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WA Subscribers: Strata Law Reform Education Sessions 2020
Featuring: Landgate, SCAWA + other
WA Strata Professionals Participate in a 2 min survey and tell us what you want from these sessions. Click here to share your thoughts or see below for more information ↓.
Question: We've submitted a bylaw for the renovation of our unit. A lot Owner and the Strata Manager want us to pay for the review of the bylaw by a strata lawyer. Where do we stand?
Question: We have pet approval for two dogs. One of our dogs has passed and we have a new dog of the same breed. Are we required to apply for pet approval even though we still only have two dogs.
Shelley Fitzgerald,
Allsorts Community Strata Question: Should we be paying strata management charges such as bank fees in relation to a trust account established by the strata manager on behalf of the strata company?
Adrian Mueller,
JS Mueller & Co Lawyers New arrangements with NSW Land Registry Services to allow an owners corporation which wants to register a consolidated set of by-laws (even though it has not made any changes) to do so.
Tyrone Shandiman,
Strata Insurance Solutions Strata buildings should pay particular care to indemnity, waivers and hold harmless clauses when entering into strata management contracts. These clauses could raise concerns for the committees.
Aleksandra Naglik,
Bugden Allen Lawyers Question: In certain circumstances, a body corporate may be in a position where it may wish to ‘buy-back’ the management rights and caretaker’s unit within its own community titles scheme.
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Update on regulatory changes
from Bugden Allen Lawyers
Below is a quick update on the regulatory changes planned for NSW, VIC, WA and QLD:
Short-term rental accommodation (STRA) changes in NSW - no change.
WA's new strata regulations - update: the regulations are now going through the Parliamentary process. A date range of January to June 2020 has been provided as per the Strata WA website.
QLD body corporate law changes - update: public consultation on the proposed changes closed on 1 December 2019. The timing for the release of the new laws and regulations is not known, but most likely in the first half of 2020.
Strata reforms in Victoria - no change.
This update was included in Bugden Allen's January edition of Strata Regulatory Watch. Latest editions can be viewed here.
Have Your Say......
WA: Strata schemes law reform education sessions in 2020. What do you want and where?
We are looking at running a series of FREE seminars around Perth in April 2020 about the coming reforms. We will be joined by Landgate, SCAWA and a Group of hand picked Strata Professionals to provide you with the most current update on the changes. We would like your suggestions. Register your interest, indicate which session, tell us what you want to know. We've created a 2 min survey. Tell us what you want by clicking here.
WA: Proposed reforms to the approval process for commercial buildings
Building and Energy is inviting WA to share their views on ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the commercial building approval process, including the process for approving apartment buildings. To find out more click here. Submissions close 3 Apr.
