123 Definition
commencement means the commencement of Part 5 of the Water
Legislation Amendment Act 2023.
Part XV Transitional matters for Water Legislation Amendment Act 2023
Unit Titles Act 1975 88
124 Applications for subdivision or consolidation made but not
determined under Real Property (Unit Titles) Act 1975
An application for registration under section 9B of the Real Property
(Unit Titles) Act 1975 that proposes to subdivide or consolidate land
in a Restricted Water Extraction Area declared under
section 14A(1) of the Water Act 1992 that was made but not
determined by the Registrar-General before the commencement is
subject to the restrictions of sections 14A and 14B of the Water
Act 1992 and the requirements of section 14C(3) of the Water
Act 1992.
Unit Titles Act 1975 89
section 76
In these articles, unless the contrary intention appears:
Act means the Unit Titles Act 1975.
authorised agent means a person authorised by the corporation.
(1) Subject to this article, an authorised agent may, at all reasonable
times:
(a) inspect a unit for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not
the Act and these articles are being observed;
(b) carry out in, on or to a unit any maintenance, repairs or work
that the corporation is, by the Act or these articles, required to
carry out in, on or to the unit;
(c) carry out in, on or to a unit the functions imposed, exercise the
powers conferred and perform the duties imposed, by the Act
and these articles on the corporation in so far as they relate to
the unit, and may, for any of those purposes, enter and remain
in or on the unit for such period as is reasonably necessary for
the purposes of doing any act referred to in this article.
(2) An authorised agent shall not do any act referred to in this article
unless:
(a) the corporation or the authorised agent has given to the
proprietor of the unit or to the occupier or user of the unit
reasonable notice of his intention to enter in or on the unit or
to do the act; or
(b) by reason of an emergency, it is essential that the act be done
without notice having been so given.
(3) Each member of the corporation shall:
(a) pay all rates, taxes, charges, outgoings and assessments
payable in respect of his unit;
(b) repair and maintain his unit and keep his unit in a state of
good repair;
(c) if he agrees to transfer his unit to another person, forthwith
give notice of the fact to the corporation;
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(d) comply with any requirement made by or under any law in
force in the Territory to carry out repairs or to do any work or
thing in relation to his unit;
(e) if his unit is to be unoccupied for a continuous period
exceeding 30 days, give notice of the fact to the corporation;
(f) if a change occurs in the occupancy of his unit, notify the
corporation of that fact and of the name of the person who will
occupy the unit.
(4) A member of the corporation shall not:
(a) subject to sections 42B and 44, use the common property or
permit it to be used so as unreasonably to interfere with the
use and enjoyment of the common property by another
member of the corporation, by the occupier or user of another
unit or by an invitee or licensee of such a member or person;
(b) use his unit or permit it to be used in such a manner as to
cause a nuisance, hazard or substantial annoyance to another
member of the corporation or an occupier or user of another
unit or to an invitee or licensee of such a member or person;
(c) make within his unit or on the common property such a noise
as might reasonably, in the circumstances, cause substantial
annoyance to another member of the corporation or to the
occupier or user of another unit;
(d) use his unit, or permit it to be used, in a manner that results in
there being a contravention of a law in force in the Territory;
(e) except in accordance with the permission given by a majority
resolution of the corporation and in accordance with the
provisions of any law in force in the Territory applicable in the
circumstances, erect or alter any structure in or on his unit;
and
(f) except in accordance with the permission given by a majority
resolution of the corporation, keep any animals or birds in or
on his unit or the common property.
(5) A person who becomes the proprietor of a unit shall, within 7 days
after lodging with the Registrar-General for registration the
instrument under which he has become the proprietor of the unit,
give to the corporation notice that he has become the proprietor of
the unit.
Unit Titles Act 1975 91
2A. A permission mentioned in clause (2)(4)(f) may be withdrawn at any
times by a majority resolution of the corporation and notice given to
the member of the corporation concerned.
3. DAMAGE TO LAWNS, &c., ON COMMON PROPERTY
The proprietor or occupier of a unit shall not:
(a) damage any lawn, garden, tree, shrub, plant or flower being
part of or on common property; or
(b) use for his own purposes as a garden a portion of the
4. DAMAGE TO COMMON PROPERTY
The proprietor or occupier of a unit shall not mark, paint, drive nails
or screws or the like into, or otherwise damage or deface, a
structure that forms part of the common property without the
permission given by a majority resolution of the corporation, but this
by-law does not prevent a proprietor or person authorised by him
from installing:
(a) a locking or other safety device for protection of his unit
against intruders; or
(b) a screen or other device to prevent entry of animals or insects
into his unit.
