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An Owner’s Short Guide to Standard Form Residential Building Contracts

Strata, Renovations

Posted 10 April 2018

A sample survey carried out by the Law Department of Melbourne University in 2014 found that the only sector of the construction industry where there was virtually no substantive incidence of amendmen…

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Last gasp for Smokers

Strata, NCAT and Court Proceedings, eBooks

Posted 31 January 2018

Smoking is one of the major sources of disputes in strata schemes. It can cause numerous problems for strata schemes, potentially undermining the amenity of the building, increasing common property re…

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4 Hot Defect Trends

Building Defects

Posted 30 January 2018

The strata industry has a long history of dealing with defective building works and there are some usual suspects, such as water penetration and concrete cancer. However, in recent years, some new typ…

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Building Products Safety Laws

Building Defects

Posted 15 June 2017

BUILDING PRODUCTS SAFETY LAWS The Building Products (Safety) Act 2017(“Act”) has been passed by the New South Wales government and is to commence on a date to be proclaimed. When it commences, …

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Work Health & Safety Act 2011 and the Work Health & Safety Regulation 2017

Strata

Posted 18 November 2023

The current work health and safety legislation in New South Wales comprises:…

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Shifting Service Costs and Secret Profits – Owners Getting Shafted

Strata

Posted 28 November 2017

It has become increasingly common for developers to pursue a development in such a way that owners corporations and lot owners are locked in to using various service providers or paying what amount to…

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Hand me down Services Arrangements – What can you do

Strata

Posted 28 November 2017

It has become increasingly common for developers to pursue a development in such a way that owners corporations and lot owners are locked in to using various service providers or paying what amount to…

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New Privacy Laws – Notifiable Data Breaches

Strata

Posted 28 November 2017

Amendments to the Privacy Act 1988, introducing a notifiable data breach scheme, commence on 22 February 2018.…

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