On 11 October 2021, the Real Property Amendment (Certificates of Title) Act 2021 commenced, which abolished the Certificates of Title (CTs) and the control of the right to deal (CoRD) framework. All existing CTs have been cancelled and CTs will no longer be issued. Existing CTs will not need to be produced, and CoRD holder consent will not be required, for a dealing or plan to be registered. All existing Guidelines subject to this change are currently being reviewed and will be updated to reflect these changes. For further information regarding the abolition of CTs, please see https://www.registrargeneral.nsw.gov.au/property-and-conveyancing/eConveyancing/abolition-of-certificates-of-title

Approved form 23 - Attestation

Approved Form 23 (PDF 128.4 KB) is required in all situations where the seal of the owners corporation is affixed to a certificate or any other document. Most approved forms which require consent from the owners corporation have the attestation clause as part of the form.

Take the following steps to complete

  • Complete the name of the owners corporation by inserting the strata plan number of the scheme.
  • Insert the date the seal was affixed
  • Affix the seal of the owners corporation. 
  • The person(s) attesting must sign in the appropriate space(s), print their name and their authority to attest.

Section 273 Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 authorises the following person(s) to attest the affixing of the seal:

  • where the owners corporation is comprised of only one owner, the seal must be affixed in the presence of  that owner or the strata managing agent of the owners corporation;
  • where the owners corporation is comprised of only two owners, the seal must be affixed in the presence of those owners or the strata managing agent of the owners corporation;
  • where the owners corporation is comprised of more than two  owners, the seal must be affixed in the presence of either:
    • two persons, being owners of lots or members of the strata committee, that the owners corporation determines for the purpose or, in the absence of a determination, the secretary of the owners corporation and any other member of the strata committee, or
    • the strata managing agent of the owners corporation.

A strata managing agent must also comply with the requirements of section 273(3) Strata Schemes Management Act 2015.