Question: Who regulates the strata council’s performance and compliance? Does it report to Landgate?
Who regulates the performance of our strata council, its decision-making and compliance with legislation? Does the strata council submit information and reports to Landgate?
Answer: The council of owners does not report to Landgate or any regulatory authority. Its performance is regulated by owners at the AGM, and serious disputes are referred to the State Administrative Tribunal.
The Strata Titles Act 1985 (the Act) is the legislation that governs strata titles in Western Australia.
The council of owners is covered under Division 4 and 5, sections 135 to 142. In particular, section 137 covers the general duties and conflict of interest for council members.
Section 135(1) states:
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.
Section 134 covers the performance of restricted council functions in a general meeting.
As for the regulation of the performance, the council of owners does not submit any reports or returns to Landgate or any other regulatory authority.
In essence, the performance of the council of owners is determined by the owners at the Annual General Meeting. If owners don’t believe the council of owners is performing its role in accordance with the Act, they can vote not to re-elect them or impose restrictions as per section 134.
For any serious disputes or contraventions of the Act, an application can be made to the State Administrative Tribunal seeking a resolution.
This post appears in the June 2026 edition of The WA Strata Magazine.
Andrew Chambers
Chambers Franklyn Strata Management
E: andrew@chambersfranklyn.com.au
P: 08 9200 4200
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