On 30 August 2016 the Local Government Amendment (Governance and Planning) Act 2016 (Amendment Act) was made and the majority of its provisions are now in force. This blog sets out which provisions are in force or will shortly commence operation, and…
Strata Termination: how the owners decide
The ultimate decision on whether a strata renewal proposal is approved is up to the Land & Environment Court. Before the matter goes to the Court, the strata owners themselves must consider whether they wish to apply to the Court…
In a period of a week, the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) has handed down two judgements addressing whether a person should have access to copies of plans received by a Council as part of a development application. The…
A director of Sydney Drum Machinery Pty Ltd was charged with the commission of two offences against the provisions of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 on the basis that the company had, without reasonable excuse, failed to comply with two (2)…
The Department of Fair Trading has announced that the new strata laws, the Strata Schemes Development Act 2015 (Act) and the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015, will commence on 30 November 2016. While the new building defect bond scheme will not start…