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Posted 25 August 2021
Category: Strata, By-Laws
Amendments to the Strata Management Schemes Act 2015 (NSW) (SSMA) and its regulations came into effect on 24 August 2021. These changes significantly move the legal position on pets from the recent Court of Appeal decision in Cooper.
The newly included Section 137B in the SSMA provides that a by-law that unreasonably prohibits the keeping of an animal on a lot has no force or effect, which effectively means that it cannot be enforced. The new section does not stop owners corporations from making a pets by-law that places conditions on the keeping of animals as long as the conditions reasonably prohibit the keeping of an animal.
If an owners corporation which has an invalid pets by-law wishes to regulate the keeping of animals moving forward, the invalid pets by-law should be repealed and replaced by an updated pets by-law that reasonably prohibits the keeping of animals.
Along with the addition of Section 137B into the SSMA, clause 36A has been added into the Strata Scheme Management Regulation 2016 (NSW) and also came into effect on 24 August 2021. It lists the circumstances in which the keeping of an animal unreasonably interferes with an occupant’s use and enjoyment of their lot and the common property. Such circumstances are:
Owners corporations that make a valid pets by-law which requires occupants to make an application to keep an animal before the pet is allowed on the strata scheme must take note that Section 137B(5) of the SSMA states that an owners corporation is taken to have given permission for keeping of an animal on a lot if:
Accordingly, decisions made by an owners corporation in relation to a pet application must be based on a reason which reasonably prohibits the keeping of an animal and therefore must not be based on a reason that goes beyond protecting the occupants’ use and enjoyment of their lots from unreasonable interference caused by the keeping of an animal.
If you believe your strata scheme has an invalid pets by-law, we can assist you with the process of reviewing your current pets by-law and, if required, advising you on how to make a valid pets by-law that complies with the new legislation.
***The information contained in this article is general information only and not legal advice. The currency, accuracy and completeness of this article (and its contents) should be checked by obtaining independent legal advice before you take any action or otherwise rely upon its contents in any way.