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The Short-Stay Levy Act and its impact on Owners Corporations

The Short Stay Levy Act 2024 (Vic) (SSLA) came into effect on 1 January 2025. The SSLA, among other things, introduced a 7.5% levy on short-term rental accommodation bookings in…

Unreasonable and Unlawful Termination leads to $311,958 in Damages

An unlawful termination of a Caretaking and Letting Agreement in 2021 has resulted in a Body Corporate being ordered by the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) to pay (at…

NSW Supreme Court issued Practice Note on the use of Generative AI

Introduction On 21 November 2024, NSW Supreme Court published a Practice Note SC Gen 23 and judicial guidelines in relation to the use of generative AI (“Gen AI”). Subsequent to…

Q&A A body corporate’s duty of care regarding falling objects

Q: Can the body corporate use body corporate funds to pay for structures in exclusive use areas to protect against potential negligence from other lot owners? What is a body…

Strata Schemes Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (NSW) introduced in the Parliament

This article is outdated, and significant updates have been made. You can find the latest version here: Parliament passes Strata Schemes Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (NSW) – Bugden Allen Group…

Big Changes Ahead for Lease Laws: New Property Law Act 2023

We have previously outlined the New PLA’s seller disclosure regime which will take effect from 1 August 2025. This time we will outline how the State’s laws about leases will…

Question: ‘Can the body corporate spend money on gifts or throwing a party?’

Last Christmas, the body corporate bought gifts for the strata manager and the caretaker. Recently, our chair held a farewell party for the caretaker. Food and drinks were supplied for…

Evaluating the Need for Updates to the QLD Solar in Strata Webinar Following 2022 Amendments to the Building Act

Question: Does the QLD Solar in Strata Webinar with Stratum Legal need an update? In June 2022, an amendment to the Queensland Build ACT 1975 binds the body corporate and any by-laws…

Sunlight, Views, and Trees: 5 Tips to Handle Neighbourly Disputes

The Neighbourhood Disputes (Dividing Fences and Trees) Act 2011[1] (NDA) enables the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) to resolve disputes arising from the impact of trees on neighbouring properties….

Webinar: A Fair Future for Strata

Hosted by Nikki Jovicic from LookUpStrata, this engaging session brought together leading industry experts to tackle critical questions shaping the strata sector: Is the “price-per-lot” model sustainable, or do we…

November 2024 – Strata Insite

In this edition we cover: NSW: Parliament passes the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill 2024 NSW: Strata Managing Agents Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 introduced NSW Article: Q “What are the statutory or regulatory…

Case Note: Owners Corporation 1 Plan No. PS735439F v Singh (Owners Corporations) [2022] VCAT 389

This article was written by Justine Nguyen of our Melbourne office and published on our web site on 14th November 2024. In this critical test case, VCAT made a ruling…