Published
2 September 2024
Ministers
Public consultation begins shortly for WA's strata reforms
Lands Minister John Carey has today announced public consultation will open on 1 October 2024 on Landgate's five-year review of the Strata Titles Act 1985.
- Five-year review of Western Australia's strata law announced by State Government
- Two phases of public consultation will inform the review
- The first consultation will run between 1-31 October 2024
Lands Minister John Carey has today announced public consultation will open on 1 October 2024 on Landgate's five-year review of the Strata Titles Act 1985.
The review will explore strata manager practices and standards, how to improve cost controls in strata schemes, alongside other opportunities to enhance strata living. It aims to expand the wide-ranging legislative improvements that started in 2020 to make strata clearer and fairer for WA strata owners, residents, and industry professionals.
WA has almost 340,000 strata properties with an estimated quarter of WA's population living in strata communities.
Strata titles include residential properties such as apartments, townhouses and units, as well as retail, commercial and industrial premises, and increasingly mixed-use developments.
A second phase of consultation will follow in early 2025.
Visit for more information: https://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/strata-and-community-titles/strata-titles/strata-law-and-reform/five-year-review-of-was-strata-law/
Comments attributed to Lands Minister John Carey:
"Western Australia's strata law transformed in 2020 with major reforms delivering better buyer protections, dispute resolution and scheme management, among other advancements that modernised our State's strata legislation.
"The State Government is now investigating the next layer of legislative change required to further enhance strata living for WA's growing number of strata owners and residents.
"We will use this review to identify any solutions that directly benefit strata owners and residents.
"The two phases of public consultation built into this review will ensure Western Australians are offered meaningful opportunities to contribute feedback and help shape the Government's upcoming strata reform priorities."
