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Case Note: Craven & Gilks v The Owners – Units Plan No 2839 (Appeal) [2023] ACAT 4

by Chris | Jan 20, 2026 | ACT, Case Review, News & Publications, Strata Disputes

This case note has been taken from the recently published second-edition of a Guide to ACT Strata Law. A physical copy of the full text can be purchased here.   In this case the owners corporation’s rules required any unit owner who wished to replace carpet in...

Case Note: Cheetham & Ors v The Owners – Units Plan No 503 & Ors (Unit Titles) [2019] ACAT 90

by Chris | Jan 20, 2026 | ACT, Case Review, News & Publications, Strata Disputes

This case note has been taken from the recently published second-edition of a Guide to ACT Strata Law. A physical copy of the full text can be purchased here. The applicants are the owners of three units in a block of six. The respondents are the owners corporation...

A Bureaucracy is Required – Property Developers Bill 2023

by Chris | Apr 10, 2024 | ACT, Legal Alert, News & Publications, Recent News

On Thursday 30 November 2023 the Property Developers Bill 2023 (Bill) was tabled before the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly and referred to the Standing Committee on Planning, Transport, and City Services (Committee). Click here to access the Bill....

Spedding v The Owners – Units Plan 3941 (Unit Titles) [2022] ACAT 49

by Allison | Jun 21, 2022 | ACT, Case Review, News & Publications, Rules, Strata Disputes

The issue in this case was whether reduced quorum decisions made at an annual general meeting held on 16 December 2021 took effect where the owners corporation gave notice of the reduced quorum decisions to unit owners on 4 January 2022, that is, more than seven...

Exemption – Meeting During the Public Health Emergency Declaration Period

by Allison | Jun 5, 2020 | ACT, News & Publications, Recent News

On 30 April 2020 sections 3 and 111 of the Unit Titles Legislation Amendment Act 2020 commenced (the remaining provisions of the Unit Titles Legislation Amendment Act 2020 will commence on 1 November 2020) and the Unit Titles (Management) Amendment Regulation 2020 (No...
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Recent News & Publications

  • Case Note: Craven & Gilks v The Owners – Units Plan No 2839 (Appeal) [2023] ACAT 4
  • Case Note: Cheetham & Ors v The Owners – Units Plan No 503 & Ors (Unit Titles) [2019] ACAT 90
  • Case Note. Leonard & Anor v Michie & Ors (Unit Titles) [2019] ACAT 14
  • SMH Article: Barking dogs, prams and air-con: What Sydney’s apartment dwellers fight about
  • NSW Strata Reforms Taking Effect Soon

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