by Cameron Shaw | Apr 21, 2015
Section 65 of the Strata Schemes Management Act provides authority to an Owners Corporation to enter into a Lot even without the consent of the Owner “in an emergency”. What constitutes an emergency is not defined but common sense should prevail. It might...
by Cameron Shaw | Apr 8, 2015
Maintenance and Repair Strata Title units and schemes have ongoing maintenance requirements like any property. The danger for purchasers is to understand that every owner through the Owners Corporation has an obligation under Section 62 of the Act to pay for the...
by Telemon Admin | Apr 6, 2015
A 66W waives the right to a cooling off period You might hear an agent say when you’re making an offer to buy a house that “The vendor will only exchange with a 66W certificate”. The request is a reference to Section 66W of the Conveyancing Act...
by Cameron Shaw | Apr 6, 2015
The agent might be correct but as solicitors our advice is always don’t sign until you have had independent legal advice on the contract. If you have signed the contract, while you can rescind if a Section 66W certificate hasn’t been provided (and only...
by Telemon Admin | Mar 30, 2015
Section 210 of the Road Transport Act 2013 requires that if a person is convicted of a Mandatory Interlock Offence the court must either make a Mandatory Interlock Order OR a Interlock Exemption Order. There is no discretion given to the court. A Mandatory Interlock...
