OCN webinar: Review of Victorian's Owners Corporation Act
Aug 29, 2025 01:00 PM. Register online now - it’s free.
The Victorian government is currently reviewing the Owners Corporations Act 2006, with a focus on improving governance, transparency, and fairness for owners and residents in strata properties.
Submissions are open until September 2, 2025, and it's important that you get involved at the Engage Victoria website.
In this webinar Owners Corporation Network and industry experts will:
⚡ Break down the 7 key themes of the review
⚡ Condense the consultation questions into clear priorities
⚡ Give you practical guidance so you can make your submission before the deadline.
Join strata legal expert Tom Bacon (Strata Title Lawyers), strata industry leader, Julie McLean, and OCN Director Dr. Janette Corcoran as they unpack the Government’s proposals, break down the implications, and highlight next steps.
The 7 key themes outlined by the Review’s Terms of Reference are:
Whether the governance and related reforms to the Act made by the Amendment Act are meeting their objectives.
Whether the amendments made to the Act by the Short-Stay Act are meeting their objectives.
The need for any specific arrangements under the Act for lot owners who experience difficulty paying their OC fees due to financial hardship, and how such arrangements could be balanced against the interests of other lot owners.
Whether the existing arrangements in the Act to promote the probity and ethical conduct of OC managers are sufficient to protect the interests of lot owners.
Whether existing measures in the Act to address non-compliance committed by OC managers, lot owners, residents, and others with duties under the Act are sufficiently robust.
What is the most appropriate model for collective sales under Part 5 of the Subdivision Act 1988 including examining reforms to the current threshold and what safeguards should be provided to protect lot owners who do not wish to sell.
Whether existing voting processes in OCs are clear, effective, and fair for all lot owners.
