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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...

COVID-19: The Electronic Transactions Act 2000 & Signing Documents

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...

ACT Case Note: How not to issue a rule infringement notice

by Chris | Aug 2, 2019 | ACT, Case Review, Legal Alert, News & Publications, Recent News, Strata Disputes

CORBY v THE OWNERS CORPORATION – UNITS PLAN NO 1035 (Unit Titles) [2019] ACAT 45 ACT CIVIL & ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL Member: Senior Member R Orr QC Date of Decision/ Orders: 8 May 2019 FACTS On 11 April 2018 the executive committee for the owners corporation of...
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