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Building Bonds: A new regime of Pro-Active Building Defect Management

Building Defects

Posted 23 April 2018

Divisions 3 (sections 207-211) of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) (SSM Act 2015) introduces a building bond scheme for new multi-storey b…

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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 …

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Last gasp for Smokers

Strata, NCAT and Court Proceedings, eBooks

Posted 31 January 2018

SMOKING IN STRATA BUILDINGS – WHAT ARE THE RULES? Smoking is one of the major sources of disputes in strata schemes. It can cause numerous probl…

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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 concr…

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Building Products Safety Laws

Building Defects

Posted 15 June 2017

BUILDING PRODUCTS SAFETY LAWS The Building Products (Safety) Act 2017(ā€œActā€) has been passed by the New South Wales government and is to commence …

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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: The Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (ā€œActā€). The Act set up the legis…

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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 …

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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 …

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