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Case Note: Plunkett v Portier Pacific Pty Ltd (Civil Claims) [2024] VCAT 205

This case note was written by Eve Whitmore, an Associate in our Melbourne office (and peer reviewed by Tim Graham). — On 5 March 2024, President of the Victorian Civil…

Enhancing Community Living: Queensland’s Body Corporate Reforms

Commencement date for the BCCMA amendments Exciting developments are on the horizon for residents and property owners within community titles schemes in Queensland. With the proclamation of the Body Corporate…

Case update – Diaspora Holding Pty Limited & Anor v The Owners Strata Plan No. 68608 [2024] NSWDC 46

Case update – Diaspora Holding Pty Limited & Anor v The Owners Strata Plan No. 68608 [2024] NSWDC 46 – tort of unlawful interference with trade – decision date 1…

e-Bikes and e-Scooters – The potential implications for owners corporations

The last 12 months have seen an increase in the number of fires resulting from the charging of e-bikes, e-scooters and the like.  Many insurance policies will not yet exclude…

Choosing to be a Professional Strata Manager

An article by Michael Kleinschmidt, a Partner of our Queensland office. — After the bombshell of the 7:30 Report into Netstrata last week, most of the sector has jumped into…

Q&A -“Can our executive committee force lot owners to de-sex pets?”

This article, written by our Queensland Partner Michael Kleinschmidt first appeared in the QLD LookUpStrata Newsletter. Question:  A “dot point” clause in our body corporate by-laws forces lot owners to...

January 2024 – Strata Regulatory Watch

In this edition we cover: NSW: Changes to strata and community titles laws in NSW NSW : The Mascot Towers case Blog Post: Stratum Title – the manna of property title QLD: BUGT and QLD…

Case Decision summary : The Owners of Dolphin Apartments Mandurah Strata Plan 49518 v Poland Superannuation Pty Ltd [2023] WASC 452

Decision of Lundberg J, delivered 28 November 2023 In this recent decision of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, the Court upheld the decision of the State Administrative Tribunal (Tribunal)…

Q&A -“A member of my OC won’t pay their levies – should we start action in VCAT?”

Question: A member of my OC won’t pay their levies – Should we start action in VCAT? I am the OC Manager of a mid-sized apartment complex. Over the course…

Q&A – approval process when owners are part of multiple OC’s within an estate

This question was submitted to us from Matt Bourke of MBCM Strata Specialists Doncaster. We thank Matt for submutting this question and giving us his permission to publish our response….

Changes to the NSW Strata and Community Titles legislation

Under the Strata Legislation Amendment Bill 2023, various changes have been made to the strata and community titles legislation. The changes commenced on 11 December 2023 (transitional arrangements are in…

Stratum title: the manna of property title

In Hebrew, manna means “what is it?”  Many have referred to a parent or spouse’s experimental cookery in this way or thought this after looking at a drawing their child…