Committee in Victoria (VIC)

In Victoria, land divided into lots with shared common property forms an owners corporation, governed by the Owners Corporations Act 2006 (Vic). Not every owners corporation is required to have a committee, but where one is formed, it acts on the owners corporation's behalf for day-to-day matters.

What the committee is

The committee is a smaller elected group that handles routine business so the whole owners corporation doesn't need to meet for every decision. Under the Owners Corporations Act 2006, a committee must have at least 3 and not more than 7 members, unless owners resolve by ordinary resolution to allow a larger committee, up to a cap set out in the Act [1](https://www5.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/consol_act/oca2006260/s103.html).

How it's elected

Committee members are owners (or their representatives) elected at a general meeting of the owners corporation. Consumer Affairs Victoria publishes guidance on membership, nominations, and the removal of committee members — check its owners corporation committees page for the current process, as procedural detail can change [1](https://cms9.consumer.vic.gov.au/housing/owners-corporations/meetings-and-committees/committees).

What it can decide

The committee can generally deal with matters the owners corporation has delegated to it, such as arranging routine repairs and administrative tasks. Some decisions are reserved to the owners corporation as a whole and cannot be delegated to a committee — check the Act for the specific list of matters that must go to a general meeting rather than the committee.

Records and meetings

Owners corporations must keep records such as minutes, a register of owners, and financial and administrative records. Meetings — whether of the full owners corporation or the committee — have rules around notice, quorum and conduct set out in the Act and in Consumer Affairs Victoria's guidance on running meetings. Check the current legislation and Consumer Affairs Victoria material for specific notice periods and quorum requirements that apply to your owners corporation, as these depend on the type and size of scheme [3](https://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/housing/owners-corporations/meetings-and-committees/running-meetings).

Disputes

Disagreements involving an owners corporation, its committee, or individual owners can often be resolved directly or with support from Consumer Affairs Victoria. Unresolved disputes may be taken to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), which deals with most owners corporation disputes in the state.

Where to confirm the rules

Legislative requirements — including committee size limits, notice periods and record-keeping obligations — are set out in the Owners Corporations Act 2006 and related regulations, and Consumer Affairs Victoria keeps guidance updated as the law changes. This page is general information only and is not legal advice; for matters specific to your owners corporation, confirm details with Consumer Affairs Victoria or a qualified strata/owners corporation professional.

Flex Strata supports committees with meetings, agendas, minutes, ballots, notices, maintenance and work orders, contractor and compliance records, documents, owner requests and the audit trail. It does not manage levies, budgets, cashbooks or arrears — those remain matters for the owners corporation manager or treasurer under the Act.