by Allison | Jun 8, 2021 | News & Publications, NSW, Recent News
Statutory Demands An amendment to the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) will enact a change to the minimum amount for a statutory demand from 1 July 2021, increasing the current statutory minimum of $2,000 to $4,000 to reflect the impact of inflation. This change...
by Allison | Jun 8, 2021 | News & Publications, NSW, Recent News, Strata Disputes
Whether or not an expert is required to comply with the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal’s (NCAT) Procedural Direction 3 setting out the expert’s code of conduct was considered in McGrath v The Owners – Strata Plan No 13631 [2021] NSWCATAP 167. Background Mr...
by Allison | Jun 8, 2021 | News & Publications, NSW, Recent News
The Strata Schemes Management Amendment (Sustainability Infrastructure) Bill 2021 was passed on 16 February 2021 and received assent on 24 February 2021, thereafter becoming the Strata Schemes Amendment (Sustainability Infrastructure) Act 2021. The new provisions on...
by Allison | May 14, 2021 | Legal Alert, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News, Uncategorised
The temporary relief measures introduced in response to COVID-19 enabling the holding of an owners corporation to hold electronic meetings, regardless of whether a motion authorising an electronic meeting had previously been passed, were not extended. This means that...
by Allison | May 11, 2021 | By-Laws, News & Publications, NSW
By-laws are the rules that govern an owners corporation. All owners and occupiers are required to comply with the by-laws of their strata scheme and as such, it is important that by-laws are clearly drafted and easily interpreted. When by-laws are unclear or...
by Allison | May 11, 2021 | News & Publications, NSW, Strata Disputes
An owners corporation can recover a contribution when it has not been paid one month after it became due and payable. Interest payable on that unpaid contribution and the reasonable expenses of the owners corporation incurred in recovering those amounts can also be...
