Strata reform continues in New South Wales
On 19 November 2025, NSW Parliament introduced another set of proposed changes to the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (SSMA), the Community Land Management Act 2021 (CLMA), the Strata Schemes Development Act 2015 (SSDA) and the Conveyancing Act 1919 (CA), in the form of the Strata Schemes Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Bill 2025 (Miscellaneous Amendment Bill). […]
NSW Passes Major Domestic Violence Reforms to Residential Tenancy Laws (2025 Update)
Residential Tenancies Amendment (Domestic Violence Reform) Bill 2025 The NSW government continues to advance its reform agenda for rental laws, following the commencement of Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2024 and the introduction of Residential Tenancies Amendment (Protection of Personal Information) Bill 2025. The new amendment bill, Residential Tenancies Amendment (Domestic Violence Reform) Bill 2025 (the […]
Changes to the Retail Leases Act in NSW
Content Retail Leases Amendment (Review) Bill 2025 marks commencement of phase 1 of retail leases reform. On 14 October 2025, NSW Parliament introduced the Retail Leases Amendment (Review) Bill 2025 (the Bill), as the first set of reform to adopt following a statutory review of the Retail Leases Act 1994 (the Act) in 2023. Some of the key changes introduced by the […]
Residential Tenancies Amendment (Protection of Personal Information) Bill 2025 introduced into NSW Parliament
The NSW government stays the course on rental law reforms and introduces a new set of amendments in the Residential Tenancies Amendment (Protection of Personal Information) Bill 2025 (the Amendment Bill). The Amendment Bill was introduced into Parliament on 27 June 2025 and sought to further amend the Residential Tenancies Act 2010, with an aim to protect the tenants’ personal […]
Conveyancing and Real Property Amendment Bill 2025
Content On 27 May 2025, the Conveyancing and Real Property Amendment Bill 2025 (the “Bill”) was introduced in the Parliament. The Bill seeks to amend the Conveyancing Act 1919, the Real Property Act 1900, and their corresponding regulations. The Bill aims to address the following aspects: clarifying regulation-making powers and shifting certain requirements to the lodgement rules to […]
Strata Schemes Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (NSW) commences in 2025 to introduce further strata reform
On 2 March 2025, the Strata Schemes Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (the Act) received assent in the Parliament. While part of the Act has commenced, the majority of changes will come into effect from mid-2025. The Act amends the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (the SSMA) and incorporates some of the recommendations in the report on the statutory review of the […]