Western Australian Strata Information

Strata Titles Act 1985 as amended in 2018

Community Titles Act 2018

Strata Titles (General) Regulations 2019

Timelines for change

The amended Strata Titles Act 1985 will take effect in Western Australia on 1 May 2020. It will include grace periods for some new requirements to ensure those affected have adequate time to meet them.

All WA Reform Articles published to LookUpStrata

Western Australian Land Information Authority (Landgate)

Landgate’s WA Strata Reform site

WA Reforms: Frequently asked questions
Landgate’s public consultation on the Strata Titles (General) Regulations 2019 provoked a range of questions from the community.

Guide to strata titles
Updated edition published May 2020

Guide to consolidating by-laws for strata titles schemes in Western Australia

Guide to resolving strata disputes

Dept of Planning, Lands and Heritage: Strata title reform

Strata Forms

Forms Reference Table

Strata forms: Transitional Guide for Strata Titles Scheme Lodgements
Landgate has created a guide to explain what changes are required to the lodgement and registration of strata plans and to assist surveyors and conveyancers with this transition.

State Administrative Tribunal (SAT)

SAT deals with a variety of disputes including strata title disputes.

• Applications
• Forms and Pamphlets

Useful Links for Strata Information WA

Landgate: Department of Land Information

Strata regulators for Western Australia.

Survey Plan or Strata Plan – Frequently Asked Questions (Q&As)

Answers to your most common enquiries about Survey and Strata/Survey-Strata Plans from Landgate.

Strata Community Association WA

SCA WA was formerly known as the Strata Titles Institute of Western Australia (STIWA). SCA WA brings together people from across WA who manage Strata Schemes, live in Strata Communities & those who provide services to them.

WA: Petition My Local Member of Parliament

If you believe there is a strata issue that needs to be brought to the government’s attention.

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Guide for smoke free strata housing in Western Australia

This guide about strata smoking in WA outlines the benefits of smoke-free strata housing. It provides resources on how to introduce a non-smoking by-law, with the aim to:

• Increase awareness about the dangers of exposure to secondhand smoke among the strata community;
• Enable tenants, owners and owners’ corporations to increase their skills and confidence to implement non-smoking by-laws in strata-titled properties; and
• Enable Strata Managers to facilitate and support this process.

Rules for Pools and Spas

by Government of Western Australia: Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety.

Projects: Increasing the uptake of solar photovoltaics in strata residential developments

Australian Renewable Energy Agency

This project will develop governance models to allow shared solar photovoltaics (PV), battery and monitoring systems to be used in medium density apartments. The governance models will be tested at 50 units of the White Gum Valley development in Perth.

Forms for Strata Information WA

Strata Forms

Forms Reference Table

Strata forms: Transitional Guide for Strata Titles Scheme Lodgements
Landgate has created a guide to explain what changes are required to the lodgement and registration of strata plans and to assist surveyors and conveyancers with this transition.

Problems With Apartments? Complaint handling in your strata council – Strata Information WA

Landgate: Guide to resolving strata disputes

WA: Resolving Strata Disputes Under the Strata Title Act Amendments

Anthony Quahe, Civic Legal
The resolution of strata disputes is one of the key areas for reform in the amendments to the Strata Titles Act 1985 (WA). We look at how these changes will affect the resolution of strata disputes.

What to do if you are unhappy with your strata manager

Section 15 – Strata Managers of the Landgate publication A Guide to Strata Titles sets out the process to take if you are not satisfied with the services of your strata manager.

As strata management is not a regulated industry in WA at present, your avenues for complain vary depending on individual circumstances. However, if your strata manager is a member of Strata Community Association (WA) or the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (REIWA), complaints may be pursued through these channels.

WA: Q&A Where can I make strata manager complaints in WA?

Strata Community Association WA
Question: I’ve been living in a small strata complex for the last 10 years and it’s a constant fight for owners rights. I have suspicions that our money is mismanaged and the Strata Manager is not working in our best interests. Where can I make strata manager complaints in WA?