Unit Titles Act 1975 92
section 26R(1)
WARNING: THIS STATEMENT CONTAINS DETAILS OF AN ESTATE
DEVELOPMENT SCHEME WHICH IS PROPOSED TO BE
DEVELOPED IN [insert number of stages] STAGES ON THE
LAND DESCRIBED WITHIN.
PERSONS INTERESTED ARE ADVISED THAT THE
PROPOSED SCHEME MAY BE VARIED AND MAY NOT BE
COMPLETED. HOWEVER, ANY DEPARTURE FROM THE
PROPOSALS OUTLINED IN THE STATEMENT WILL
ATTRACT PROVISIONS OF THE PLANNING ACT 1999 AND
PART IVB OF THE UNIT TITLES ACT 1975.
THIS STATEMENT SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED ALONE
BUT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RESULTS OF THE
SEARCHES AND INQUIRIES NORMALLY MADE IN
RESPECT OF A LOT IN AN ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
SCHEME AND A LOT RESULTING FROM THE SUBDIVISION
OF LAND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL RELEVANT
INSTRUMENTS OF DETERMINATION UNDER THE
PLANNING ACT 1999.
Unit Titles Act 1975 93
1 KEY
Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Unit Titles Ordinance 1975 (Act No. 17, 1976)
Assent date 23 March 1976
Commenced 29 October 1976 (Gaz No. 44, 29 October 1976, p 1308)
Unit Titles Ordinance 1976 (Act No. 46, 1976)
Assent date 26 August 1976
Commenced 26 August 1976
Transfer of Powers (Self-Government) Ordinance 1978 (Act No. 54, 1978)
Assent date 1 July 1978
Commenced 1 July 1978 (s 8)
Statute Law Revision Act 1978 (Act No. 95, 1978)
Assent date 5 September 1978
Commenced 5 September 1978
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1978 (Act No. 19, 1979)
Assent date 2 February 1979
Commenced 2 February 1979 (s 34)
Unit Titles Act 1979 (Act No. 56, 1979)
Assent date 14 May 1979
Commenced 3 August 1979 (Gaz G31, 3 August 1979, p 4)
Unit Titles Amendment Act 1981 (Act No. 50, 1981)
Assent date 1 July 1981
Commenced 1 January 1981 (s 2)
Companies and Securities (Consequential Amendments) Act 1986 (Act No. 18, 1986)
Assent date 30 June 1986
Commenced 1 July 1986 (s 2)
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Unit Titles Amendment Act 1986 (Act No. 24, 1986)
Assent date 30 June 1986
Commenced s 46: 1 July 1986; rem: 23 December 1987 (Gaz S82,
23 December 1987)
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1987 (Act No. 59, 1987)
Assent date 31 December 1987
Commenced 31 December 1987
Statute Law Revision Act 1989 (Act No. 60, 1989)
Assent date 2 October 1989
Commenced 2 October 1989
Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 1990 (Act No. 59, 1990)
Assent date 14 December 1990
Commenced 1 January 1991 (s 2, s 2 Corporations (NT) Act 1990 (Act
No. 56, 1990) and Gaz S76, 21 December 1990)
Unit Titles Amendment Act 1991 (Act No. 10, 1991)
Assent date 7 March 1991
Commenced 10 April 1991 (Gaz G14, 10 April 1991, p 5)
Real Property (Consequential Amendments) Act 1991 (Act No. 33, 1991)
Assent date 25 June 1991
Commenced 1 October 1991 (Gaz S49, 1 October 1991)
Registration (Consequential Amendments) Act 1991 (Act No. 55, 1991)
Assent date 26 September 1991
Commenced 1 January 1992 (s 2, s 2 Registration Amendment Act 1991
(Act No. 54, 1991) and Gaz G49, 11 December 1991, p 4)
Unit Titles Amendment Act 1993 (Act No. 9, 1993)
Assent date 31 March 1993
Commenced 30 June 1993 (Gaz G26, 30 June 1993, p 4)
Unit Titles Amendment Act (No. 2) 1993 (Act No. 65, 1993)
Assent date 3 November 1993
Commenced 1 December 1993 (Gaz S95, 1 December 1993)
Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1993 (Act No. 84, 1993)
Assent date 31 December 1993
Commenced 1 June 1994 (s 2, s 2 Local Government Act 1993 (Act
No. 83, 1993) and Gaz S35, 20 May 1994)
Planning (Consequential Amendments) Act 1993 (Act No. 86, 1993)
Assent date 31 December 1993
Commenced 18 April 1994 (s 2, s 2 Planning Act 1993 (Act No. 85, 1993)
and Gaz S28, 18 April 1994)
Statute Law Revision Act 1994 (Act No. 50, 1994)
Assent date 20 September 1994
Commenced 20 September 1994
Financial Institutions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1997 (Act No. 23, 1997)
Assent date 2 June 1997
