New South Wales Strata Scheme Law: Owners Corporations and NCAT
How strata schemes work in New South Wales: the owners corporation, levies, by-laws, pets and the 2025 reforms, all under the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015.
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Australia Strata Law
11 articles
Pets in Strata Schemes and Body Corporates Across Australia
Can a strata scheme, owners corporation or body corporate ban pets? The law is opposite in New South Wales and South Australia; compare every state's actual rule here.
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Queensland Body Corporate Law: The Commissioner, Not QCAT
How body corporates work in Queensland under the BCCM Act, why most disputes go to the Commissioner's office rather than QCAT, and the general by-law test.
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Resolving a Strata or Body Corporate Dispute in Australia
Which court or tribunal decides a strata, owners corporation or body corporate dispute in each Australian state, and why the internal process almost always comes first.
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South Australia Strata and Community Titles: The Magistrates Court
How strata corporations and community corporations work in South Australia, why disputes go to the Magistrates Court rather than SACAT, and the pet by-law rule.
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Strata, Owners Corporation and Body Corporate By-Laws in Australia
How by-laws (or rules) are made and limited in strata schemes, owners corporations and body corporates across Australia, and the tests each state applies to them.
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Strata, Owners Corporation and Body Corporate Law in Australia
Strata title goes by a different name in every Australian state and territory. Compare the term, the Act and the real dispute forum used in NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA and beyond.
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Strata, Owners Corporation and Body Corporate Levies in Australia
How strata, owners corporation and body corporate levies are raised and recovered across Australia, including the New South Wales 2025 payment-plan changes.
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Victoria Owners Corporation Law: Rules, Fees and VCAT
How owners corporations work in Victoria: rules (not by-laws), fees, arrears recovery and VCAT, under the Owners Corporations Act 2006.
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Western Australia Strata Company Law: SAT, By-Laws and Levies
How strata companies work in Western Australia under the Strata Titles Act 1985: the council, by-law limits, funds and the State Administrative Tribunal.
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Who Repairs Common Property in a Strata Scheme in Australia
Which repairs a strata scheme, owners corporation or body corporate must make, and the New South Wales change limiting how long an owner has to bring a claim.
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