NSW Legal Resources

In New South Wales, Australia medium and high density real estate can operate under a few different legal structures that are regulated by different legal instruments.

The most common form is strata title operating under the following laws.

Strata Scheme (Freehold Development) Act 1973

Strata Schemes (Leasehold Development) Act 1986

Strata Schemes Management Act 1996

Strata Schemes (Freehold Development) Regulation 2007

Strata Schemes (Leasehold Development) Regulation 2007

Strata Schemes Management Regulation 2005

Then there is community title operating under the following laws.

Community Land Development Act 1989

Community Land Management Act 1989

Community Land Development Regulation 2007

Community Land Management Regulation 2007

And, there are also company title operating under the Corporations Act (Cth) 2001 and the Corporations Regulations 2001 and some unincorporated associations operating under the Associations Incorporation Act 1984 and the Associations Incorporation Regulation 1999.

Explore the relevant laws as they are easy enough to read to find relevant controls and get a feel for what's required. But, remember that the laws themselves are not the whole story as they interact with other laws and are re-interpreted by Courts and Tribunals when deciding cases .... so get legal advice when it's important or unclear.

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