PART 1: NSW Conveyancing Law and Procedure: Recent Developments and Reforms

It’s never a dull moment in the world of conveyancing. This wrap-up session examines the key challenges in conveyancing law and procedure over the last 12 months, including:

· E-conveyancing and electronic execution of documents – where are we up to?

· What risks arise over interoperability now that 100% lodgement applies?

· Rule changes to contracting, witnessing and other conveyancing procedures

· Review of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000

· The proposed Property Tax

· Case update, including SPIC Pacific Hydro v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (NSW) 2021; Alexakis v Wan [2021] NSWSC 367

PART 2: Community Title and Strata Schemes: Practical Changes in the Spotlight

This session looks at the legislative changes impacting community title and strata schemes and how these reforms are playing out in practice. It covers:

· New community title legislation – what are the changes and their effects

· Alignment of community with strata schemes – how will this work?

· New democratic governance arrangements

· What are the associated regulations and their effects?

· Issues emerging from the Ministerial review of the Strata Acts (SSMA s276; SSDA s204)

· Inspection by building consultants who report on defects – what does this mean?

· Time frames to rectify defects

· Obligation of bond payment at time of development consent

· If defects not rectified can owner’s corporation use bond?

· Strata schemes inspection panel – where does this fit in?

· Case study - Enforceability of strata bylaws under the changes