surveyor; and\n(c) a duly completed schedule of unit entitlement in accordance\nwith Form 6:\n(i) showing aggregate unit entitlements;\n(ii) showing the unit entitlement for each unit; and\n(iii) signed and delivered by the Minister.\n(2) A units plan in respect of an estate development shall consist of a\nsurvey plan duly completed in accordance with the Licensed\nSurveyors Act 1983 and showing a schedule of lot entitlements.\n6 Surveyor's certificate\n(1) Subject to subregulation (2), for the purposes of sections 20(3)\nand 21B(2)(b) of the Unit Titles Act 1975, the certificate of a\nlicensed surveyor shall be in accordance with Form 7.\n(2) The certificate of a licensed surveyor in respect of an estate\ndevelopment under Part IVB of the Unit Titles Act 1975 shall be in\naccordance with clause 38 of the Survey Practice Directions under\nsection 47 of the Licensed Surveyors Act 1983 notified in Gazette\nG27 of 9 July 1986, or that clause as from time to time amended\nand in force.\n7 Minister's endorsement\nFor the purposes of section 20(4) of the Unit Titles Act 1975, the\nappropriate form is Form 4.\n8 Form of units plan of subdivision\n(1) For the purposes of section 9A of the Act, a units plan of\nsubdivision shall consist of duly completed documents in\naccordance with:\n(a) Form 8, being a plan showing a floor plan and location plan\ncontaining a certificate of a licensed surveyor in accordance\nwith Form 7 and certifying the matters required for the\npurposes of section 21B(2)(b) of the Unit Titles Act 1975; and\n(b) Form 6, being a schedule of unit entitlement required by\nsection 21D of the Unit Titles Act 1975 and showing the unit\nentitlement for each unit (as amended by the units plan of\nsubdivision) and the aggregate unit entitlement for such units.\n\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 3\n(2) The schedule of unit entitlement referred to in subregulation (1)(b):\n(a) shall not be required to be executed by the Minister; and\n(b) shall be executed by the body corporate.\n9 Form of unit plan of consolidation\n(1) For the purposes of section 9A of the Act, a units plan of\nconsolidation shall consist of duly completed documents in\naccordance with:\n(a) Form 9, being a plan showing a floor plan and location plan;\nand\n(b) Form 6, being a schedule of unit entitlement required by\nsection 21D of the Unit Titles Act 1975 and showing the unit\nentitlement for each unit in the units plan (as amended by the\nunit plan of consolidation) and the aggregate unit entitlement\nfor such units.\n(2) The schedule of unit entitlement referred to in subregulation (1)(b):\n(a) shall not be required to be executed by the Minister; and\n(b) shall be executed by the body corporate.\n10 Formal requirements for notices of conversion of units into\ncommon property\n(1) For the purposes of section 9A, a notice of conversion shall be in\naccordance with Form 10 and include a schedule of unit\nentitlement, in accordance with Form 6 of each unit to be comprised\nin the parcel after the conversion and executed by the registered\nproprietor of the unit and the body corporate.\n(2) A person who wishes to register a notice of conversion shall:\n(a) give the written notice of intended conversion referred to in\nsection 21E(2)(b) of the Unit Titles Act 1975 in accordance\nwith Form 11; and\n(b) provide to the Registrar-General at the time of lodging the\nnotice of conversion:\n(i) all necessary discharges, surrenders, withdrawals or the\nlike for the purpose of section 21D(2)(a) of the Unit Titles\nAct 1975; and\n\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 4\n(ii) a duly completed acknowledgement of receipt by any\nrelevant local government council of the local\ngovernment area in which the parcel is located (or if the\nparcel is located within a prescribed area under the\nNorthern Territory Rates Act 1971, the Minister\nresponsible for that Act) of the notice of intended\nconversion referred to in paragraph (a).\n11 Form of building alteration plan\nFor the purposes of section 9A of the Act, a building alteration plan\nshall consist of duly executed documents in accordance with:\n(a) Form 12, being a plan showing the lines required by\nsection 21F(c) of the Unit Titles Act 1975 and a floor plan and\nlocation plan in relation to the unit or units affected and\ncontaining a certificate of a licensed surveyor, in accordance\nwith Form 13, certifying the matters referred to in\nsection 21F(d)(i) and (ii) of the Unit Titles Act 1975; and\n(b) Form 6, being a schedule of unit entitlement required referred\nto in section 21A(b)(ii) of the Unit Titles Act 1975 and showing\nunit entitlement as it will be after the building alteration is\nregistered and executed by the registered proprietor of the unit\nand the body corporate.\n12 Form of certificate as to title\nFor the purposes of sections 9(c) and 9F(b) of the Act, a certificate\nas to title shall be in accordance with Form 14.\n13 Form of certificate as to title for common property\nFor the purposes of section 9(a)(ii) of the Act, the certificate as to\ntitle to common property shall be in accordance with Form 15.\n14 Requirements for units plan, units plan of subdivision, units\nplan of consolidation and building alteration plan\n(1) For the purposes of sections 6A and 9A of the Act, a units plan,\nunits plan of subdivision, a units plan of consolidation and a building\nalteration plan:\n(a) shall be drawn on:\n(i) polyester film having at least one matt surface and a\nthickness of not less than 0.075 mm and not more than\n0.125 mm; or\n(ii) on other material approved by the Registrar-General;\n\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 5\n(b) shall include a first sheet laid out in accordance with Forms 4,\n8, 9 or 12, as the case requires, showing:\n(i) the data referred to in the definition of location plan in\nsection 4 of the Unit Titles Act 1975; or\n(ii) in the case of a building alteration plan, sufficient data to\nidentify the subject unit and the addition or alteration\neffected thereon;\n(c) shall include, where necessary, second and subsequent\nsheets numbered consecutively and laid out in accordance\nwith Form 5 showing:\n(i) a continuation of data depicted on Form 4, 8, 9 or 12, as\nthe case requires; or\n(ii) the data referred to in the definition of floor plan in\nsection 4 of the Unit Titles Act 1975;\n(d) shall:\n(i) if a Form 4, 5, 8, 9 or 12, measure 420 mm by 297 mm\n(International Size A3) and have a margin of not less\nthan 40 mm on the left hand side of each sheet and a\nmargin of not less than 15 mm on each of the other\n3 sides of the sheet and no printing, writing or other\nnotation (other than directions or notations by the\nRegistrar-General) shall appear in, or extend into, any\nsuch margin;\n(ii) be free from discolouration and blemishes and shall not\nbe creased or folded;\n(iii) be altered only by striking through the data intended to\nbe altered and not by rubbing, scraping or cutting the\nsurface of the sheet, and all alterations shall be initialled\nby the surveyor;\n(iv) be replaced if, in the opinion of the Registrar-General, an\nalteration will render the data, or any part of the data, on\nthe sheet illegible and unsuitable for copying by\nphotographic or similar means;\n(v) be numbered consecutively; and\n(vi) be individually signed and, where applicable, sealed so\nthat no signature or seal is a copy; and\n\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 6\n(e) shall include a schedule of unit entitlement referred to in\nsubregulation (3) in accordance with Form 6.