Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 – 5 Year Review Letter to Minister
11 FEBRUARY 2021 Since publication of the Strata Review Discussion Paper and survey OCN many members have expressed frustration and disappointment at the manner in which it has been presented. OCN has written to the Minister for Better Regulation & Innovation, The Hon. Kevin Anderson, outlining several major concerns about gaps and assumptions in the process, the ‘survey’ and the questions themselves. >Download PDF
Developer Handover Documents – Building Manual Content Requirement
19 JANUARY 2021 OCN made a submission to the Australian Building Codes Board on the documentation that should be required by law to be given to owners corporations by the developer. When this is legislated and enforced – and the current practice of ignoring requirements for handover documentation is ended – it will greatly assist owners in new buildings. >Download PDF
NSW Draft Design & Building Practitioners Regulation 2020
15 JANUARY 2021 The D&PB legislation is incredibly important to owners – it creates a retrospective duty of care to owners by designers and building practitioners. OCN made a detailed submission on the draft Regulations to improve consumer protections. > Download PDF
Sustainability Infrastructure Submission
30 NOVEMBER 2020 OCN is calling upon the government to refer the propositions identified in the Strata Schemes Management Amendment (Sustainability Infrastructure) Bill 2020 to the review of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) currently underway. >Download PDF
Labor Calls for Design & Building Practitioners Bill 2019 To Be Urgently Passed
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
Professional Engineers Registration Bill 2019
30 JANUARY 2020 The Owners Corporation Network of Australia Limited (OCN) is the only consumer organisation whose sole mission is to advocate on behalf of residential strata owners. This is the submission of the OCN to the Inquiry into the Professional Engineers Registration Bill 2019. The protection of consumers through the delivery of high quality, sustainable homes is of paramount public importance. > Download PDF
Inquiry into the Regulation of building standards, building quality and building disputes – OCN Appearance 11 December 2019
11 DECEMBER 2019 Hearing Schedule > Download PDF OCN Opening Statement > Download PDF Transcript > Download PDF Inquiry Hearing > Download PDF
Inquiry into the Regulation of building standards, building quality and building disputes – OCN Appearance 5 November 2019
05 NOVEMBER 2019 Hearing Schedule > Download PDF Transcript > Download PDF
Design & Building Practitioners Bill 2019
17 OCTOBER 2019 Strata is the fastest growing form of residential property ownership in Australia. Over half the new dwellings to be built in our metropolitan areas over the next decades will be strata titled. OCN notes that it is likely to be the only true consumer group making submissions on this Bill. > Download PDF
NSW Proposed Short Term Letting Framework 2019
27 SEPTEMBER 2019 NSW proposed short term letting framework 2019 > Download PDF
Inquiry into the Regulation of building standards, building quality and building disputes – OCN Supplementary Submission
10 SEPTEMBER 2019 Parliamentary Inquiry into Regulation of Building Standards, Building Quality and Building Disputes. > Download PDF
OCN Preliminary Submission – NSW Short Term Letting Framework
9 SEPTEMBER 2019 Preliminary Submission - NSW Short Term Letting Framework > Download PDF
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