New community land laws to start in NSW on 1 December 2021
New laws that modernise the development and management of community land schemes in NSW will start on 1 December 2021. The laws were informed by a public consultation conducted in July 2021.
The Community Land Management Act 2021 No 7 - NSW Legislation and Community Land Development Act 2021 No 6 - NSW Legislation and their respective regulations aim to improve the experience of people who live or work in nearly 3,000 community land schemes in NSW, or are involved in their development. The laws provide:
*more flexibility in dealing with association property
*improved dispute resolution processes
*enhanced accountability and transparency
*modernised communication procedures.
These reforms align the community schemes legislation with the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 and the Strata Schemes Development Act 2015, creating a consistent operating approach. To access the regulation, visit the NSW legislation website Home - NSW legislation. For more information about community, precinct and neighbourhood schemes visit the NSW Fair Trading website Community and neighbourhood schemes | NSW Fair Trading.
The Office of the Registrar General is working with NSW Land Registry Services to update approved community scheme forms, which will be made available prior to the commencement of the new laws to assist in plan preparation. However, these updated forms will not be accepted for lodgment until 1 December 2021.