We look at circumstances where the residential strata schemes exemption may be lost thereby rendering an owners corporation liable to meet the requirements of the Work Health & Safety Act 2011.

A Comprehensive Summary. Changes affecting the liability of builders and developers under the Home Building Act 1989 and a more stringent and complicated home warranty insurance claim process are the key amendments made by the Home Building Amendment Act 2011. In this paper, Mills Oakley Lawyers consider the effect of the changes in detail. Please Click Here

Strata and Community Title Law Review – 2012 The Minister for Fair Trading Anthony Roberts has announced a three month online consultation on strata and community scheme issues to be hosted by public policy think tank Global Access Partners (GAP). Roberts said the New South Wales Government welcomed the GAP initiative, which will provide a valuable source of information for the Government’s planned review

The team at Whelan Property Group are pleased to announce the arrival of their newest team member, Luke Bowen. Luke comes from 5 years property experience and brings with him the skills required for our industry. Having managed properties all over the Sydney region, Luke is familiar with the different personalities the Strata Community consists of, and has developed techniques to achieve the required results of the

New environmental upgrade loans to Strata Buildings In long awaited legislation, commercial strata buildings and residential strata buildings (of more than 20 lots) will now be able to apply for ‘greening’ loans so that they can be retrospectively fitted with energy saving and efficiency measures. The Local Government Amendment (Environmental Upgrade Agreements) Act, which recently took effect, allows environme

With the recent reforms and release of the following act/regulation: • Residential Tenancies Act 2010 • Residential Tenancies Regulation 2010 The question asked, will this help in the management of an Owners Corporation? In short, maybe, one key feature, an agent/owner must now supply a copy of current by-laws enforce for the an Owners Corporation. Although agents were meant to supply this information in the p