Victorian Government announces Owners Corporation Act review
On Friday 13 June the Minister for Consumer Affairs Nick Staikos announced an independent expert panel would review the Owners Corporations Act to ensure it is working fairly and efficiently, and in the interests of lot owners and residents in strata developments.
The panel will consult the Victorian community, including those living in owners corporations, and other stakeholders to inform its report. Consultation will occur through Engage Victoria and start later this year. The panel will also consider other methods for the community to engage with the review.
The Chairperson of the expert panel is Marsha Thomson, a former Minister for Consumer Affairs between 1999 and 2002, and 2005 to 2006. The other two members of the expert panel will be announced in due course.
The panel will provide a report to the Minister for Consumer Affairs by December 2025.