\n(2) A diagram contained on or plan referred to in subregulation (1)\nshall, whether it is a location plan or a floor plan:\n(a) be drawn to a scale sufficient to enable all details and\nnotations to be clearly shown with all original notations,\nmeasurements and linework drawn in black waterproof ink of\nsufficient strength and clarity to bear photographic\nreproduction;\n(b) show the scale on the diagram as a bar scale;\n(c) indicate by an arrow or other appropriate means the direction\nof north, which shall be directed upwards;\n(d) show all linear measurements on the plan in metres and\ndecimal fractions of metres to the nearest 0.01 m;\n(e) show all areas on the plan expressed in square metres (to the\nnearest square metre below); and\n(f) if necessary, be commenced on one sheet and continued on a\nsubsequent sheet and, in such a case, the diagram shall be\ndrawn so that the complementary parts or the lines on the\nseveral sheets show, when placed side by side, the complete\ndiagram.\n(3) For the purposes of subregulation (1)(e) and regulation 11(b), a\nschedule of unit entitlement shall be in accordance with Form 6 and\nshall:\n(a) measure 210 mm x 297 mm (International Size A4);\n(b) contain a reference, set out in vertical columns in numerical\nsequence, to the number of each unit in the scheme;\n(c) have set out opposite each unit number, in whole numbers,\nthe proposed unit entitlement of that unit; and\n(d) show a proposed aggregate unit entitlement, which shall be\nthe numerical total of the proposed unit entitlement of all units\nin the scheme.\n(4) For the purposes of subregulation (3)(c) and (d), a proposed unit\nentitlement or proposed aggregate unit entitlement shall not exceed\n999, in the case of a proposed unit entitlement, or 9,999, in the\ncase of the aggregate unit entitlement.\n\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 7\n15 Numbering of units\nUnits shall be numbered so that no number is used more than once\nin a unit scheme.\n16 Consents to registration of units plan\nFor the purposes of section 7(d) of the Act, a person shall provide\nconsent to the registration of a units plan in accordance with\nForm 16.\n17 Consent to registrations of building alteration plan\nA consent referred to in section 21A(b)(ii) of the Unit Titles Act 1975\nin respect of an alteration referred to in Part IIIA of that Act shall be\nin accordance with Form 17.\n19 Notice of change of address\nFor the purposes of section 16 of the Act, a notice of change of\naddress shall be in accordance with Form 19.\n20 Fees\n(2) A document shall not be accepted for registration unless the\nappropriate fee has been paid.\n21 Transitional\nNotwithstanding any other provision in these Regulations, a form\nthat could be used for a particular purpose before the\ncommencement of the Real Property (Unit Titles) Amendment\nAct 1986 shall, with the necessary changes having regard to the\nrequirements of these Regulations and the Real Property (Unit\nTitles) Act 1975 and the Unit Titles Act 1975, be deemed to be the\nprescribed form for that or a corresponding purpose after that\ncommencement.\n\nSchedule 1\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 8\nSchedule 1\nFORM 1\nsection 7(a)\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Act 1975\nRegulation 4(a)\nUnits Plan No.\nLODGED AT REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S OFFICE\nOn ...........……………… At ..............……………..\nBy ...........……………… Correction to ...…………\nFee ..........……………… Receipt .........…………...\nDuplicate to .....................……………………………\nAPPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A UNITS PLAN\nTO: Registrar-General\nThe person or persons specified below being the registered proprietor(s)* of\nthe land specified below apply/applies* for the registration of a units plan in\nrespect of that land and for that purpose lodges/lodge* the documents listed in\nthe schedule of notes on the back of this document.\nDescription of the land the subject of the application.\nRegister Volume Folio Location Parcel Plan Unit\nDetails of applicant\n______________________________________________________________\nName:\nAddress of proposed body corporate:\n(for service of documents) See note 9\n______________________________________________________________\nDated 1987.\n\nSchedule 1\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 9\nExecution See note 10\n* Delete where applicable.\nSCHEDULE OF NOTES\n1. This form is used for an application for registration of a units plan or a\nunits plan of condominium development.\n2. The time limit for the lodgement of this application is 3 months from the\ndate of approval of the plan by the Minister primarily responsible for the\nadministration of the Unit Titles Act 1975.\n3. Three copies of the documents comprising the units plan must be\nlodged.\n4. Each copy of the plan must be signed by a licensed surveyor, the\nMinister primarily responsible for the administration of the Unit Titles\nAct 1975 (or his delegate), and the registered proprietor.\n5. Each of the copies of the schedule of unit entitlements (which is part of\nthe plan) must be signed by the Minister primarily responsible for the\nadministration of the Unit Titles Act 1975 (or his delegate) and the\nregistered proprietor.\n6. The relevant certificate as to title for the land must be lodged.\n7. Written consents in the form of Form 16 to the registration of the units\nplan of all persons (other than the Crown) having a registered estate or\ninterest in the land must be lodged.\n8. The duplicate of every instrument evidencing or creating any registered\nestate or interest in the land must be lodged.