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NSW Strata Legislation

Check the tabs for the latest information about NSW Strata Legislation and NSW Strata ByLaws. New information about the NSW Strata Schemes Management Act 2015, Strata Schemes Management Regulation 2016 plus articles and Q&As about NSW strata laws are added regularly. Be sure to check back to be kept up-to-date.

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In NSW, apartment residents make up 15% of the population. That’s more than the national average. Over 1.1 million residents live in over 961,000 resident lots within the state. There are over 83,000 residential schemes in NSW and almost half of the NSW apartment residents are between 20-39 years old. Almost 50% of the NSW residential lots are occupied by tenants. The largest demographic, at 31% is a single occupant, followed closely by couples with no children (25%). These facts come from the Australasian Strata Insights from 2020.

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Strata Legislation NSW

Strata Legislation NSW

  • Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 No 50
  • An Act with respect to the management of strata schemes and disputes related to strata schemes, NSW strata bylaws and other matters.


    Strata Schemes Management Regulation 2016

    Strata Schemes Management Regulation 2016 is made under Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 and contains the model bylaws for NSW strata schemes. These are divided into:

    • SCHEDULE 2 – BY-LAWS FOR PRE-1996 STRATA SCHEMES
    • SCHEDULE 3 – MODEL BY-LAWS FOR RESIDENTIAL STRATA SCHEMES

    Strata Schemes Development Act 2015

    The SSDA regulates among other things:

    • the implementation of strata plans of subdivision, the subdivision of land into cubic spaces and the creation of titles thereto; and
    • requirements for the issue of strata certificates by local councils or by accredited certifiers; and
    • variation, termination and renewal of strata schemes.

    The SSDA further amends and/or legislation including the Conveyancing Act 1919, the Local Government Act 1919, the Land Tax Management Act 1956, the Real Property Act 1900, the Land Tax Management Act 1956.

    The Strata Schemes Development Regulation 2016 is enacted under the SSDA 2015. It commenced on 30th November 2016 and provides for the implementation and administrative detail required for matters including:

    • the issuance of strata certificates,
    • lodgement of plans eg strata plan of subdivision with the Registrar General
    • collective sale or redevelopment of strata schemes
    • payment of fees
    • prescribed form and content of plans, administration sheets and schedules of unit entitlements.

    Community Land Management Act 2021

    An Act to provide for the management of community schemes, precinct schemes and neighbourhood schemes established by the subdivision of land under the Community Land Development Act 2021; and for other purposes.


    Community Land Development Act 2021

    An Act to facilitate the subdivision and development of land with shared property; and for other purposes.


    Property and Stock Agents Act 2002

    An Act to provide for the regulation of property, stock and business agents.


    NSW Fair Trading

    Strata Scheme and Residential Tenancy Forms


    NSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal (NCAT)

    Strata Schemes information

    Applications can be made by lot owners, owners corporations and occupiers concerning strata, community and neighbourhood scheme disputes. Parties must generally attempt mediation before lodging an application.

    Useful Links

    Useful Links for Strata Legislation NSW

    NSW Fair Trading

    Strata regulator for New South Wales.

    Common Property Memorandum

    This common property memorandum, based on the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015, specifies whether an owner of a lot or the owners corporation is responsible for the maintenance, repair or replacement of any of the common property.


    Strata Community Association (NSW)

    The leading professional body for the strata and community title sector in New South Wales with lots of strata title information.

    Who’s Responsible: A Guide to Common Property


    Owners Corporation Network (OCN)

    OCN is an organisation of owners helping owners – people who have experience in strata living; who have confronted many of its inherent problems; and who have evolved strategies for dealing with the problems that the rapid growth in apartment and townhouse living inevitably brings.

    OCN’s expertise is based not only on knowledge and experience but on empathy – they understand the emotional impact of strata issues, as well as the legal, social and financial implications of living under a different set of rules from those that apply to free-standing homes.

    OCN strives to improve strata living via education and advocacy.


    City of Sydney: Apartment Living

    Different rules and approaches in apartments can apply and not everyone is used to high-density living, so the City of Sydney developed a series of workshops to provide new strata residents with tips and strategies.

    Strata Skills 101 workshops kicked off in 2012 and are continuing in 2013. The interactive workshops are presented by experts and run for 2 to 3 hours each.


    Australian Resident Accommodation Managers Association ARAMA (NSW)

    The membership based industry body representing people involved in the Management Rights of property that operates under body corporate, strata or community title across NSW.


    NSW Department of Planning & Environment

    SEPP 65 – Apartment Design Guide: Tools for improving apartment design in NSW

    The Apartment Design Guide provides consistent planning and design standards for apartment development across the State. It is a resource to enable councils, planners, developers and architects to improve residential apartment design.


    Faculty of Built Environment, University of NSW

    City Futures Research Centre

    Renewing the Compact City: Interim Report

    Laurence Troy, Hazel Easthope, Bill Randolph, Simon Pinnegar – City Futures Research Centre

    This report presents data from the first stage of a research project called Renewing the Compact City which aims to investigate economically viable and socially sustainable approaches to the renewal of existing multi-unit strata titled residential development in Sydney.


    Smoke-free Apartments: A Guide to Smoke-free Living

    Cancer Council NSW
    Residents of apartment buildings are more at risk of second-hand smoke exposure because smoke can easily move between residences.

    This toolkit is designed to help residents and owners corporations to make their apartment complex smoke-free.


    NSW: Engaging with Parliament – Contact your member

    If you believe there is a strata issue that needs to be brought to the government’s attention.

    Forms

    Forms for Strata Legislation NSW

    NSW Fair Trading

    Provides access to a PDF version of a number of strata title forms HERE.

    Dispute Resolution

    Problems With Apartments? Complaint handling in your owners corporation – Strata Legislation NSW

    NSW Fair Trading

    Have a read of the Strata & Community Disputes page which outlines the process.

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