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02/03/2025

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10/09/2024

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02/01/2024

The Strata Schemes legislation in NSW has been amended to assist Owners Corporations to install sustainability infrastructure. In particular those wishing to install electric vehicle charging & solar.

Sustainability Infrastructure involves changes to common property.

Before approving Sustainability Infrastructure consider who will own, install, maintain & pay for the Sustainability Infrastructure. Will the Sustainability Infrastructure will be available to all or only some lots?

Government subsidies are available to assist with design & costs. Check for Federal, State & Local Government assistance packages that may fit your project.

Importantly before approving the Sustainability Infrastructure check with the owners corporation insurer if the installation will effect the insurance policy.

Do your research.

30/05/2023

Important please read.

Strata Hub Reporting for strata schemes every year

Owners corporation secretaries who have finished annual strata reporting for 2022, can now complete 2023 annual reports.

All strata schemes must report online through the Strata Hub or in person at a Service NSW Centre each year within three months of the annual general meeting (AGM).

Strata secretaries who have not yet reported for 2022 must report before 30 June 2023. Penalties of up to $5,500 may apply for not completing the first strata report by 30 June 2023.

Penalties of up to $2,200 may apply if a strata scheme becomes aware that the reported information is outdated or incorrect and does not update it on the Strata Hub within 28 days.

If you need assistance with your Strata Hub reporting please contact Strata Nirvana we are happy to assist you.

02/03/2023

Annual strata reporting for 2023

All NSW strata schemes, including two-lot schemes (most duplexes) must report key building, management and safety information to the Strata Hub.

If your scheme has never held an AGM before, you do not need to provide an AGM date when you complete your first annual strata report. However, you will require an AGM date to submit all subsequent reports. You must still provide scheme management information for each report.

The strata secretary or chairperson is required to complete the reporting.

Reporting can be be completed online or at a NSW Service Centre.

Schemes that have not reported before 30 June 2023 may risk receiving a fine.

To make the online reporting quick and easy, you can gather the following information from this checklist before you start:

Strata contact details:

the name, email and phone number of the secretary & chairperson, plus the strata manager and/or building manager (if any). Phone numbers won’t be shared with a scheme’s owners or residents.

Emergency services contact details:

the name, phone number and email of people in the strata scheme who have agreed to be the emergency contacts. The 1-4 priority is to decide who would be contacted first in an emergency.

Lot information:

refer to your owners corporation records for the number of lots in the strata scheme and how they are used (for example, residential or commercial).

Scheme management information:

refer to your last annual general meeting (AGM) documents and financial statements for the: last AGM date, insurance replacement value, capital works fund balance, and the most recent annual fire safety statement date. You will also need to indicate if a strata renewal committee has been formed (to collectively sell/redevelop the scheme).

Building information:

refer to the owners corporation records for the occupation certificate date and check if your building has a NABERS rating launch.

Decide your payment method:

to finalise your report, your scheme will need to pay a $3 per lot fee via credit, debit card, PayPallaunch or BPAYlaunch.

What if I can’t find a specific bit of information?

If you have having trouble finding some key documents (such as your scheme’s occupation certificate) the system allows you report this as ‘lost or undiscoverable’. If you are able to locate the key documents you can simply log in and update your scheme details at a later date.

24/02/2023

Have you completed your Strata Hub reporting?

Strata Nirvana assist self-managed strata schemes to be compliant.

We assist you to self-manage when the need arises.

There are no contracts & we charge on a per request basis.

If your scheme has never held an AGM before, you do not need to provide an AGM date when you complete your first annual strata report.

However, you will require an AGM date to submit all subsequent reports. You must still provide scheme management information for each report.

https://www.nsw.gov.au/housing-and-construction/strata/annual-reporting/strata-reporting-blogs/how-two-lot-strata-schemes-can-easily-tackle-reporting #:

Did you know that two-lot schemes make up around to 30% of all strata schemes in NSW?

14/12/2022

Strata scheme reporting due 31 December 2022

A reminder of the upcoming deadline for your scheme to report key building, management and safety information to NSW Government.

Secretaries or nominated persons need to log into the Strata Hub to review your responses and complete the relevant declarations and payments.

Reporting due 31 December 2022

Remember, all NSW strata schemes must complete annual reporting.

Strata schemes that don’t report by 31 December 2022 will:
a] need to complete two years of reporting in 2023
b] risk penalties which may apply from 30 June 2023.

For more details visit the Strata annual reporting web page.

26/09/2022

Things to consider when purchasing in strata. Does the owners corporation have an EV charging station? Is there an EV suitable power point in the car space? Is the power point on the common meter or the individual individual lot meter?

From October 2023, it will be mandatory that all new apartment blocks are built with the infrastructure to allow electric car charging. But with all the complications, it is no surprise that EV charger installers aren't getting a lot of work from apartment owners right now.