Help and information
The government's own plain-English guidance for your scheme.
- Strata title information and FAQsThe official Tasmanian strata hub from the Land Titles Office.
- Strata Living in Tasmania (guide, PDF)The full official guide to meetings, levies, insurance, by-laws and disputes.
- Body corporate dutiesBody corporate duties, AGM timing, repairs, and when an administrator can be appointed.
Disputes
Where to go when something can't be sorted out at the committee table.
- Application for relief (Recorder of Titles)How to ask the Recorder of Titles to resolve a strata dispute.
- Appealing a Recorder's orderHow to appeal to TASCAT within 30 days.
- TASCAT: Resource and Planning StreamThe tribunal stream that hears strata appeals and applications.
The law itself
The Acts, straight from the official legislation website.
- Strata Titles Act 1998Tasmania's strata law.
Plans, titles and scheme documents
Where to search or order the scheme plan, title and registered by-laws.
- LIST Properties and TitlesSearch folio plans, dealings and by-law changes. Needs a free LIST account.
- Service Tasmania: Search the Land Titles RegisterStarting point for title searches.
Builders, trades and defects
Check a licence before you hire, and where to take defective work.
- CBOS: Find a licensed tradespersonCheck builders, electricians, plumbers and gas fitters are licensed.
Also worth bookmarking
Other official pages committee members end up needing.
- Strata insuranceCompulsory building and public liability cover, and what owners can do if it is missing.
Official forms
Where your state has an official or prescribed form, use it. For everything else, use our free forms.
- Application for Relief formStart a strata dispute with the Recorder of Titles.
- Activating your body corporate (guide)Official guide to getting a dormant body corporate running.
- Tasmanian statutory declarationThe statutory declaration form for body corporate matters in Tasmania.
Strata managers in Tasmania
Thinking about changing managers? Start with these. Changing manager is usually a decision for a general meeting, and your current agreement sets out the notice period, so check both before you sign anything new.
Finders and registers
- SCA Strata DirectoryThe Strata Community Association's national directory of member strata managers and suppliers.
Strata management companies, A to Z
| Company | Areas they list |
|---|---|
| Ace Body Corporate Management | Hobart, Launceston |
| Coast to Coast Strata and Property Services | North West Tasmania, Hobart, Launceston |
| Strata Complete (PICA Group) | Hobart and Southern Tasmania |
| Strata Tas | Launceston, Hobart |
| Stratum Title Management | Hobart, statewide |
| Terrace Strata Management | Hobart, Launceston area |
Listed alphabetically. No company paid to be listed and none is recommended over another. Get at least three quotes and ask each one what is included in the base fee.
Local reading
Owner groups, the industry body and law firms that publish free plain-English articles for Tasmania.
- LookUpStrata: TasmaniaTasmanian strata law, guides, forms and dispute contacts on one page.
- SCA Tasmania chapterThe industry chapter, with FAQs and a 'What is strata?' page.
For news, forums and podcasts from across Australia, see what owners are talking about.
Want it all explained in one place?
The Tasmania edition of The Committee Member Handbook walks through the job in plain English, written for TAS's own law.