\n9. Insert full name. Occupations are not required. Actual address at\nwhich it is intended that the body corporate receive notices and have its\nbooks should be stated. This is the address which will appear on the\ntitle for the common property. Any applicable postal address should be\nquoted.\n10. If an executing party is a natural person execution should read \"Signed\nby .........\" (with the name of the applicant being inserted in printed form\nas well as being signed). If an executing party is a body corporate\nexecution should conform to any formalities prescribed under the\nCompanies (Northern Territory) Code relating to the affixing of the\ncommon seal.\n______________________________________________________________\n\nSchedule 1\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 10\nFORM 2\nsection 9B(a)\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Act 1975\nregulation 4(b)\nNo.\nLODGED AT REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S OFFICE\nOn ...........……………… At ..............……………..\nBy ...........……………… Correction to ...…………\nFee ..........……………… Receipt .........…………...\nDuplicate to .....................……………………………\nAPPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A UNITS PLAN OF SUBDIVISION\nOR A UNITS PLAN OF CONSOLIDATION\nTO: Registrar-General\nThe person or persons specified below being the registered proprietor(s)* of\nthe land or lands specified below applies/apply* for the registration of the plan\nspecified below and for that purpose enclose/encloses* for lodgement the\ndocuments listed in the schedule of notes on the back of this document.\nDETAILS OF THE TITLES OR TITLES AFFECTED BY THE PLAN\nRegister Volume Folio Location Parcel Plan Unit\n* Delete where applicable.\n\nSchedule 1\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 11\nDETAILS OF THE APPLICANT\nName: See note 13\nAddress: (for service of documents)\nSee note 13\nNAME OF THE PLAN\nUNITS PLAN OF SUBDIVISION/UNITS PLAN OF CONSOLIDATION\nSee note 1\nDated 1987.\nSee note 14\n............................…………… ...........................……………\nPrinted name of the proprietor Signature of the proprietor\nSCHEDULE OF NOTES\n1. This form is used for an application for registration of a units plan of\nsubdivision or a units plan of consolidation. Delete whichever is\ninapplicable.\n2. A subdivision or consolidation of units and or common property in a\ncondominium development is not permitted until after completion of the\nfinal stage in that development.\n3. Three copies of the plan (units plan of subdivision or units plan of\nconsolidation, as the case may be) that is the subject of the application\nmust be lodged.\n4. The schedule of unit entitlements (which is part of the plan) is required\nin triplicate and must be sealed by the corporation.\n5. The duplicate copy of the title or titles for the land affected by the plan\nmust be lodged.\n6. If the plan is a unit plan of subdivision – the certificates issued under\nsection 40 of the Building Act 1993 and referred to in\nsection 21B(2)(c)(i) of the Unit Titles Act 1975 must be lodged.\n7. If the plan is a units plan of subdivision in relation to a proposed\nbuilding – the certification in relation to the proposed use of the land\nbeing in accordance with any applicable planning instrument referred to\nin section 21A(2)(c)(ii) of the Unit Titles Act 1975 must be lodged.\n\nSchedule 1\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 12\n8. Certified copy of the unanimous resolution of approval by the body\ncorporate of the approval of the application referred to in\nsection 21A(b)(i) of the Unit Titles Act 1975 must be lodged.\n9. The written consents in accordance with Form 16 to the application by\npersons (other than the Crown) with interests in the land referred to in\nsection 21A(b)(ii) of the Units Titles Act 1975 must be lodged.\n10. The duplicate copy of every instrument evidencing or creating an estate\nor interest in the land must be lodged.\n11. The certificate of the body corporate of the special resolution of the\nbody corporate to agreement to the proposed unit entitlement and\nproposed aggregate unit entitlement referred to in section 21D(b) of the\nUnit Titles Act 1975 must be lodged.\n12. In the case of a units plan of subdivision, a certificate of a licensed\nsurveyor referred to in section 21B(2)(b) of the Unit Titles Act 1975 and\nbeing in accordance with Form 7 must be lodged.\n13. Insert full name. Occupations are not required. Actual address should\nbe specified. If applicable, a postal address should be quoted.\n14. If an executing party is a natural person execution should read \"Signed\nby the applicant...\" (with the name of the applicant being inserted in\nprinted form as well as being signed). If an executing party is a body\ncorporate execution should conform to any formalities prescribed under\nthe Companies (Northern Territory) Code relating to the affixing of the\ncommon seal.\n______________________________________________________________\n\nSchedule 1\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 13\nFORM 3\nsection 9D(a)\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Act 1975\nregulation 4(c)\nNo.\nLODGED AT REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S OFFICE\nOn ...........……………… At ..............……………..\nBy ...........……………… Correction to ...…………\nFee ..........……………… Receipt .........…………...\nDuplicate to .....................……………………………\nAPPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A BUILDING ALTERATION PLAN\nTO: Registrar General\nThe person or persons described below being the registered proprietor(s)*\napplies/apply* for the registration of a building alteration plan in respect of the\nland described below and for that purpose advise/advises* that the period\nreferred to in section 21F of the Unit Titles Act 1975 expires on the date\nspecified below and for the purposes of lodgement enclose/enclose* the\ndocuments listed in the schedule of notes on the back of this document.\nDETAILS OF THE APPLICANT\nName:\nAddress: (for service of documents) See note 12\nDESCRIPTION OF THE LAND\nRegister Volume Folio Location Parcel Plan Unit\nDATE OF EXPIRATION OF THE PERIOD OF 28 DAYS AFTER ISSUE OF\nTHE CERTIFICATE UNDER SECTION 40 OF THE BUILDING ACT 1993\nExecution See note 13\n* Delete where applicable.\n\nSchedule 1\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 14\nSCHEDULE OF NOTES\n1. This form is used for an application for registration of a building\nalteration plan.