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Owners Corporations Act 2006
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18 Power to commence legal proceeding
(1) Subject to subsection (2), an owners corporation must not commence any legal proceeding unless it is authorised by special resolution to do so.
(2) If a matter is within the civil jurisdictional limit of the Magistrates' Court and an owners corporation is authorised to do so by ordinary resolution, the owners corporation may commence any legal proceeding in—
(a) the Magistrates' Court; or
(b) VCAT or any other tribunal; or
(c) a court of another State or a Territory that corresponds to the Magistrates' Court.