I don’t how much notice the decision makers will take of submissions to the (NSW) Strata Review, but with regard to By-Laws my submission suggested that rather than having whatever “Model By-Laws” emerge from the Review then applying retrospectively to all existing Strata Schemes, perhaps have a comprehensive suite of By-Laws from which Owners Corporations (O/C) would be required select and resolve to adopt, and then consistently enforce in accordance with the then operations of their Scheme.
If at some future time the operations of a Scheme required the adoption of another By-Law from the suite included in the Act, then the O/C could resolve to adopt and consistently enforce that. Special By-Laws for specific purposes could still be adopted using the same procedures that currently apply.
My objective was to give O/Cs the ability to choose and adopt the By-Laws that are essential to the operations of their Plans; and if they’re that essential why wouldn’t they consistently enforce them?