\n2. The time limit for the lodgement of this application is 28 days from the\ndate of issue of the certificate under section 40 of the Building\nAct 1993.\n3. Building alterations of units in a condominium development are not\npermitted until after completion of the final stage in that development.\n4. Three copies of the building alteration plan must be lodged.\n5. Each copy of the plan must be signed by the registered proprietor and\nby a licensed surveyor.\n6. Each copy of the schedule of unit entitlement (which is part of the plan)\nmust be sealed by the corporation.\n7. The certificate as to title for the land must be lodged.\n8. The certificate of the licensed surveyor referred to in section 21F(d) of\nthe Unit Titles Act 1975, being in accordance with Form 13, must be\nlodged as part of the building alteration plan.\n9. The certified copy of the unanimous resolution of the body corporate\nreferred to in section 21A(b)(i) of the Unit Titles Act 1975 must be\nlodged.\n10. A certificate under section 40 of the Building Act 1993 must be lodged.\n11. The consents in accordance with Form 17 of approval of persons (other\nthan the Crown) having interests to the land as referred to in\nsection 21A(b)(ii) of the Units Titles Act 1975 must be lodged.\n12. Insert full name. Occupations are not required. Actual address should\nbe specified. If applicable, a postal address should be quoted.\n13. If an executing party is a natural person execution should read \"Signed\nby the applicant...\". If an executing party is a body corporate execution\nshould conform to any formalities prescribed under the Companies\n(Northern Territory) Code relating to the affixing of the common seal.\n______________________________________________________________\n\nSchedule 1\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 15\nFORM 4\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Act 1975\nregulations 5(a) and 7\nSURVEYOR'S CERTIFICATE UNITS PLAN No. .............................\nSheet ............. of .....................\nPlan of ..........................................................................................\n......................................…………………………………………..\nLot/Portion No. ..............................\nCommon prop. Vol. ............ Folio .........\nTown/Hundred of ..............................\nThis sheet replaces ..........................\nAffected title(s) ............................\nSignature .................... Date ........\nApproved under the Unit Titles Act 1975 as the units plan for the\nsubdivision of the above-mentioned parcel.\nThis units plan was registered on .............. at .........\nDated this ...... day of ...... 19..\n..............…………......\nProprietor\n.............................…………………….\nMinister for ................………\n………………………………..................................\nRegistrar-General\nDiagram showing location plan and floor plan\nNote: 1. Additional sheets shall be signed and dated by the licensed surveyor and the Minister.\n2. Any diagram showing a unit referred to in section 12(1)(d) of the Unit Titles Act 1975 shall contain the statement referred to in that section.\n\nSchedule 1\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 16\nFORM 5\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Act 1975\nregulation 5(b)\n(Additional Sheets)\n______________________________________________________________\nUnits plan No. .......................\nSheet .......... of ........... sheets\n......................................\nThis sheet replaces ..................\n______________________________________________________________\n............……... .................………. ...........………………….\nProprietor Licensed surveyor Minister\n\nSchedule 1\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 17\nFORM 6\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Act 1975\nregulations 5(c),\n8(1)(b), 9(1)(b),\n11(b) and 14(1)(e)\nand (3)\nSCHEDULE OF UNIT ENTITLEMENT UNITS PLAN No. .........…………\nSheet .....…………. of .......………\nThis sheet replaces ....…………..\nUnit Folio of the\nRegister\nUnit Folio of the\nRegister\nNumber Entitlement Volume Folio Number Entitlement Volume Folio\nThe aggregate unit entitlement is ......\nThe folio of the Register for the common property is Volume......... Folio ........ .\nDated this Dated this Dated this\nday of 19 day of 19 day of 19\n..................……. …...................... …..………..................\nMinister Seal of the Registered proprietor\n(See note 2) Body Corporate (See notes 2 and 3)\n(See note 3)\nDated this\nday of 19\n...................……………\nRegistrar-General\n______________________________________________________________\n\nSchedule 1\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 18\nSCHEDULE OF NOTES\n1. A schedule of unit entitlement must be lodged for:\n(a) a units plan;\n(b) a units plan of subdivision;\n(c) a units plan of consolidation;\n(d) a building alteration plan; and\n(e) a notice of conversion.\n2. A schedule of unit entitlement for a units plan shall be executed by\nthe Minister primarily responsible for the administration of the Unit\nTitles Act 1975, the registered proprietor of the land that is the\nsubject of the application and, upon registration, the Registrar-\nGeneral.\n3. A schedule of unit entitlement for a units plan of subdivision, units\nplan of consolidation, or a building alteration plan or a notice of\nconversion shall be executed by the body corporate, the registered\nproprietor of any units physically affected by the plan and, upon\nregistration, the Registrar-General.\n______________________________________________________________\n\nSchedule 1\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 19\nFORM 7\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Act 1975\nregulation 6\nSURVEYOR'S CERTIFICATE\nI, ...................................................., a surveyor registered under the Licensed\nSurveyors Act 1983 certify that:\n(1) every wall, the inner surface or any part of which corresponds\nsubstantially with a line showing the floor plan relating to the proposed\nsubdivision of a boundary of a proposed unit, exists;\n(2) every floor and ceiling, the upper or under surface or any part which\nforms a boundary of a proposed unit, exists;\n(3) every wall, floor, ceiling or structural cubic space, by reference to which\nany boundary of a proposed unit is to be ascertained, exists;\n(4) every unit illustrated by that floor plan, or floor plan and location plan, is\nwholly within the perimeter of a parcel;\n(5) the survey information recorded in the accompanying location plan is\naccurate; and\n(6) for any unit limited in its vertical dimensions as referred to in\nsection 12(1)(d) of the Unit Titles Act 1975 the unit is limited as\ndescribed on the diagram.