NSW strata legislation updates

Strata legislation continues to evolve as governments respond to changing community expectations, building standards and governance practices. Keeping up to date with these changes is essential for Owners Corporations, strata committees and lot owners.

Historically, since New South Wales pioneered the world’s very first strata title framework in 1961, there have been four major generations of the overarching strata legislation, supplemented by dozens of smaller, ad-hoc amendment acts over the decades. In fact since 2015, an update per year.  

Recent reforms have focused on areas including:

• Committee governance and education.
• Building defects and developer accountability.
• Sustainability initiatives.
• Accessibility and infrastructure improvements.
• Record keeping and electronic communication.
• Financial management and transparency.
• Dispute resolution.
• Compliance obligations for strata schemes.

Understanding legislative change is only part of the challenge—knowing how those changes affect your building is equally important.

At Strata Real Estate Services, we continually monitor legislative developments and provide practical guidance to our clients. Rather than simply advising that the law has changed, we explain what the changes mean, what action (if any) is required and how committees can remain compliant while continuing to manage their building effectively.

We encourage owners and committee members to regularly visit the NSW Government’s Strata website for official guidance, fact sheets and legislative updates:

Combined with our ongoing advice and support, this helps ensure your Owners Corporation remains informed, compliant and well prepared for future legislative changes.