A Guide to Major Strata Law Reform in ACT
On 1 November 2020 the Unit Titles Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 will come into force. It will result in significant changes to the Unit Titles (Management) Act 2011 as well as other related legislation. Take a guided tour through what you need to know about the changes and how to navigate them.
Description
Attend and earn 1 unit in Substantive Law and Procedural Law
This program is based on ACT legislation
Chair: Alisa Taylor, Partner, Meyer Vandenberg Lawyers; Recommended Property and Real Estate Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2020
A Guide to Major Strata Law Reform in ACT
- The abolition of existing special privilege rights
- The need for developers to prepare a maintenance schedule and owners corporations to prepare a maintenance plan
- A higher standard for the special resolution threshold
- New rules regarding keeping animals
- A new requirement for financial audits of some units plans
Presented by Christopher Kerin, Principal, Kerin Benson Lawyers
Presenters
Christopher Kerin
Christopher worked for many years in leading commercial construction law practices acting for government, developers and contractors in the building, transport infrastructure and resources sectors. He has been involved in all forms of dispute resolution including litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution in a range of jurisdictions in Australia. Christopher holds a Masters of Laws and is a Law Society of NSW accredited specialist in commercial litigation. He has published in a range of law journals and associated publications. In the last few years, he has brought his specialist construction industry knowledge to the strata sector and now only acts for owners corporations in a range of jurisdictions. Christopher has also developed a specialization in ACT strata law, acting for ACT owners corporations in a range of matters. He has provided training to most ACT strata managers and is the author of the Kerin Benson Lawyers Guide to ACT Strata Law which is the standard reference for strata law in the ACT.
Alisa Taylor
Alisa is the Partner leading Meyer Vandenberg’s litigation and dispute resolution team. Her personal passion is resolving property and construction disputes, as well as assisting her clients to avoid disputes through effective project management and contract administration. Alisa lectures in Building and Construction Law at both the University of Canberra and the Canberra Institute of Technology, and she sits on a number of committees and boards which have provided input into the ACT Government’s ongoing reform of building regulation