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NSW building inquiry targets cladding in final report

2020-09-22T19:03:10+10:00

1 MAY 2020 A NSW Upper House inquiry into the state’s troubled building industry has made 22 recommendations in its final report, including 11 that outline how the Government should handle the flammable cladding crisis. The report by the Public Accountability Committee also calls on the Berejiklian Government to grant the Building Commissioner new powers to address the “alarming problems” plaguing the industry. Building industry regulation expert Bronwyn Weir says the [...]

NSW building inquiry targets cladding in final report2020-09-22T19:03:10+10:00

Minister for Planning & Public Spaces – COVID-19 & Construction Work Days

2020-10-06T21:54:13+11:00

29 APRIL 2020 OCN wrote to NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Rob Stokes, requesting an urgent amendment to the EPA (COVID-19 Development-Construction Work Days) Order 2020 to protect the physical and mental health of strata residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. The order allowed building work to be carried out within a Lot or on common property potentially seven days a week and without the need for strata owners to [...]

Minister for Planning & Public Spaces – COVID-19 & Construction Work Days2020-10-06T21:54:13+11:00

Minister for Better Regulation & Innovation – Urgent Building Reforms Required

2020-09-20T22:00:00+10:00

29 APRIL 2020 OCN wrote to the NSW Minister for Better Regulation, Kevin Anderson, requesting urgent action to pass two key pieces of legislation drafted by the government – the Design and Building Practitioners Bill 2019 and the Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Bill 2020. The situation has become even more urgent with the emphasis on apartment construction as an element of NSW State Government COVID-19 economic stimulus measures. [...]

Minister for Better Regulation & Innovation – Urgent Building Reforms Required2020-09-20T22:00:00+10:00

Labor Calls for Design & Building Practitioners Bill 2019 To Be Urgently Passed

2020-10-06T21:32:37+11:00

27 APRIL 2020 NSW Labor has formally requested the Berejiklian Government urgently prioritise debate of the Design and Building Practitioners Bill 2019 and to bring forward it’s slated ‘powers’ bill in May. > Download PDF

Labor Calls for Design & Building Practitioners Bill 2019 To Be Urgently Passed2020-10-06T21:32:37+11:00

Is this the end of Airbnb?

2020-09-21T21:55:56+10:00

22 Apr 2020 Brian Chesky is no stranger to big lifts. The 38-year-old former bodybuilder and Airbnb CEO has, in the space of 11 years, hauled his property rental dream from a single air mattress to a multi-billion dollar startup success story. But as hosts rage and debt piles up, the huge weight of the coronavirus pandemic might be too much for Chesky to bear. In Prague, officials are using the [...]

Is this the end of Airbnb?2020-09-21T21:55:56+10:00

OCN Fact Sheet – Short Term Letting – Updated April 2020

2020-10-20T15:59:34+11:00

21 APRIL 2020 This OCN fact sheet outlines proposed changes to the NSW regulatory framework announced in June 2018 and the further changes released in August 2019. The new strata by-law power commenced on 10 April 2020. It is for information only. It does not constitute legal advice. > OCN Fact Sheet - Short Term Letting (pdf)

OCN Fact Sheet – Short Term Letting – Updated April 20202020-10-20T15:59:34+11:00

‘We’ve never had it this busy’: Home isolation drives renovation boom

2020-10-07T15:06:42+11:00

21 APRIL 2020 Builder Paul Rice is accustomed to constructing new houses and restoring old ones. But while some of his bigger projects have dried up due to the coronavirus crisis, demand for small jobs and maintenance - such as repairing dodgy door hinges - from homeowners in isolation has gone through the roof. "I've had a lot of people coming to me wanting to fix all the stuff that's been broken [...]

‘We’ve never had it this busy’: Home isolation drives renovation boom2020-10-07T15:06:42+11:00

Airbnbs declared ‘illegal’ as NSW government cracks down on holidaymakers

2020-09-21T22:04:14+10:00

6 April 2020 It is now illegal for anyone in NSW to stay in an Airbnb or similar short-term letting agency accommodation, a government spokesman has declared. Under the new coronavirus regulations, no one should be staying anywhere other than their own permanent home, and they could be fined or imprisoned if they were found to be breaking emergency rules. “There’s zero reason for someone to stay in an Airbnb,” said [...]

Airbnbs declared ‘illegal’ as NSW government cracks down on holidaymakers2020-09-21T22:04:14+10:00

COVID-19 Economic Impacts & Strata Levy Defaults

2020-09-19T20:59:06+10:00

06 APRIL 2020 The strata sector is facing a perfect storm of financial, governance and operational issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Legislation enacted by the NSW state government failed to address the needs of the sector, and as result, OCN developed a comprehensive set of recommendations based on input from members and stakeholders. The policy covers both immediate needs around meetings, levies, budgets and other crucial matters, in addition to [...]

COVID-19 Economic Impacts & Strata Levy Defaults2020-09-19T20:59:06+10:00
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