@braveheart said:
In any event, a hair salon in a strata unit contravenes By-Law 19 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 – Schedule 1:“An occupier of a lot must notify the owners corporation if the occupier changes the existing use of the lot in a way that may affect the insurance premiums for the strata scheme (for example, if the change of use results in a hazardous activity being carried out on the lot, or results in the lot being used for commercial or industrial purposes rather than residential purposes)”.
This is true … but only if your scheme has that by-law in place. These model by-laws only apply by default to schemes registered before 1996. After ’96, it’s whatever by-laws you adopted at your first AGM and then added, removed or amended thereafter. Admittedly, the chances are that you WILL have this but it’s worth checking.
One of the reasons it’s there is because of the profound effect even one business attracting trade from outside the building could have on OH&S liabilities.