Safety in our Strata & Community Title Schemes – Part 1 Physical Safety
This is a long overdue blog about safety legislation, the SafeWork NSW v The Owners – Strata Plan No 93899 [2024] NSWDC 277 case and how it affects our strata […]
More reforms to strata and community title on the way: A new Bill is being considered
More strata reforms are being discussed in Parliament. The Strata Schemes Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Bill 2026 is sitting in our Legislative Council. It’s passed through the Legislative Assembly, waiting on its second reading speech. This is a brief review of the proposed changes.
The 1 April 2026 Strata Law Changes you need to know about
These are the strata and community title law changes that you need to know about before they start on 1 April 2026.
When is a short term letting by-law harsh, unconscionable and oppressive?
In NSW, by-laws can regulate short term letting however arbitrary fees and costs or bonds may mean your schemes by-law is harsh, unconscionable or oppressive and invalid.
Sustainability Series: Part 7 – Do NSW owners corporations have to consider environmental sustainability?
Two small but noteworthy changes were inserted into the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 and became effective on 1 July 2025 requiring owners corporations to consider sustainable use at each annual general meeting. These are discussed in this blog.
Sustainability Series: Part 6 – What is the new statutory restriction on by-laws for sustainability infrastructure works?
In this penultimate blog of this Sustainability Series I want to discuss the new restriction in relation to proposed works by-laws for the installation of sustainability infrastructure.
Sustainability Series: Part 5 – What are the technical requirement of a sustainability infrastructure resolution
There are considerable advantages to having motions classified as sustainability infrastructure motions however these motions have technical requirements that must to be met. This part 5 of my Sustainability Series dives into these requirements.
Sustainability Series: Part 4 – The far ranging nature of sustainability infrastructure, no it is not just technology improvements
Sustainability Series : Part 4 – The far ranging nature of sustainability infrastructure, no it is not just technology improvements, the definition is much broader than that.
Sustainability Series: Part 3 – What are sustainability infrastructure motions? How are these resolutions changing how works are authorised?
Sustainability in Strata Part 3 sets out the definition of sustainability infrastructure, what sustainability infrastructure resolutions are and the key change making it easier to have them passed
Sustainability Series: Part 2 – What is the test to determine if work is a repair or an upgrade?
Sustainability Series: Repair v Upgrade: Part 2 – What is the test to determine if work is a repair or an upgrade? Let’s consider the cases and apply them to two examples.
Thoughts from a strata lawyer ... 