\n______________________________________________________________\nDated 1987.\n........................………\nSignature\n\nSchedule 1\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 20\nFORM 8\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Act 1975\nregulation 8(1)(a)\nSURVEYOR'S CERTIFICATE UNITS PLAN OF SUBDIVISION No. ........……………..................\nSheet ........…………………….... of ...........….…………………......\nPlan of ..........................................................................................\n............................……………………………………………...\nLot/Portion No. ........................………………………………………\nCommon prop. Vol. ..………………......... Folio ……………..........\nTown/Hundred of ......................……………………………….......\nThis sheet replaces ......................…………………………………..\nAffected title(s) ..........................……………………………………\nSignature .................... Date ........\nThis units plan of subdivision was registered on ...........……….\nat …………………\n..............…………......\nProprietor\n………………………………..................................\nRegistrar-General\nDiagram showing location plan and floor plan\nNote: 1. Additional sheets shall be signed and dated by the licensed surveyor and the Minister.\n2. Any diagram showing a unit referred to in section 12(1)(d) of the Unit Titles Act 1975 shall contain the statement referred to in that section.\n\nSchedule 1\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 21\nFORM 9\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Act 1975\nregulation 9(1)(a)\nSURVEYOR'S CERTIFICATE UNITS PLAN OF CONSOLIDATION No. ........……………...........\nSheet ........…………………….... of ...............….……………......\nPlan of ..........................................................................................\n.................……………………………………………………...\nLot/Portion No. ........................………………………………………\nCommon prop. Vol. ..………………......... Folio ……………….......\nTown/Hundred of ......................……………………………………..\nThis sheet replaces ......................………………………………….\nAffected title(s) ..........................……………………………………\nSignature .................... Date ........\nThis units plan of consolidation was registered on ........……….\nat .......……………………………………………………….\n..............…………......\nProprietor\n………………………………..................................\nRegistrar-General\nDiagram showing location plan and floor plan\nNote: 1. Additional sheets shall be signed and dated by the licensed surveyor and the Minister.\n2. Any diagram showing a unit referred to in section 12(1)(d) of the Unit Titles Act 1975 shall contain the statement referred to in that section.\n\nSchedule 1\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 22\nFORM 10\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Act 1975\nregulation 10(1)\nNOTICE OF CONVERSION\nNo.\nLODGED AT REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S OFFICE\nOn ...........……………… At ..............……………..\nBy ...........……………… Correction to ...…………\nFee ..........……………… Receipt .........…………...\nDuplicate to .....................……………………………\nThe registered proprietor named below and the proprietor of the units plan\nspecified below hereby give notice that the unit specified below has been\nconverted into common property and that the unit entitlements are as set out\nin the attached documents listed in the schedule of notes on the back of this\ndocument.\nFOLIO OF THE REGISTER AFFECTED\nRegister Volume Folio Location Parcel Plan Unit\n______________________________________________________________\nREGISTERED PROPRIETOR\n(Full name and address)\n______________________________________________________________\n______________________________________________________________\n* see note 10.\nUNITS PLAN\n______________________________________________________________\n______________________________________________________________\nDated 1987.\nSee note 11\n\nSchedule 1\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 23\nExecution by the The common seal of the\nregistered proprietor proprietors units plan\nNo. was affixed\nin the presence of\nSCHEDULE OF NOTES\n1. This form is used for application for registration of a notice of\nconversion.\n2. This notice of conversion cannot be lodged for registration until 3\nmonths after the date of any notice required by section 21E(2)(b) of the\nUnit Titles Act 1975 to the local government council for the area in\nwhich the parcel is located or, for land within a prescribed area under\nthe Northern Territory Rates Act 1971, the Minister administering the\nNorthern Territory Rates Act 1971.\n3. Conversions of units in a condominium development are not permitted\nuntil after completion of the final stage in that development.\n4. The consents in accordance with Form 17 of all registered interests\n(other than the Crown) to the notice of conversion and to the new\nschedule of entitlements must be attached.\n5. The duplicate instruments of interests registered on the unit subject to\nthe conversion must be attached together with their discharge.\n6. The notice must be provided in triplicate and must be signed by the\nregistered proprietor and by the corporation.\n7. The schedule of unit entitlements (which is part of the plan) must be\nprovided in triplicate and must be sealed by the corporation.\n8. The copy of any notice of the type referred in note 2 being in\naccordance with regulation 10(2)(b)(ii) must be attached and be in\naccordance with Form 11.\n9. The certificate as to title for the unit to be converted and for the\ncommon property must be lodged.\n10. Insert full name. Occupations are not required. Actual address should\nbe specified. If applicable a postal address should be specified.\n11. If an executing party is a natural person execution should read \"Signed\nby the applicant...\". If an executing party is a body corporate execution\nshould conform to any formalities prescribed by the Companies\n(Northern Territory) Code or, in the case of the body corporate, the Unit\nTitles Act 1975 relating to the affixing of the common seal.\n______________________________________________________________\n\nSchedule 1\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 24\nFORM 11\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Act 1975\nregulation 10(2)(a)\nNOTICE OF PROPOSED CONVERSION OF UNITS UNDER THE UNIT\nTITLES ACT 1975 INTO COMMON PROPERTY\nTo: (see note 1)\nI advise that it is intended, pursuant to section 21E of the Unit Titles Act 1975,\nto convert the unit described in Schedule 1 into common property within the\nmeaning of the Unit Titles Act 1975 so that it will be on conversion in the\nownership of the body corporate specified in Schedule 2.