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Torrens Title is based on the notion of ‘ownership by registration’. You register your ownership of land with NSW Land Registry Services (LRS). Basically, if you have properly registered yourself as the owner of land,...
If Council has refused your development application, you have the right to appeal the refusal. There are different appeal types and how you proceed will depend on your individual circumstances and what you would like...
The rights of third parties in the development process are relatively limited. Generally, as an affected neighbor, you will be notified by council of the proposal and invited to make submissions on how the development...
There is an important difference between an approval and a consent, insofar as land use is concerned. Both the Local Government Act 1993 (LG Act) and the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act)...
The terms of a development consent can have a significant impact on how a development is carried out and the extent of the use to which the land is ultimately put. Additionally, if you fail...
The last thing you want to see after your builder hands over the keys to your brand new home, are cracks, leaks, faulty workmanship, or worse, structural inadequacies. Unfortunately these things can happen and when...
The Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Act 1999 (Security of Payment Act) created a system of payment requirements that principals, contractors and subcontractors must follow. For the sake of context, it is important...
Councils need to invite tenders for certain contracts, in certain circumstances, but are not required to tender for each and every contract they enter into. Section 55 of the Local Government Act 1993 (LG Act)...
Councils have broad ranging powers of access to private property under the Local Government Act 1993 (LG Act) (s 191), the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act)(s 119D), as well as the Protection...
What is a Construction Certificate? Section 109C(1)(b) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act) provides the definition of a Construction Certificate (CC) as follows: (b) a construction certificate, being a certificate to...
