Legislation & SSMA

Strata Schemes Management Act Survey Results

2023-10-08T18:16:44+11:00

In 2015, the NSW Government introduced two new Acts to overhaul the legal frameworks covering development and management of Strata Schemes. In November 2020, the NSW Government asked Strata Owners, Residents and others for feedback on how well they/those who support them feel that these laws are operating and how they could be improved. We knew many of our number had strong views but insufficient time to complete the 141-question survey or prepare a submission.

Strata Schemes Management Act Survey Results2023-10-08T18:16:44+11:00

‘Not in my domain’: Commissioner powerless to help woman at centre of Sydney defects debacle

2021-04-20T10:16:43+10:00

10 April 2021 A Sydney woman has been told there is nothing the NSW Building Commissioner can do to help recover her life savings after she bought into a 300-apartment tower that had alleged major defects, despite him reportedly saying an investigation is “likely” to uphold her concerns. It comes as the Herald can reveal a sharp decline in fines being handed out to private certifiers for signing off on dodgy [...]

‘Not in my domain’: Commissioner powerless to help woman at centre of Sydney defects debacle2021-04-20T10:16:43+10:00

Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 – 5 Year Review Letter to Minister

2021-04-08T13:20:33+10:00

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

Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 – 5 Year Review Letter to Minister2021-04-08T13:20:33+10:00

OCN Provides Qualified Support for NSW Building Reform Bills

2020-10-21T11:21:48+11:00

OCN MEDIA RELEASE: 3 June 2020 Owners Corporation Network provides qualified support for NSW government’s building reform Bills Jane Hearn, Chair of the Owners Corporation Network (OCN), the only consumer based organisation representing apartment owners in NSW, today welcomed the re-introduction of the Design and Building Practitioners Bill 2019 (DBP Bill) and the introduction of the Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement) Bill 2020 (RAB Bill) into NSW Parliament this [...]

OCN Provides Qualified Support for NSW Building Reform Bills2020-10-21T11:21:48+11:00

Building watchdog warns he will clamp down on ‘shameful’ developers

2020-10-07T14:43:22+11:00

3 JUNE 2020 The NSW Building Commissioner has warned unscrupulous builders and developers responsible for major defects in apartments that he will not hesitate to use his new powers to bring them to account, after key legislation to clean up the construction industry became law. Heralding it a "red-letter day", David Chandler said his immediate focus would be on developers, builders and certifiers "who have form" in turning out shoddy work. [...]

Building watchdog warns he will clamp down on ‘shameful’ developers2020-10-07T14:43:22+11:00

OCN Welcomes Publication of Final Report of NSW Accountability Committee Inquiry into Building Quality

2020-10-21T11:25:13+11:00

OCN MEDIA RELEASE: 30 April 2020 Owners Corporation Network Welcomes Publication of the Final Report of the Upper House Inquiry into the Regulation of Building Standards, Building Quality and Building Disputes Jane Hearn, Chair of the Owners Corporation Network, the peak body representing apartment owners in NSW, today welcomed the release of the Report of the Shoebridge Inquiry. “OCN has been campaigning for years for better consumer protection and improvements [...]

OCN Welcomes Publication of Final Report of NSW Accountability Committee Inquiry into Building Quality2020-10-21T11:25:13+11:00

Risk rating system for builders proposed to prevent defective towers

2020-08-31T17:15:22+10:00

21 January 2020 A risk-rating system for builders and new powers for the building regulator to stop suspect high-rise apartment towers are among measures the NSW government wants introduced to avoid further incidents like Sydney's cracked Opal and Mascot towers. The government used the release of the measures to renew pressure on Labor and the crossbench to pass its building reform legislation, which stalled in the NSW Upper House late last [...]

Risk rating system for builders proposed to prevent defective towers2020-08-31T17:15:22+10:00

Apartment buyers holding out for a hero, says MP

2020-10-07T16:17:03+11:00

13 NOVEMBER 2019 The job of fixing the construction industry is too big for  just one person and NSW needs a standalone building commission, not just a single commissioner, to fix the state’s construction industry Greens MP David Shoebridge. And apartment owners have called on the goverment to close the loopholes that allow the developers of sub-standard buildings to shut up shop before they have to repair defects, and even “phoenix” [...]

Apartment buyers holding out for a hero, says MP2020-10-07T16:17:03+11:00

NSW building reforms ‘step one of 100’ to restore confidence in sector

2020-10-07T16:18:56+11:00

24 OCTOBER 2019 The government's latest plan to lift construction standards across NSW is a step in the right direction, but will fail to address a lack of transparency and enforcement in the sector, lawyers say. Amid rising pressure to implement large-scale reform in the home building industry, the government this week introduced the first tranche of its construction sector reforms to Parliament. Owners Corporation Network executive officer Karen Stiles said [...]

NSW building reforms ‘step one of 100’ to restore confidence in sector2020-10-07T16:18:56+11:00
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