5Definitions

5 Definitions In this Act: acquisition authority means: (a) the Territory; or (b) a person or body that can acquire land for public purposes under a law in force in the Territory. affected local government authority, for a scheme, means each of the following: (a) if all or part of the scheme land is located in a local government area – the local government council for the local government area; (b) if all or part of the scheme land is located in a prescribed area under the Northern Territory Rates Act 1971 – the Minister administering that Act; (c) if all or part of the scheme land is located in the Darwin Waterfront Precinct specified in the regulations made under section 4 of the Darwin Waterfront Corporation Act 2006 – the Darwin Waterfront Corporation. approved form means a form approved under section 103. approved reinstatement process, see section 58(1). basic scheme, see section 63(3). body corporate means a body corporate formed on the formation of a scheme as mentioned in section 11(1)(b). body corporate address, see section 25(2). body corporate asset, see section 29. body corporate manager, of a scheme, see section 87(1). body corporate name, see section 18(2)(b).

Unit Title Schemes Act 2009 4 body corporate policy, see section 52(1)(b). building permit, see section 4 of the Building Act 1993. by-laws means the by-laws as mentioned in section 95. caretaking service contractor, of a scheme, see section 87(1). code of conduct means a code of conduct set out in Schedule 1, Part 1, 2 or 3. committee, see section 74(1). committee member means a member of a committee. common property, see section 33(1). consent authority, see section 4 of the Planning Act 1999. consolidation, see section 3(1) of the Planning Act 1999. contribution entitlement means a contribution entitlement as mentioned in section 39(1)(a). contribution schedule, see section 39(1)(a). damage, of the scheme land of a scheme, includes the destruction of any scheme building on the scheme land. developer, of a scheme, means: (a) the registered owner of the scheme land when the scheme is formed; or (b) another person who is taken to be the developer of the scheme as mentioned in section 67(2)(b). development permit, see section 3(1) of the Planning Act 1999. disclosure statement means a scheme disclosure statement mentioned in section 45(1) or a replacement scheme disclosure statement mentioned in section 46(2). dispute, see section 84. easement means an easement, or easement in gross, as defined in section 154 of the Law of Property Act 2000.

Unit Title Schemes Act 2009 5 endorsement, of a scheme statement, means: (a) an endorsement by the consent authority of the statement for its registration in relation to the matters prescribed by regulation as mentioned in section 18(3)(c)(i); or (b) an endorsement by a body corporate of the statement for its registration as mentioned in section 18(3)(c)(ii) or (iii). entitlement schedules, see section 39(1). exceptional development permit, see section 3(1) of the Planning Act 1999. exclusive use by-law, see section 97(1). first scheme statement, see section 10(2). higher scheme, see section 63(2). intended to be developed progressively, in relation to a scheme, see section 64(1) and (2). interest entitlement means an interest entitlement as mentioned in section 39(1)(b). interest schedule, see section 39(1)(b). layered scheme, see section 68(1). letting agent, of a scheme, see section 87(1). lodge, see section 4 of the Land Title Act 2000. lot, see section 4 of the Land Title Act 2000. Note for definition lot The common property or a unit is a lot under section 4 of the Land Title Act 2000. majority resolution, see section 79(6). management module means a management module as mentioned in section 94. meeting, of a body corporate or committee, see section 78. member, of a body corporate, see section 24. member scheme, of a layered scheme, see section 68(2). mortgagee, of a unit, means a registered mortgagee of the unit.