This article discusses how the council of owners strata council refers to the same governing body of a strata company, officially called the “Council of the Strata Company” under the Act.
Question: Is the Council of Owners (COO) now called the Strata Council?
Answer: The Strata Council and the Council of Owners are one and the same as the “Council of the Strata Company”.
The Act refers to this entity as the “Council of the Strata Company”. See Section 135 of the Strata Titles Act 1985.
135. Functions and constitution of councils
- The functions of a strata company, subject to this Act and to any restriction imposed or direction given by ordinary resolution, are to be performed by the council of the strata company.
- The council of a strata company must be constituted and perform its functions in accordance with this Act and the scheme by-laws.
Definitions – see section 3: council means the governing body of a strata company;
The Council can only be constituted by the Owners of the Lots within the strata scheme, hence the reference and use of the abbreviation COO [Council of Owners].
This post appears in Strata News #624.
Shane White Strata Title Consult E: shane.white@stratatitleconsult.com.au