by Allison | Jun 17, 2020 | Legal Alert, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News
Thanks to the Strata Schemes Management Amendment (COVID-19) Regulation 2020, the new section 271A of Strata Schemes Management Act 2020, the Community Lands Amendment (COVID-19) Regulations 20202 and the new section 122A of the Community Lands Management Act 1989, it...
by Allison | May 4, 2020 | By-Laws, Legal Alert, News & Publications, NSW, Strata Disputes
With many professionals currently adapting to working from home and engaging in online meetings with their clients, it is essential to understand that some prohibitions apply to meetings conducted in person as well as to meetings conducted by electronic means (such as...
by Allison | May 4, 2020 | By-Laws, Legal Alert, News & Publications, NSW, Strata Disputes
Lock boxes are boxes that are installed on common property within the strata scheme so that keys or passes to access the building or lots can be stored in them. The purpose of installing a lock box for welfare access is to enable emergency services, such as the...
by Allison | May 4, 2020 | Legal Alert, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News
We recently wrote an article about the changes to legislation which enabled an amendment to be made to the regulations imposed upon witnessing documents. The good news is that changes to the regulations were enacted on 22 April 2020, through the Electronic...
by Allison | Apr 7, 2020 | By-Laws, Fact Sheets, Factsheets, Legal Alert, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News, Rules, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes
This article is an update on an article written by Allison Benson on short-term letting on 2 April 2020. Code of conduct shelved On 3 April 2020 in an unusual move, NSW Government has passed legislation to repeal the in-coming changes to the Fair Trading Regulation...
by Allison | Apr 7, 2020 | Factsheets, Legal Alert, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News, Rules
Public Health (COVID-19 Restrictions on Gathering and Movement) Order 2020 which came into effect on 31 March 2020 restricts people from leaving their place of residence without reasonable excuse. Reasonable excuses include to travel for work, but only where this...
