Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

UNIT TITLES (MANAGEMENT) ACT 2011 (NO. 41 OF 2011) - SECT 32

(UTA s 51A)

    (1)     A unit owner may keep an animal, or allow an animal to be kept, within the unit or the common property only with the consent of the owners corporation.

    (2)     The owners corporation may give consent under this section with or without conditions.

    (3)     However, the owners corporation's consent must not be unreasonably withheld.

Note     An owner or occupier of a unit may apply to the ACAT to resolve a dispute with the owners corporation about keeping an animal, or allowing an animal to be kept (see s 126).

    (4)     In this section:

"animal" includes—

        (a)     an amphibian; and

        (b)     a bird; and

        (c)     a fish; and

        (d)     a mammal (other than a human being); and

        (e)     a reptile.