\nSchedule 1\nRegister Volume Folio Location Parcel Units Plan Unit\n______________________________________________________________\nSchedule 2\nRegistered proprietors Units Plan ..…/..…\nSigned by ..................……. Received by ..............………\n(see note 2) (see note 3)\nNote 1: This notice should be sent in duplicate to:\n(a) in the case of land within the area of a council – the council for\nthe area; and\n(b) in the case of land within a prescribed area under the Northern\nTerritory Rates Act 1971 applies – the Minister responsible for\nthe administration of that Act.\nNote 2: The notice can be signed by the registered proprietor of the unit or\nthe agent or solicitor of that person.\nNote 3: A duplicate of the notice should be receipted or acknowledged by\nthe person receiving it so that the receipt or acknowledgement can\nbe lodged as required by regulation 10(2)(b)(ii) for the purposes of\nsection 21E(2)(b) of the Unit Titles Act 1975.\n\nSchedule 1\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 25\nFORM 12\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Act 1975\nRegulation 11(1)(a)\nSURVEYOR'S CERTIFICATE UNITS ALTERATION PLAN No. ........……………..............\nSheet ........…………………….... of .............…………………......\nPlan of ..........................................................................................\n......................................…………………………………...\nLot/Portion No. ............................………………………………….\nCommon prop. Vol. ..………………......... Folio …….……..........\nTown/Hundred of ......................……………………………….......\nThis sheet replaces ......................…………………………………..\nAffected title(s) ..........................……………………………………\nSignature .................... Date ........\nThis alteration plan was registered on .....………………………….\nat .......………………………………………………………………….\n..............…………......\nProprietor\n………………………………..................................\nRegistrar-General\nDiagram showing location plan and floor plan\nNote: 1. Additional sheets shall be signed and dated by the licensed surveyor and the Minister.\n2. Any diagram showing a unit referred to in section 12(1)(d) of the Unit Titles Act 1975 shall contain the statement referred to in that section.\n\nSchedule 1\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 26\nFORM 13\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Act 1975\nregulation 11(a)\nSURVEYOR'S CERTIFICATE IN RESPECT OF A BUILDING ALTERATION\nPLAN\nI, ..........................., a surveyor registered under the Licensed Surveyors\nAct 1983 certify that:\n(a) the altered wall, floor, ceiling or structural cubic space has\nbeen demolished or constructed (as the case may be); and\n(b) every wall, floor or ceiling referred to in paragraph (a) is wholly\nwithin the perimeter of the parcel.\nDated 1987.\n....................…………\nSignature\n\nSchedule 1\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 27\nFORM 14\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Act 1975\nregulation 12\nRegister\nVolume Folio\nCERTIFICATE AS TO TITLE\nI certify that the person described in Schedule 2 is the registered proprietor of\nan estate in fee simple in the land described in Schedule 1 subject to the\nrights, if any, created by the Units Titles Act 1975 and to any rights,\nmortgages, encumbrances, liens and interests notified in Schedule 3 or on the\nback of this document.\nDated 1987.\nRegistrar-General\nSCHEDULE 1\nDescription of the Land\nLOCATION PARCEL PLAN UNIT\nSCHEDULE 2\nName and Address of the Registered Proprietor or Proprietors\nSCHEDULE 3\nRights, Mortgages, Encumbrances, Liens and other interests in or in respect\nof, the Unit\nNature of\ninstrument\nInstrument\nnumber\nDate of\nlodgement\nTime of\nlodgement\nParties Signature\nof Deputy\nRegistrar-\nGeneral\n______________________________________________________________\n\nSchedule 1\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 28\nFORM 15\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Act 1975\nregulation 13\nRegister\nVolume Folio\nI certify that the body corporate under the Unit Titles Act 1975 specified in\nSchedule 1 is registered as the proprietor of an estate in fee simple in the\ncommon property comprised in the units plan specified in Schedule 2 subject\nto any rights created by the Units Titles Act 1975 and the easements specified\nin Schedule 3 or on the back of this document and any other right or interest\nnotified in this certificate as to title.\nDated 1987.\nRegistrar-General\nSCHEDULE 1\nName and Address of the Body Corporate\nThe Proprietors Units Plan No. ...... of\nSCHEDULE 2\nUnits Plan\nSCHEDULE 3\nEasements\n\nSchedule 1\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 29\nFORM 16\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Act 1975\nregulation 16\nCONSENT TO REGISTRATION OF UNITS PLAN\nThe person described in Schedule 2 having the interest as described in\nSchedule 3 in the land referred to in Schedule 1 consents to:\n(a) the registration of the units plan referred to or ascertained in\naccordance with Schedule 4;\n(b) the schedule of unit entitlement to be lodged with the\napplication to the Registrar-General for the registration of the\nunits plan; and\n(c) the issue of new certificates as to title for the units referred to\nin paragraph (a).\nSCHEDULE 1\nCertificates as to Title Affected\nRegister Volume Folio Location Parcel Plan Unit\n______________________________________________________________\nSCHEDULE 2\n______________________________________________________________\nName of the person, being the proprietor of the registered interest, giving the\nconsent\n______________________________________________________________\nSCHEDULE 3\nDetails of the instrument creating the registered interest pursuant to which\nconsent is being given\n______________________________________________________________\nType of instrument\n______________________________________________________________\n\nSchedule 1\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 30\nSCHEDULE 4\n_____________________________________________________________\nUnits plan ............................................\n______________________________________________________________\nDated 1987.\n...............................………….. .......................………….