Commenced 2 June 1997
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Statute Law Revision Act 1998 (Act No. 11, 1998)
Assent date 30 March 1998
Commenced 30 March 1998
Unit Titles Amendment Act 1998 (Act No. 25, 1998)
Assent date 30 March 1998
Commenced 6 May 1998 (Gaz G17, 6 May 1998, p 2)
Territory Insurance Office (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998 (Act No. 37, 1998)
Assent date 27 May 1998
Commenced 27 May 1998
Unit Titles Amendment Act 1999 (Act No. 15, 1999)
Assent date 5 May 1999
Commenced 9 June 1999 (s 2, s 2 Real Property Amendment Act 1999
(Act No. 17, 1999) and Gaz G22, 9 June 1999, p 5)
Planning (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999 (Act No. 56, 1999)
Assent date 14 December 1999
Commenced 12 April 2000 (s 2, s 2 Planning Act 1999 (Act No. 55, 1999)
and Gaz S15, 12 April 1999)
Land Title (Consequential Amendments) Act 2000 (Act No. 45, 2000)
Assent date 12 September 2000
Commenced 1 December 2000 (s 2, s 2 Land Title Act 2000 (Act No. 2,
2000) and Gaz G38, 27 September 2000, p 2)
Unit Titles Amendment Act 2001 (Act No. 14, 2001)
Assent date 28 June 2001
Commenced 1 March 2002 (Gaz G8, 1 March 2002, p 6)
Amending Legislation
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 2001 (Act No. 62, 2001)
Assent date 11 December 2001
Commenced 11 December 2001
Corporations Reform (Consequential Amendments NT) Act 2001 (Act No. 17, 2001)
Assent date 29 June 2001
Commenced 15 July 2001 (s 2, s 2 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth Act No. 50,
2001) and Cth Gaz S285, 13 July 2001)
Unit Titles Amendment Act 2002 (Act No. 9, 2002)
Assent date 28 March 2002
Commenced 1 May 2002 (Gaz G17, 1 May 2002, p 3)
Statute Law Revision (Financial Provisions) Act 2002 (Act No. 38, 2002)
Assent date 13 September 2002
Commenced 30 October 2002 (Gaz G43, 3 October 2002, p 3)
Statute Law Revision Act 2003 (Act No. 12, 2003)
Assent date 18 March 2003
Commenced 18 March 2003
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 2004 (Act No. 54, 2004)
Assent date 15 September 2004
Commenced 27 October 2004 (Gaz G43, 27 October 2004, p 3)
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Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2006 (Act No. 35, 2006)
Assent date 3 November 2006
Commenced 3 November 2006
Land Title and Related Legislation Amendment Act 2008 (Act No. 3, 2008)
Assent date 11 March 2008
Commenced pt 6: 18 March 2009 (Gaz G11, 13 March 2009, p 4);
rem: 1 July 2009 (Gaz S30, 26 June 2009)
Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008 (Act No. 28, 2008)
Assent date 14 November 2008
Commenced 1 July 2008 (s 2)
Unit Title Schemes Act 2009 (Act No. 14, 2009)
Assent date 26 May 2009
Commenced pt 2.3, div 3, sdv 4 and s 135 (to ext ins s 54C):
1 January 2010; s 111: 1 July 2010; rem: 1 July 2009 (s 2,
Gaz S30, 26 June 2009, p 1, s 2 Land Title and Related
Legislation Amendment Act 2008 (Act No. 3, 2008) and Gaz
S30, 26 June 2009, p 1)
Justice Legislation Amendment (Penalties) Act 2010 (Act No. 12, 2010)
Assent date 20 May 2010
Commenced 1 July 2010 (Gaz G24, 16 June 2010, p 2)
Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2010 (Act No. 24, 2010)
Assent date 30 June 2010
Commenced 21 July 2010 (Gaz G29, 21 July 2010, p 5)
Local Government Amendment Act 2014 (Act No. 19, 2014)
Assent date 2 June 2014
Commenced s 16: 1 July 2014; s 18: 1 December 2014; rem: 2 June 2014
(s 2)
Darwin Rates Amendment Act 2014 (Act No. 47, 2014)
Assent date 8 December 2014
Commenced 11 February 2015 (Gaz G6, 11 February 2015, p 7)
Termination of Units Plans and Unit Title Schemes Act 2014 (Act No. 48, 2014)
Assent date 8 December 2014
Commenced 1 January 2015 (s 2)
Justice Legislation Amendment (Small Claims and Other Matters) Act 2016 (Act
No. 3, 2016)
Assent date 2 March 2016
Commenced pt 3: nc (Act rep by Act No. 33, 2019, before comm);
rem: 1 May 2016 (s 2, s 2 Local Court Act 2015 (Act No. 15,
2015), Gaz G1, 6 January 2016, p 9 and Gaz G15,