Contracts
Posted 14 September 2022
The new National Construction Code (NCC), incorporating the Building Code of Australia (BCA), was adopted on 1 May 2015. It is now accessible online for free, upon registration with the Australian Bui…
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Strata
Posted 11 September 2022
The Property and Stock Agents Regulation 2022 (PSAR) commenced on 1 September 2022.
The explanatory note to the PSAR notes the object of the Regulation is to remake, without substantial changes, th…
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By-Laws, Levy Recovery, Management Agreements
Posted 28 September 2021
Whilst the most common strata building defects are still generally water ingress from defective membranes and window sealants as well as the fire and life safety non-compliances we are now also seeing…
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Strata
Posted 19 November 2024
Section 139(1) of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (“Act”) provides that a by-law must not be “harsh, unconscionable or oppressive”. Over the last few years, there has been a series of c…
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Strata, Levy Recovery
Posted 27 June 2022
The Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Amendment (Building Work Levy) Regulation 2022 has been notified on the NSW Legislation Website and is due to commence on 4 July…
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Strata
Posted 29 May 2022
Over the past few months NSW has experienced widespread and heavy rainfall. This has resulted in increased and prevalent claims against owners corporations, however the recent weather events and delay…
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Strata, Renovations
Posted 28 May 2022
Issues concerning installation and maintenance of air conditioning systems are a common source of disputes in strata schemes. There are a number of reasons for this, but the major problem is the answe…
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Building Defects
Posted 25 May 2022
Dealing with complicated issues concerning mould in buildings is becoming more and more prevalent in NSW.
Some points worth considering are: …
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Strata, Strata and Community Title Developments, Conveyancing
Posted 05 April 2022
Buying a strata unit “off the plan”, before it has been built, has long been common.
As compared with buying an existing property, there are many potential benefits, e.g. good pricing offered b…
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