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Real Estate and Business Agents (General) Regulations 1979 (WA) (1 July 2025) Legislation updated - version 08-ad0-01, effective 01/07/2025 Download Case PDF
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Retirement Villages Regulation 2025 (NSW) (22 August 2025) NSW Legislation - Rules. This regulation replaces the Retirement Villages Regulation 2017 , which is repealed on 1 September 2025 by the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989 , section 10(2) . Download Case PDF
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Body Corporate 476439 vs Prasad, Vijay Ragni and other parties (App No 9058124) [2025] NZTT 9058124 (19 February 2025) The body corporate seeks orders for recovery of unpaid levies, interest, costs, and the filing fee from the unit owners Download Case PDF
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KENNEDY v BODY CORPORATE 82981 [2025] NZHC 388 [5 March 2025] A claim against committee members of a unit title body corporate Question 1: Do the plaintiffs have standing to bring, on behalf of the Body Corporate, their cause of action against the second, third, fourth and fifth defendants, including under any exception to the rule in Foss v Harbottle? What are common law derivative actions? Issue (a): Is a [...]
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Body Corporate 501310 vs Chen, Yuping (App No 9062504) [2025] NZTT 9062504 (4 April 2025) The body corporate applied for recovery of unpaid levies, interest, costs and the filing fee from the unit owner. Download Case PDF
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Haywood v Bright & Duggan Pty Limited [2025] NSWCATCD 59 (23 June 2025) LAND LAW — Strata title — Strata managing agent — Inapplicability of s 37 duty of members of strata committee — Jurisdiction of Tribunal — Time to bring claim — Extension of time considerations —Standing of lot owners to claim damages allegedly owed to owners corporation Download Case PDF
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The Owners - Units Plan 4421 v Geocon Constructors (ACT) Pty Ltd (No 3) 31 July 2025 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – SUBPOENAS – Whether subpoenas should be issued on defendants prior to close of pleadings – where subpoenas sought to be issued only to particularise existing pleadings – where leave to replead statement of claim granted but as yet unexercised – where position in relation to thirteenth defendant not yet [...]
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Victory International Pty Ltd v Commissioner of State Revenue [2025] VSC 484 (13 August 2025) TAXATION – Statutory construction – Landholder provisions in Part 2 of Chapter 3 of Duties Act 2000 – Where Commissioner assessed appellant trustee for transfer duty and penalty tax and interest in respect of ‘relevant acquisitions’ of interest by acquirers in a landholder – Where landholder is a ‘private unit trust scheme’ and acquirers are [...]
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Body Corporate 117502 [2025] NZHC 1859 (9 July 2025) [1] The Body Corporate for the Bishop Selwyn holiday resort in Piha seeks cancellation of the unit plan associated with the resort, to allow its sale. [2] For the reasons set out below, I make a declaration authorising the cancellation of the unit plan, on the conditions set out at the end of this judgment. However, it will be for the [...]
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Grimshaw & Co v Body Corporate 207624 [2025] NZCA 392 (7 August 2025) JUDGEMENT A The appeal is allowed and the judgment of the High Court is set aside. B The cross-appeal and the costs appeal are dismissed. C The respondent must pay the appellant costs for a complex appeal on a band B basis together with usual disbursements. We certify for second counsel. There is no separate award of [...]
