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Strata Titles Act 1998
60Variation of scheme by the Supreme Court
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### 60 Variation of scheme by the Supreme Court
> > (1) The Supreme Court may, on application by an interested person, make an order for variation of a community development scheme if satisfied that it is impossible or impracticable to complete the scheme as proposed in the master plan.
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> > (2) Each of the following is an interested person:
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> > > > (a) the developer;
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> > > > (b) each owner and each prospective owner of a lot;
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> > > > (c) the Recorder;
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> > > > (ca) [*\[Section 60 Subsection (2) amended by No. 10 of 2000, s. 31, Applied:28 Apr 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-04-28/act-2000-010#GS31@EN) the council in the municipal area of which the relevant land is situated;
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> > > > (d) any other person who has, in the opinion of the Supreme Court, a proper interest in the matter.
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> > (3) The applicant must give notice of an application under this section to all other interested persons.
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> > (4) A person entitled to notice under this section may appear and be heard in the proceedings.
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> > (5) The Supreme Court may make an order –
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> > > > (a) deferring the time for completion of a particular stage or stages of the scheme; or
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> > > > (b) changing the order in which the various stages of the scheme are to be completed; or
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> > > > (c) varying the scheme in other ways to ensure (as far as practicable) its successful completion.
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> > (6) An order under this section may also –
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> > > > (a) provide for the payment of compensation in addition to, or instead of, damages or compensation to which a person would be otherwise entitled; and
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> > > > (b) vary rights and obligations arising under this Act in relation to the scheme; and
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> > > > (c) make any other provision the Supreme Court considers just and equitable.
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> > (7) The Supreme Court may, on application by an interested person, vary or revoke an order under this section.
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> > (8) A copy of an order under this section (including an order varying or revoking an earlier order) must be served on the Recorder.
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> > (9) The Recorder must register the order and on registration it becomes part of the scheme.