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New RCD regulations applicable to commercial schemes from 18/2/2015. Follow the Workcover link here

Bright & Duggan are pleased to announce that we have recently completed a bulk electricity contract renewal offer on behalf of all small sites (defined as less than 100 MWh of electricity per annum) under our management.

By bundling your consumption with over 600 other sites, we have being able to secure market leading discounts for participating strata schemes.

The tender resulted in a fixed saving of 19% per annum off the regulated electricity consumption tariff for all Bright & Duggan managed strata plans with consumption under 100MWh.

From 29 April 2014, all properties with a swimming pool or spa pool that are sold must have a valid swimming pool certificate of compliance. This includes any property with a swimming pool or spa pool that is on the market for lease at 29 April 2014.

Bright & Duggan has registered all pools with your local Council and are in the process of arranging Council inspectors to provide certificate of compliance for all pools in schemes by Bright & Duggan. Read on the requirements for pool registration and compliance here

The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) was established on 1 January, 2014 and consolidates the work of 22 NSW tribunals into a new one stop shop for specialist tribunal services. One such tribunal to be replaced was the CTTT.

Let's hope that the consolidation of such a large number of tribunals doesn't erode the specialist strata skills required to mediate and adjudicate on strata scheme issues

http://www.ncat.nsw.gov.au/ncat/index.html

Stuart Ayres is the new Minister for Fair Trading and will now be responsible for taking up the strata law reforms in NSW and making them law.

Does this mean the long awaited strata law review and legislative changes will be rushed through Parliament or will the new Minister take his time to ensure that these significant changes reflect the desires and needs of the many millions of NSW population that live and work in strata.

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/new-minister-states-approach-to-second-sydney-airport-20131209-2z1sr.html

In a landmark Supreme Court decision, an Sydney Owners Corporation has been allowed to seek s80D legal cost approval after commencing legal proceedings. The retrospective approval was due to the tight time frames around launching proceedings within the statutory warranty period. here