Ownership, Title & Legal

A long-term plan identifying non-routine maintenance, repair, renewal or replacement expected for strata common property and strata-company assets.

The strata fund used for regular operating expenses such as insurance, cleaning, utilities and routine maintenance.

A legal process through which a person may seek title to land after satisfying strict possession, evidence, notice and survey requirements.

A federal foreign-investment category covering residential, agricultural and commercial land and mining or production tenements in Australia.

A survey by a licensed surveyor that re-establishes the legal position of existing parcel boundaries from cadastral evidence.

A notice lodged with Landgate claiming an interest in land and warning against certain later registrations.

The official Landgate record showing the registered owner and registered interests affecting a parcel of land.

Parts of a strata scheme owned collectively by lot owners rather than belonging to one lot.

A WA ownership structure that can combine multiple land and building schemes within a larger community scheme.

WA land that has not been alienated into freehold, including reserved and leased Crown land and certain waterways and reclaimed land.

A leasehold right granted over Crown land for a stated term, purpose and set of conditions.

Crown land set aside for a specified public purpose and generally managed by the State, a local government or another management body.

A survey or land plan lodged with Landgate that defines parcels, lots, boundaries or other spatial interests used in the title system.

A right allowing someone to use part of another property for a stated purpose, such as access or services.

A registered or lodged interest, claim or limitation affecting land, such as a mortgage, caveat or easement.

A home that has previously been occupied, rather than a newly completed or off-the-plan dwelling.

A scheme by-law granting a particular lot owner exclusive use of, or special privileges over, specified common property.

A certificate that may let an eligible foreign buyer make offers on more than one suitable property without applying separately each time.

An exemption that can remove the need for foreign investment approval when an individual buys residential property as joint tenants with an eligible Australian, permanent-resident or New Zealand citizen spouse.

A foreign government, separate government entity or sufficiently government-owned or controlled entity treated specially under Australia's foreign investment framework.

Government permission for a foreign person to acquire a particular type of Australian property.

A binding requirement attached to a no objection notification or exemption certificate for a foreign investment.

The federal body that advises the Australian Government on foreign investment proposals, including residential property purchases.

A person or entity treated as foreign under Australia's foreign investment rules.

A company, trust or other entity treated as foreign because specified foreign persons hold ownership, voting, beneficial or control interests.

Land held in fee simple under the WA title system rather than retained as Crown land.

Common WA shorthand for a conventional freehold lot with its own Certificate of Title.

Western Australia's land information authority and land titles registry.

Strata contributions that a lot owner has not paid by the due date.

The legal parcel description that identifies a property by its lot number and registered plan.

A notation or lodged instrument that records a statutory matter affecting land and, in some cases, can restrict dealings in the title.

A registered security interest over property given to a lender for a loan.

Rights and interests in land or waters arising from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander traditional laws and customs and recognised by Australian law.

A developer-held certificate that can cover certain dwellings previously sold under a contract that did not complete and are therefore no longer technically new.

A residential property that has not previously been sold or occupied as a home, subject to the federal definition.

A certificate held by an eligible developer that can allow foreign persons to buy covered new dwellings in a specified development without separate individual approval.

A letter from the Australian Treasurer allowing a foreign person to take a specified investment action, usually within a stated period and subject to any conditions.

A specified change to previously disclosed strata information that occurs after the sale contract is signed but before settlement.

A document noted on a Certificate of Title to give notice of a factor affecting the use or enjoyment of the land.

A status used in the foreign investment rules to decide whether some permanent residents are treated as foreign persons.

Compulsory information a strata seller must give a buyer about the lot and scheme before the buyer signs the sale contract.

A notice lodged with Landgate to protect the priority of an intended land dealing against later registered dealings for a limited period.

A WA report that brings together information about selected government interests, restrictions or responsibilities affecting a property.

The federal register that records specified interests and events involving Australian land and other assets held by foreign persons.

The person or entity recorded on the Certificate of Title as the legal owner.

Money set aside by a strata company for major future repairs, renewals or replacement of shared property.

A registered restriction controlling how land may be used or developed.

The registered rules governing how a strata scheme operates and how owners, occupiers and visitors use it.

The legal process for ending a strata titles scheme and dealing with the lots, common property and owners' interests.

The visa generally granted to eligible New Zealand citizens when they enter Australia.

An additional contribution raised from lot owners when regular strata funds are insufficient for a particular expense or major work.

The WA tribunal that can determine many strata disputes and make orders under strata legislation.

The legal body made up automatically of all lot owners in a WA strata scheme.

A buyer's statutory right in defined circumstances to end a strata sale contract because required disclosure or notice was missing, late or materially prejudicial.

A group of lot owners elected to carry out many of the strata company's duties and decisions.

Insurance arranged by a strata company for risks and property the scheme is required or chooses to insure.

A regular payment by lot owners to fund the strata company's expenses and reserves.

A person or business appointed to perform agreed administrative, financial or management tasks for a strata company.

The registered plan showing the lots, boundaries and common property in a strata or survey-strata scheme.

A review of the strata company's records, such as minutes, budgets, insurance, maintenance planning, contracts and disputes.

The registered arrangement that creates separately owned lots and, where applicable, common property under WA strata law.

A title for an individually owned lot in a strata scheme, with shared ownership of common property.

An ownership or beneficial-interest threshold used to determine whether a corporation or trust is a foreign person under federal law.

A separately owned lot in a scheme whose boundaries are defined by survey rather than by a building.

A person living in Australia on a temporary visa who is generally treated as a foreign person for property rules.

A search that produces a current copy of the title and reveals registered or lodged interests affecting it.

The land-title registration system under which the State register records ownership and registered interests in land.

The registered instrument that transfers an estate or interest in WA land from one party to another.

A number assigned to each strata lot that represents its share in the scheme for specified purposes.

Land zoned for housing that does not yet contain a completed dwelling.