\nPrint name of the person Signature of the person\ngiving consent giving consent\n\nSchedule 1\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 31\nFORM 17\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Act 1975\nregulation 17\nCONSENT TO BUILDING ALTERATION PLAN\nThe person described in Schedule 2 having the interest as described in\nSchedule 3 in the land referred to in Schedule 1 consents to:\n(a) the registration of the building alteration plan referred to or\nascertained in accordance with Schedule 4; and\n(b) the schedule of unit entitlement to be lodged with the\napplication to the Registrar-General for the registration of the\nbuilding alteration plan.\nSCHEDULE 1\nCertificates as to Title Affected\nRegister Volume Folio Location Parcel Plan Unit\n______________________________________________________________\nSCHEDULE 2\n______________________________________________________________\nName of the person, being the proprietor of the registered interest, giving the\nconsent\n______________________________________________________________\n______________________________________________________________\n\nSchedule 1\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 32\nFORM 19\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Act 1975\nregulation 19\nNOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS\nThe corporation in respect of the units plan specified in Schedule 2, for the\nland described in Schedule 1, hereby gives notice that the address for service\non it of documents has been changed to the address specified in Schedule 3.\nSCHEDULE 1\nDescription of the Land\nRegister Volume Folio Location Parcel Plan Unit\nDetails of applicant\n______________________________________________________________\nSCHEDULE 2\nNumber of the Units Plan\n______________________________________________________________\nUnits Plan /\n______________________________________________________________\n______________________________________________________________\nSCHEDULE 3\nNew Address\n______________________________________________________________\n______________________________________________________________\nDated 1987.\nThe COMMON SEAL OF THE PROPRIETORS\nUNITS PLAN No. has been\naffixed hereto in the presence of\n\nENDNOTES\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 33\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY\nKey to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations (SL No. 51, 1987)\nNotified 23 December 1987\nCommenced 23 December 1987 (r 2, s 2 Real Property (Unit Titles)\nAmendment Act 1986 (Act No. 25, 1986), s 2 Unit Titles\nAmendment Act 1986 (Act No. 24, 1986) and Gaz S82,\n23 December 1987)\nAmendments of Real Property (Unit Titles) Regulations (SL No. 55, 1990)\nNotified 16 January 1991\nCommenced 16 January 1991\nReal Property (Consequential Amendments) Act 1991 (Act No. 33, 1991)\nAssent date 25 June 1991\nCommenced 1 October 1991 (Gaz S49, 1 October 1991)\nAmendments of Real Property (Unit Titles) Regulations (SL No. 67, 1991)\nNotified 11 December 1991\nCommenced 1 January 1992 (r 1, s 2 Registration Amendment Act 1991\n(Act No. 54, 1991) and Gaz G49, 11 December 1991, p 4)\nStatute Law Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1991 (Act No. 77, 1991)\nAssent date 16 December 1991\nCommenced 16 December 1991\nLocal Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1993 (Act No. 84, 1993)\nAssent date 31 December 1993\nCommenced 1 June 1994 (s 2, s 2 Local Government Act 1993 (Act\nNo. 83, 1993) and Gaz S35, 20 May 1994)\nAmendments to Real Property (Unit Titles) Regulations (SL No. 30, 1995)\nNotified 13 September 1995\nCommenced 13 September 1995\n\nENDNOTES\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 34\nLocal Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008 (Act No. 28, 2008)\nAssent date 14 November 2008\nCommenced 1 July 2008 (s 2)\nLocal Government Amendment Act 2014 (Act No. 19, 2014)\nAssent date 2 June 2014\nCommenced s 16: 1 July 2014; s 18: 1 December 2014; rem: 2 June 2014\n(s 2)\nDarwin Rates Amendment Act 2014 (Act No. 47, 2014)\nAssent date 8 December 2014\nCommenced 11 February 2015 (Gaz G6, 11 February 2015, p 7)\nTermination of Units Plans and Unit Title Schemes Act 2014 (Act No. 48, 2014)\nAssent date 8 December 2014\nCommenced 1 January 2015 (s 2)\n3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS\nGeneral amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table\nof amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: rr 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17\nand 21 and sch 1.\n4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS\nr 5 amd No. 30, 1995, r 1\nr 6 amd No. 30, 1995, r 2\nr 10 amd Act No. 84, 1993, s 6; Act No. 28, 2008, s 4; Act No. 19, 2014, s 26; Act\nNo. 47, 2014, s 29\nrr 12 – 13 amd Act No. 33, 1991, s 7\nr 18 rep Act No. 48, 2014, s 34\nr 20 amd No. 67, 1991, r 2\nsch 1 amd Act No. 33, 1991, s 7; Act No. 77, 1991, s 14; Act No. 84, 1993, s 6; Act\nNo. 28, 2008, s 4; Act No. 19, 2014, s 26; Act No. 48, 2014, s 35; Act No. 47,\n2014, s 29\nsch 2 amd No. 55, 1990; Act No. 33, 1991, s 7\nrep No. 67, 1991, r 3","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, there is no indication that the scope of these regulations has changed from their original intent. They appear to remain focused on the procedural and administrative machinery supporting the Real Property (Unit Titles) Act in the Northern Territory. However, the incomplete metadata — particularly the absence of a reprint date and amendment history — means this assessment cannot be made with full confidence."},"complexity_factors":["Regulations are subordinate to the main Act, meaning their meaning depends heavily on reading them alongside the parent legislation","Strata title law involves layered concepts (individual lot ownership, common property, body corporate rights and obligations) that can be confusing for laypeople","The metadata provided is severely incomplete — missing regulation number, date of making, and gazette details — making it impossible to assess the full scope or any amendments","Northern Territory-specific rules may differ from equivalent state legislation, which can cause confusion for those familiar with interstate property law","Low complexity overall as regulations of this type tend to be procedural and administrative rather than substantive legal principles"],"plain_english_summary":"The Real Property (Unit Titles) Regulations 1987 sets out the practical rules supporting the Real Property (Unit Titles) Act in the Northern Territory, governing paperwork, fees and procedures for strata-titled properties where individuals own units and share common areas. It affects unit owners, buyers, sellers, bodies corporate, developers and conveyancers — and matters because compliance shapes property transactions and management. Note: some regulatory metadata is missing."