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Building Defects Advanced Edition FAQ – Handover Documents from Developers

Strata, Building Defects, eBooks

Posted 02 September 2025

What are handover documents? Handover documents refer to a comprehensive set of construction and compliance records that the developer is legally obli…

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Building Defects Advanced Edition FAQ – Key Legal Developments | Pafburn Decision

Strata, Building Defects, eBooks

Posted 02 September 2025

What changed after Pafburn? The Pafburn decision from the High Court significantly reshaped how liability is distributed under the Design and Building…

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Building Defects Advanced Edition FAQ – Non-performance of Deeds and NCAT Rectification Orders

Strata, Building Defects, eBooks

Posted 02 September 2025

What can an owner do if a builder fails to comply with an NCAT work order or a deed? Several options are available. These include but are not limited …

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Building Defects Advanced Edition FAQ – Declared Design Regime under the D&BPA

Strata, Building Defects, eBooks

Posted 02 September 2025

The Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW) (D&BPA) was introduced to improve accountability and quality within the construction industry…

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Short-term letting by-law penalty paid to the owners corporation | Meaning of “Principal place of residence”

Strata, By-Laws

Posted 02 September 2025

The Consumer and Commercial Division of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) recently made orders for lot owners to pay a pe…

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NCAT rules by-law to restrict communications between a committee and owners invalid

Strata, By-Laws

Posted 22 August 2025

Often committee members are faced with a volume of emails and correspondence they would rather not address given they are performing a voluntary role …

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Informed Consent Insurance Provisions | ASIC Regulation regarding Insurance from 9 July 2025

Strata

Posted 14 August 2025

Strata managing agents have been kept busy in recent times keeping up to speed with a torrent of strata reforms, including much tighter regulation of …

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Failure to Repair – Some Guidance on Strata Committee and Strata Managing Agent Liability

Strata, Building Defects, NCAT and Court Proceedings

Posted 06 August 2025

A recent decision of the Appeal Panel of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (“NCAT”) provides some guidance relating to liability f…

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