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For lot owners and committee members in Melbourne apartment buildings, the Consumer Legislation Amendment Bill 2026 proposes some of the most significant changes to owners’ corporation debt recovery in recent years.
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True to form, and six months after the Expert Panel delivered its confidential bill to the Labor Government without so much of a peep from Consumer Affairs in relation to any feedback or further consultation …
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It has now been six months since the private consultancy acting on behalf of Consumer Affairs Victoria and the Expert Panel leading an inquiry into the owners’ corporation legislation delivered its final report and recommendations to Parliament.
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Lot owners and tenants need to be aware that an owners’ corporation (OC) has a lawful right to serve a notice to gain entry to private apartments, in order to carry out repairs, maintenance and other remedial works.
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In past columns, I have been critical of the newly renamed and reforged Victorian Building & Plumbing Commission (BPC).
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