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulations' core scope—prescribing forms, technical plan standards and lodgement procedures for unit titles—remains but has been amended over time to reflect new cross‑law requirements and administrative practice. Amendments and notes in the Endnotes show updates to references and procedures (for example, estate development provisions in reg 5(2); reliance on Survey Practice Directions (reg 6(2)); integration of Building Act 1993 certificate requirements in Forms and notes; and multiple statutory amendment entries in the Endnotes). These changes adjust procedural detail and external references rather than replacing the regulations' primary function."},"complexity_factors":["Large number of prescribed documents and templates (Schedule 1: Forms 1–19) creating many procedural points of failure","Detailed technical drafting standards for plans (materials, sheet sizes, margins, scales, ink, measurements) (reg 14(1)–(2))","Multiple certificate and consent requirements from different actors (licensed surveyor, Minister, body corporate, registered proprietors, Registrar‑General) across regs 5–13, 16–17","Cross-references to other statutes and instruments (Unit Titles Act 1975 sections cited throughout; Licensed Surveyors Act 1983; Building Act 1993; Survey Practice Directions) increasing dependency on external rules (regs 5(2), 6(2), Forms and notes)","Quantitative limits and formal constraints (unit entitlement caps in reg 14(4); numbering uniqueness in r 15)","Document lodgement and timing rules plus multiple-copy requirements and associated evidentiary attachments (Forms notes, regs 4, 10, 11)","Administrative discretions and signatures required (Minister and Registrar‑General endorsements; Registrar‑General may reject altered plans under reg 14(1)(d)(iv))","Amendment and transitional history (Endnotes and r 21) meaning practitioners must track historical and current variations"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations prescribe the exact forms, drawing standards, certificates and lodgement steps that owners, licensed surveyors, bodies corporate and the Registrar‑General must use to register unit‑title plans, subdivisions, consolidations, building alterations and conversions, and require specified consents and fees to be lodged. It affects property owners, surveyors, councils and corporate trustees because it fixes who pays fees, who must sign and consent, and the technical compliance burden for registering or changing unit entitlements."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Regulations remain tightly focused on their original purpose: prescribing forms and technical requirements for unit title registration under the parent Act. The 2015 version shows only minor amendments over 28 years (updating references to local government legislation and removing one regulation about termination of units plans after that power moved to a separate Act). No significant scope creep is evident."},"complexity_factors":["21 regulations plus Schedule 1 containing 19 prescribed forms with detailed completion notes","Extensive cross-referencing to the Real Property (Unit Titles) Act 1975 and Unit Titles Act 1975 (multiple sections cited in almost every regulation)","Technical specifications in regulation 14 with 6 sub-paragraphs and multiple nested requirements (paper thickness, margins, ink type, alteration methods)","Conditional requirements distinguishing between standard developments and 'estate developments' under Part IVB (regulations 5 and 6)","Multiple execution formalities varying by party type (natural person vs body corporate vs company seal requirements)","Transitional provision (regulation 21) preserving pre-1986 forms with adaptation requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese Regulations set out the **paperwork and technical requirements** for registering unit title schemes in the Northern Territory. Unit titles are how apartments, townhouses, and other strata-titled properties are legally recognised and recorded.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- **Property developers** who want to subdivide land into units (apartments, offices, etc.)\n- **Licensed surveyors** who must certify the physical boundaries of units\n- **Body corporates** (the legal entity representing all unit owners in a building)\n- **Unit owners** who want to alter their unit, subdivide it, consolidate multiple units, or convert a unit to common property\n- **The Registrar-General** (the government office that maintains property titles)\n\n**Key things the Regulations cover:**\n\n- **Forms**: Prescribes 19 specific forms for different applications — from initial registration of a units plan (Form 1) to changing the body corporate's address (Form 19)\n- **Technical standards**: Specifies exactly how plans must be drawn — including paper type (polyester film, 0.075–0.125mm thick), sheet size (A3), ink colour (black waterproof), margins (40mm on the left), and scale requirements\n- **Surveyor certification**: Requires licensed surveyors to certify that walls, floors, and ceilings actually exist and match the plan\n- **Unit entitlements**: Sets out how to calculate and record each unit's share of the building (used for voting rights and levies), with strict limits (no single unit entitlement over 999, aggregate under 9,999)\n- **Consent requirements**: Specifies who must consent to various changes — including mortgage holders and other interest holders\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nWithout these rules, there would be no consistent way to register apartment ownership. The Regulations ensure that when you buy a unit, the boundaries are clear, the paperwork is standardised, and everyone with a financial interest in the property has been notified. They protect buyers, lenders, and the integrity of the land titles system."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/real-property-unit-titles-regulations-1987","history":"/api/acts/real-property-unit-titles-regulations-1987/history","analysis":"/api/acts/real-property-unit-titles-regulations-1987/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/real-property-unit-titles-regulations-1987/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/real-property-unit-titles-regulations-1987/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/real-property-unit-titles-regulations-1987/documents"}}