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By - Jul 10, 2026 8:30 am AEST Snapshot Sustainability is now an embedded concept in the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015, with a broad and flexible definition of sustainability infrastructure. A sustainability purpose need not be dominant, making it easier to frame upgrades as sustainability infrastructure. Reduced voting thresholds and new governance requirements have made sustainability upgrades to common property easier to approve.

A A A By - Mar 13, 2026 8:30 am AEDT Snapshot Amid a broader, ongoing wave of strata law reform, further changes to strata legislation take effect on 1 April 2026. They include new prescribed section 184 certificates and capital works fund plans, and new obligations for original owners to provide independently certified information.

The Strata Schemes Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (NSW) (‘the Bill’) is the latest tranche of the statutory review of our State’s strata title legislation. The Bill received assent on 2 March 2025. The changes are expected to be rolled out from mid-2025. The new legislation will bring a wealth of changes to our strata and community title schemes, giving effect to a further 37 recommendations raised during the 2021 review.