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(1) The regulations may contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act or any Act that amends this Act.
(2) Any such provision may, if the regulations so provide, take effect from the date of assent to the Act concerned or a later date.
(3) To the extent to which any such provision takes effect from a date that is earlier than the date of its publication on the NSW legislation website, the provision does not operate so as--(a) to affect, in a manner prejudicial to any person (other than the State or an authority of the State), the rights of that person existing before the date of its publication, or(b) to impose liabilities on any person (other than the State or an authority of the State) in respect of anything done or omitted to be done before the date of its publication.
(4) The regulations under this Part have effect despite anything to the contrary in this Schedule.
(5) The regulations under this Part may make separate savings and transitional provisions or amend this Schedule to consolidate the savings and transitional provisions.
In
this Part--
"existing strata scheme" means a strata scheme in existence immediately before
the commencement of this clause.
"former Act" means the Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 .
(1) Any act, matter or thing done or omitted to be done under a provision of the former Act and having any force or effect immediately before the commencement of a provision of this Act that replaces that provision is, on that commencement, taken to have been done or omitted to be done under the provision of this Act.
(2) This clause does not apply--(a) to the extent that its application is inconsistent with any other provision of this Schedule or a provision of a regulation made under this Schedule, or(b) to the extent that its application would be inappropriate in a particular case.
(1) An owners corporation of an existing strata scheme is to review the by-laws for the scheme not later than 12 months after the commencement of section 134.
(2) Despite any other provision of this Act, a by-law continued in force by this Act is taken to be a valid by-law if it was a valid by-law immediately before the commencement of this clause.
An owners corporation constituted, or taken to have been constituted, under section 11 of the former Act is taken to have been constituted under section 8 of this Act.
(1) A person who, immediately before the commencement of this clause, was a member of the executive committee of an owners corporation is, on that commencement, taken to have been appointed to be a member of the strata committee of the owners corporation for the balance of the person's term as a member of the executive committee.
(2) A person who, immediately before the commencement of this clause, was an officer of an executive committee is, on that commencement, taken to have been appointed as an officer of the same kind of the owners corporation for the balance of the person's term as an officer.
Any proceedings commenced but not determined or finalised under a provision of the former Act are to be dealt with and determined as if the former Act had not been repealed.
(1) A person who held office as an Adjudicator under the former Act immediately before the commencement of this clause ceases to hold the office on a day appointed by the Secretary, being a day not earlier than the determination or finalisation of all proceedings referred to in clause 7.
(3) An Adjudicator who ceases to be an Adjudicator under this clause is not entitled to any compensation for loss of office.
An order made by an Adjudicator or a Tribunal under the former Act, and in force immediately before the commencement of this clause, is taken to have been made by the Tribunal under the corresponding provision of this Act.
Any contributions levied under the former Act are taken to have been levied under this Act and this Act applies to the recovery and payment of any unpaid contributions.
An insurer that was an approved insurer under the former Act immediately before the commencement of section 160 of this Act is taken to be an approved insurer under this Act.
(1) A decision, consent or approval of an owners corporation under the former Act, or that is taken to have been made under the former Act, is taken to have been made by the owners corporation under this Act.
(2) A decision, consent or approval of the executive committee of an owners corporation under the former Act, or that is taken to have been made under the former Act, is taken to have been made by the strata committee of the owners corporation under this Act.
(1) Despite any other provision of this Act, an owners corporation is not required to comply with section 118 until 13 March 2018.
(2) Accordingly, an order cannot be sought under section 129 in respect of a failure to exercise a function under section 118 until on or after 13 March 2018.
(1) The term of appointment of a strata managing agent appointed or reappointed before the commencement of section 50 (1) of this Act, that is in force on that commencement, ends on the following day--(a) if the agent was appointed or reappointed for a term (including any roll over or extension period) of 3 years or more, on the day that is 3 years after the term commenced or that is 6 months after the commencement of section 50 (1) of this Act, whichever is the later,(b) if the agent was appointed or reappointed for a term (including any roll over or extension period) of less than 3 years, on the day that the term ends or that is 6 months after the commencement of section 50 (1) of this Act, whichever is the later.
(2) Section 50 (1) applies to the term of any reappointment of the strata managing agent after that commencement.
(3) Section 49 (3) does not apply to a strata managing agent appointed before the commencement of that subsection.
(1) An agreement in force immediately before the commencement of this clause is taken to be a building manager agreement for the purposes of this Act, despite any of the provisions of the agreement, if--(a) the agreement provides for the appointment of a person to carry out any of the functions specified in section 66 (1) in relation to the owners corporation for a strata scheme, and(b) the primary purpose of the agreement is to provide for that appointment and related matters, and(c) the person is not entitled to exclusive possession of a lot or common property in the strata scheme.
(2) Any such building manager agreement expires 10 years after the commencement of this clause unless the terms of the agreement provide that it expires on an earlier day or the agreement is terminated on an earlier day.
(3) A reference in any instrument to a caretaker in relation to a strata scheme is taken to be a reference to a building manager in relation to that scheme.
Part 11 of this Act does not apply to building work if the contract for carrying out the building work was entered into before the commencement of this clause or, if there is no contract for the carrying out of the building work, the building work commenced before the commencement of this clause.
A regulation made under section 271A(1)(d) continues to have effect until the end of the time period specified by the regulation, despite the repeal of section 271A or the expiry of the regulation.
The amendments made to section 228 by the Strata Schemes Management Amendment (Sustainability Infrastructure) Act 2021 do not apply in relation to an application made before those amendments and that section, as in force immediately before those amendments, continues to apply to those applications.
Section 247A extends to an order made before the commencement of that section but only if the contravention of the order occurs after that commencement.