The Strata Schemes Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (NSW) introduces significant reforms to strata law, implementing 37 of the 139 recommendations from the 2021 Statutory Review. The changes impose stricter duties
The Strata Schemes Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 makes an important change to section 106 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW). Previously, a lot owner had only two years
The strata renewal process can be complex and unforgiving for homeowners seeking a just and equitable price for their property. For only the second time, the NSW Land and Environment
On 22 November 2023, the Strata Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 passed both houses of NSW Parliament, amending Part 10 of the Strata Schemes Development Act 2015 (NSW) – the first
On 10 March 2023, Justice Darke of the NSW Supreme Court delivered an interlocutory decision refusing an application to stay building defect proceedings for 12 months, despite ongoing investigations under
In Hua Nan Trading Pty Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan No 32396 [2023] NSWCATAP 66, the NCAT Appeal Panel confirmed that the Tribunal has power under section 41
In The Owners – Strata Plan No 74232 v Tezel [2023] NSWCA 35, the NSW Court of Appeal confirmed that the two-year limitation period under section 106(6) of the Strata
The Building Legislation Amendment (Building Classes) Regulation 2023, published on 24 February 2023, introduced changes affecting builders, developers, owners corporations and others involved in construction. This article highlights the key
Uncertainty about whether the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW) applies to emergency rectification work prompted NSW Fair Trading to issue guidance on building practitioner obligations for emergency remedial
In The Owners – Strata Plan No 84674 v Pafburn Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 116, Justice Rees confirmed that a defendant in breach of the non-delegable statutory duty of care
In The Owners – Strata Plan 86807 v Crown Group Constructions Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 44, Justice Ball considered an owners corporation’s application to amend its claim against the builder
In Smith v Owners – Strata Plan No 3004 [2022] NSWSC 1599, the NSW Supreme Court considered sections 106(1) and 106(5) of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) and
In The Owners – Strata Plan No 90018 v Parkview Constructions Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1123, Justice Stevenson confirmed that an owners corporation may add new defects to an existing
In Boulus Constructions Pty Ltd v Warrumbungle Shire Council [2022] NSWSC 1368, Justice Stevenson confirmed that directors of building companies and site supervisors owe a statutory duty of care under
As part of reforms to restore confidence and improve compliance and enforcement in the NSW building and construction industry, the Government introduced the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW)
As part of the Construct NSW strategy, the Office of the Building Commissioner released the Independent Construction Industry Ratings Tool (iCIRT), a voluntary five-star rating system created by global rating
Following earlier reforms to the Strata Schemes Management Regulation 2016 (NSW) and Community Land Management Regulation 2018 (NSW) in response to COVID-19, on 1 June 2022 the Strata Schemes Management
Uncertainty existed over whether the statutory duty of care under the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW) applied only to ‘class 2’ buildings such as residential flat buildings and
In The Owners – Strata Plan No 84674 v Pafburn Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 659, Justice Stevenson clarified that the statutory duty of care under section 37 of the Design
In The Owners – Strata Plan No 87060 v Loulach Developments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 1068, the NSW Supreme Court delivered an early decision on the Design and
The NSW Government announced further reforms to the Strata Schemes Management Regulation 2016 (NSW) and Community Land Management Regulation 2018 (NSW). On 12 May 2021, the Strata Schemes Management Amendment
The Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW) was introduced in response to concerns about building defects in NSW, commencing on 11 June 2020 with further provisions from 1 July
The Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW) was introduced in response to concerns about building defects in NSW, commencing on 11 June 2020 with further provisions from 1 July
The strata defects regime under Part 11 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) for high-rise residential strata buildings commenced on 1 January 2018, applying to building contracts entered
From 13 March 2018, owners corporations of all strata residential buildings in NSW are under a duty, at their own expense, to install complying window safety devices on all affected
In The Owners – Strata Plan 49574 v Scorpio Holdings (Aust) Pty Ltd & Ors [2018] NSWLEC 54, Project Lawyers acted for the applicant and successfully obtained orders requiring a
Building bond changes to strata legislation in NSW, commencing 1 January 2018, require developers to pay a compulsory building bond to the NSW Office of Fair Trading before obtaining any
A perennial challenge in redeveloping ageing, under-utilised strata sites in NSW has been the requirement to secure unanimous agreement of lot owners – an exceedingly difficult threshold, as there is
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