by Cameron Shaw | Nov 10, 2017
Section 45 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) provides five ways that an officer’s position can become vacant: Firstly, the person is no longer a member of the strata committee (for example if the officer has sold their lot in the strata scheme);...
by Cameron Shaw | Nov 10, 2017
Schedule 2, clauses 4 and 5 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) provides two ways to call for a strata committee meeting: The secretary convenes one at any time; and One third of the committee members ask for one to be held. Every member of the...
by Cameron Shaw | Nov 10, 2017
Cameron Shaw is admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia. Prior to entering the legal profession Cameron worked in Sales Management and Project Management in both the finance and IT industries for 10 years....
by Cameron Shaw | Sep 12, 2017
Whether or not you need a by-law depends on the nature of the works you intend to conduct. If the works affect common property (which is almost invariably the case) works are categorised into “cosmetic works”, “minor renovations”, or, works...
by Cameron Shaw | Apr 3, 2017
Obtaining Grant of Probate can be expensive. Not only is the lawyer’s fees for obtaining the Grant not insubstantial, there is also the application fee payable to the Supreme Court and the time taken to prepare the affidavit, file the notices and obtain the...