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The strata law reform currently underway will allow for local council parking officers to enter strata car parks and fine people parked illegally there. The nuts and bolts of this have to be worked out but at the very least there will have to be signs warning people that parking officers patrol the building and that they will issue parking infringement notices on cars that are illegally parked. The deterrent factor will have an effect in itself especially as the proposed maximum fine is $550.
Given that there are two laws that have to be changed – the strata Act and the Local Government Act – plus the specific requirements of each individual council, this is a complex process just to get the laws on the statute books.
So this is not likely to result in the sudden appearance of “grey ghosts” in strata car parks all over NSW. However, smart councils will see this as a revenue earner and smart parking officers will see strata car parks as an good plan B for rainy or very hot days.