Management committee in South Australia (SA)

South Australian strata schemes are legally structured around the strata corporation (or community corporation for community-titled land), which is made up of every lot owner. The corporation is the legal entity that owns and manages common property, holds insurance, and enters contracts on behalf of owners. Day-to-day administration is usually delegated to an elected management committee, which acts on the corporation's behalf between general meetings.

Flex Strata is built to support the work of that management committee: organising meetings, publishing agendas and minutes, running ballots, tracking maintenance and contractor work, keeping a compliance register, and maintaining an audit trail of decisions. This guide is general information, not legal advice — always confirm specific requirements with Consumer and Business Services SA or a strata professional before acting.

What the strata corporation and management committee are

Every owner in a strata scheme is automatically a member of the strata corporation. The corporation as a whole makes major decisions at general meetings, such as approving significant works or changing articles (the SA equivalent of by-laws). The management committee is a smaller group elected by owners to handle routine matters — maintenance decisions, contractor engagement, correspondence and administration — within the powers the corporation gives it under the Strata Titles Act 1988 (SA) or Community Titles Act 1996 (SA). [4](https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/__legislation/lz/c/a/strata%20titles%20act%201988/current/1988.13.auth.pdf)

How the committee is elected

Committee members are elected by owners, typically at the annual general meeting. The exact process, eligibility rules and term length are set out in the Act and its regulations, and can vary depending on the scheme's size and whether it operates under the Strata Titles Act or the Community Titles Act. Check the current Act and Consumer and Business Services SA guidance for the specific election procedure that applies to your scheme, rather than relying on general assumptions.

What the committee can decide

A management committee generally handles matters delegated to it by the corporation — for example approving routine maintenance, engaging contractors within agreed limits, and managing correspondence and records. Decisions that affect owners more broadly, such as changes to articles, special levies or major capital works, typically require a resolution of the full corporation at a general meeting. The precise boundary between committee powers and corporation powers depends on the corporation's own articles and the Act, so committees should check the current articles and legislation before assuming they can act alone on a matter.

Records and meetings

Corporations and their committees are expected to keep proper records of meetings, decisions and correspondence, and to give owners reasonable access to those records. For the current requirements on notice periods, quorum, meeting frequency and how long records must be kept, check the Strata Titles Act 1988 (SA) or Community Titles Act 1996 (SA) and Consumer and Business Services SA, since these details can change and vary by scheme type. Flex Strata can help a committee stay organised — storing agendas, minutes, notices and the compliance register in one place with a clear audit trail — but it doesn't replace the need to confirm what the law actually requires for your scheme.

Disputes

Where owners and a committee or corporation disagree — for example about maintenance obligations, access to records, or the validity of a decision — South Australia's Strata Titles Act and Community Titles Act provide for disputes to be resolved through the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (SACAT). [5](https://www.sacat.sa.gov.au/) SACAT can deal with a range of strata and community title disputes, but the pathway (including any required internal steps first) depends on the nature of the dispute, so check SACAT's website or Consumer and Business Services SA before lodging an application.

Where to confirm the rules

Because strata law changes and because Flex Strata does not provide legal advice, always confirm current requirements — including notice periods, quorum, committee powers and record-keeping obligations — against the Strata Titles Act 1988 (SA), the Community Titles Act 1996 (SA), and guidance from Consumer and Business Services SA, or by speaking with a strata manager or lawyer.

Flex Strata covers meetings, agendas, minutes, ballots, notices, maintenance and contractor work, the compliance register, documents, owner requests, disputes tracking and the audit trail — it does not handle levies, budgets or financial reconciliation, which are usually managed separately by a strata manager or treasurer.