Strata, NCAT and Court Proceedings, Renovations
Posted 24 July 2016
Summary Bannermans were given instructions for interim orders to stop a lot owner carrying out unauthorised works to common property including works r…
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Strata, Building Defects, Construction
Posted 21 July 2016
In A Nutshell Following a significant fire in a 23 storey apartment building in Melbourne’s Docklands area on 25 November 2014 (the Lacross Apartmen…
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Building Defects
Posted 09 June 2016
Building Defects – Lessons from the ACT experience ACT owners corporations are experiencing the same practical difficulties as NSW when dealing with…
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Strata, Building Defects, Certifiers, Planning Approvals
Posted 23 June 2016
We explore below three of the significant recent developments in case law concerning building certification practices. Firstly, does Council owe a dut…
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Strata, Strata Reform
Posted 18 May 2016
Submissions on the Strata Schemes Management Regulation 2016 and Strata Schemes Development Regulation 2016 Introduction This is a submission from Ban…
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Strata Insurance
Posted 06 March 2023
The question of what is the proximate, or dominant cause of a loss is one that has been the cause of the loss of many trees over the years with so man…
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Strata, Conveyancing
Posted 27 April 2016
Changes to the Swimming Pools Act 1992 and regulations come into force on 29 April 2016 and will have a direct impact on the sale, purchase or lease o…
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Construction, Planning Approvals
Posted 12 April 2016
Please see below a document setting out the basic steps, requirements and timeline for Class 1 Residential Development Appeals in the New South Wales …
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Home Owners Warranty, Construction, Planning Approvals
Posted 17 March 2016
The Home Building Act 1989 operates in many unexpected ways, for instance a lot of its focus is on managing insurance risk of Builders as opposed to m…
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Strata, Strata Reform
Posted 01 March 2016
The new strata laws that commenced on 30 November 2016 have made significant changes to the appointment and role of strata managing agents. Investment…
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Strata, Strata Reform
Posted 22 February 2016
Under the current legislation there is a requirement for owners corporations “to take into account” the 10 year sinking fund plan. Many schemes do…
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Strata, Management Agreements, Strata Reform
Posted 21 February 2016
The new strata laws have made significant changes to the appointment and role of strata managing agents. Agents’ appointment terms are to be limited…
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