Community Title Act 2001
17Registration of community title scheme
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17 Registration of community title scheme (1) If a request to register a community title scheme complies with this Act and is in registrable form under the Land Titles Act 1925, the registrar-general must— (a) register the scheme; and (b) record the registration of the scheme on the folio of the land titles register for each lot included in the scheme.
Section 17 (2) The registration of the scheme takes effect when the registrar-general finishes the action mentioned in subsection (1).
Section 18 page 14 Community Title Act 2001 18 Common property The common property of a community title scheme is all the lots included in the scheme that are identified as common property in the master plan for the scheme. 19 Vesting of common property The common property of a community title scheme vests in the body corporate of the scheme.
Development rights Part 5 Section 20 Part 5 Development rights 20 Development rights (1) The developer of a community title scheme is entitled to reasonable access to, and use of, the scheme land— (a) to carry out the proposed development; and (b) for other purposes related to development stated in the management statement except subdivision of the common (2) The rights of others in relation to the scheme land (including rights in relation to lots that are not common property) are subordinate to the rights of the developer under this section. (3) The by-laws cannot limit the rights of a developer under this section. 21 Progressive development (1) The land subject to a community title scheme is to be progressively developed in accordance with the scheme. (2) The territory planning authority may refuse to approve an application under the Planning Act 2023, chapter 7 for approval to carry out an activity needed for the development of a stage of the scheme if an earlier stage of the scheme has not been finished as required by the
Section 22 page 16 Community Title Act 2001