Appropriate dispute resolution for Owners Corporation internal disputes: a case study from Victoria, Australia

This paper introduces the literature review; methodology development and preliminary findings of a research project dealing with COnflIcts arising out of the ownership of shared assets in high rise and master planned estates in the state of Victoria, Australia. Research for this paper explored the nature of conflict in a legal entity known in Victoria as an 'owners corporation'. Owners corporations managers were surveyed to gain insight into how pre-litigation disputes are being resolved, and what role mediation and third party facilitation of conflict play in the resolution of internal owners corporation disputes.