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    Introduction of the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024

    Overview: The Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 received Royal Assent on 6 June 2024. The Act includes important changes to the economic reasons termination…

    Q&A: Strata manager will not disclose their insurance commission

    Q: We have repeatedly asked our strata manager to disclose the insurance premium and their commission. We’ve failed to receive satisfactory supporting documents. What is the best approach in regard…

    Strata legislation reforms on commissions and conflicts of interest underway

    The NSW government has recently announced plans to tighten laws on commissions received by strata managing agents and conflicts of interest in an attempt to strengthen regulation of the strata…

    To balcony or not to balcony?

    A brief look into subdivision of common property We have recently seen an increasing number of lot owners consider constructing balconies for their apartments. There are two methods of approving…

    Webinar : Navigating the ‘Per Lot Fee’ Dilemma

    The latest Macquarie Business Banking 2023 Strata Management Benchmarking Report underscores the pressing need for the strata management industry to boost per-lot revenue to maintain sustainable business operations. In a…

    A response to The Guardian’s article on 25 March 2024 + the LevyCollect Approach

    This article, written by Petra Lohmann, the general manager of our LevyCollect team, is in response to a newspaper article published in The Guardian on 25th March 2025 titled “Lost…

    Strata Managers are undervalued and underpaid.

    An article by Michael Kleinschmidt, Partner. Date of publication: 8th April 2024. — I spend more on my annual Netflix subscription, than the base management fee I pay my strata…

    April 2024 – Strata Regulatory Watch

    In this edition we cover: NSW: Case Update : Diaspora Holding Pty Limited & Anor v The Owners Strata Plan No. 68608 [2024] NSWDC 46 Blog Post : E-bikes and…

    Workplace Health and Safety Obligations “To be, or not to be”…. a PCBU

    There has been considerable discussion about workplace health and safety, particularly in Western Australia due to the relatively recent enactment of the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA) (Act). …

    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…