Do strata by-laws need to be registered?

This article discusses strata by-laws registration requirements in Queensland and confirms that valid by-laws must be registered with the Titles Office.

When a body Corporate makes rules and bylaws for a strata complex, do those bylaws have to be registered with any official body?

Our Strata block is twenty three years old, and after some research, I have found our bylaws have never been registered with council or anyone else. They were simply made up by the committee of the time.

Consequently we have visitor car parks that don’t really exist, pets rules which ban everything (though one committee member has a cat), fences which have never been approved by the council, and who knows what else.

When the original body Corp makes the rules and bylaws for the complex, do those bylaws have to be registered with any official body?

Yes – all by-laws are registered with the Titles Office (not the council). I suspect if some searches of the Titles Office's records are undertaken, a copy of the scheme's registered by-laws can be obtained.

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Published: 6 Apr 2026

Last Updated: 7 Jul 2026

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Todd Garsden

Mahoneys

Todd is an experienced property lawyer who heads up Mahoneys body corporate team.

Todd specialises in body corporate law and predominantly acts for bodies corporate, body corporate managers and lot owners on all matters affecting bodies corporate.

Todd is an active member of the Strata Community Association (Qld). In 2019 he was appointed to the Strata Community Association (Qld) legislation committee and assists in making submissions on behalf of the Strata Community Association (Qld) on issues such as legislative reform in body corporate law.

As Todd is also a body corporate committee member, he understands the day to day requirements of administering a body corporate.

Todd has a focus on achieving practical and commercial results for his clients and understands the market in which bodies corporate operate within.

Todd also provides body corporate managers, and other industry stakeholders, with presentations and training on matters affecting the body corporate industry.