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31 May 2022
The Amendment Act that the BCCG worked on for so long finally received Royal Assent on the 9th of May 2022. After many months of work on this by a number of dedicated people it was very rewarding to see that the legislation passed.
Attached is an article by Michelle Hill and Oliver Hobbs of Dentons Kensington Swan that provides a synopsis of the amendments to the Unit Titles Act 2020 under this Amendment Act.
5 April 2022
MBIE has confirmed Cabinet agreed to some changes yesterday to widen access to the Residential Earthquake-Prone Building Financial Assistance Scheme.
The changes include allowing some people who no longer live in their earthquake-prone units to make use of the loans, on the condition they either sell their property or move back into it within two years of the building being removed from the Earthquake-Prone Building Register.
29 March 2022
A recent article published by Dentons Kensington Swan may be of interest to some members.
A body corporate facing significant remedial works should consider a range of options before making a decision how to proceed. Remediation is one option, an alternative is the redevelopment of the entire site including collapsing of the unit title structure and sale of the land and airspace.
16 March 2022
The temporary ability to run remote meetings under Section 88(3) of the Unit Titles Act 2010 has been extended and will now end on 15 September 2022. More info ...
16 February 2022
An article was published this week in The Spinoff, a New Zealand news media website, that is essential reading for apartment dwellers as we move to Phase 2 of the the CPF Red Light setting.
14 December 2021
The temporary ability to run remote meetings under Section 88(3) of the Unit Titles Act 2010 has been extended and will now end on 10 June 2022. More info...
10 December 2021
The Finance and Expenditure Committee (the committee) has published its report on the Unit Titles (Strengthening Body Corporate Governance and Other Matters) Amendment Bill.
The Bill now has various changes made to it since submissions were made earlier this year. More info...
13 September 2021
The temporary ability to run remote meetings under Section 88(3) of the Unit Titles Act 2010 has been extended and will now end on 13 March 2022. More Info...
