What can an owners corporation do when an NCAT order includes an unachievable timeline for completing works?

NSW
Maintenance & Common Property
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What can an owners corporation do when an NCAT order includes an unachievable timeline to complete works? The works require a structural engineer's scope, the issuance of tender documents, the selection of a tenderer and the completion of the works.

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Adrian Mueller
Adrian Mueller JS Mueller & Co Lawyers

The owners corporation should go back to NCAT to have that timeframe extended.

If the timeframe is unrealistic, the owners corporation should be trying to go back to NCAT to have that timeframe extended. That should initially be done by way of an attempt to reach an agreement with the apartment owner on an extension of time that's appropriate and an explanation should be given to the owner and, if necessary, NCAT, as to why the work can't be completed within the timeframe specified by NCAT.

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