The State Government has almost finalised the first step towards regulating the short-term rental accommodation (STRA) industry and the practice of short-term holiday letting in New South Wales by passing the Fair Trading Amendment (Short-Term Rental Accommodation) Bill 2018 (Bill). The…
The State Government has taken the first step towards regulating the short-term rental accommodation (STRA) industry and the practice of short-term holiday letting in New South Wales (NSW) by introducing the Fair Trading Amendment (Short-Term Rental Accommodation) Bill 2018 (Bill).
A notice for the proposed compulsory acquisition of land (PAN) required under the Roads Act 1993 for the WestConnex project has been ruled invalid by the Supreme Court. In addition to holding that the proposed acquisition notice failed to meet…
In two related decisions, the Land and Environment Court has provided guidance in relation to the process for joinder of parties to an application to the Court to give effect to Strata Renewal Plans (SRP Application) under the Strata Schemes Development…
An important consideration in the assessment of many development applications is whether the relevant floor space ratio (FSR) controls have been complied with.
On the road again: scope of protection for councils under s45 of the Civil Liability Act 2002 expanded
24 Oct, 2017
In a recent decision of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the special non-feasance protection for roads authorities in s45 of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (CL Act) was held to apply to a Council in respect of an RMS road under…
Build it up – developing in airspace
18 Sep, 2017
Increasing density in urban areas is resulting in greater pressure for increased building heights. Inevitably, this will lead to greater pressure to capitalise upon the value of air space. A recent decision of the Land and Environment Court (‘Court‘) has considered…
Recently, the NSW Government released an Options Paper on Short-term Holiday Letting (STHL) in NSW. The STHL industry in NSW has expanded significantly in recent years and in response to this, in 2016, the NSW Government conducted a public inquiry on the Adequacy of…
The Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (‘CLLA’) was assented to on 17 May, 2017. The majority of the CLLA Act will commence on the day when the Crown Lands Act 1989 is repealed by the Crown Land Management Act…
Advertising in Transport Corridors and on Trailers
12 May, 2017
The NSW Government has proposed changes to the State Environmental Planning Policy No 64 – Advertising and Signage (‘SEPP 64‘). Proposed amendments to the SEPP seek to make advertising in transport corridors permissible with consent despite any local environmental plan (‘LEP‘)…
Vesting of Crown Lands in Councils
21 Dec, 2016
The new Crown Lands Management Act 2016 (CLM Act), which will eventually repeal the Crown Lands Act 1989, received royal assent on 14 November 2016. The majority of its provisions are not yet in effect. However provisions regarding the vesting of…
Strata Termination Goes to Court
20 Oct, 2016
In our previous posts we have looked at the two major types of strata renewal plan; and followed the complex process of the owners’ decision to terminate a scheme. In this post we consider the final part of the process:…