Clash of laws

The local council allows a maximum of one rubbish bin for every two units thus presumably occupants could make their own sharing arrangements or an EC could allocate unit no’s for bins. The Dept. of Fair Trading has advised on a couple of occasions however that if a “bin roster” where say one unit is tasked with taking bins out for a particular month then this would require a registered by-law but it would not apply to tenants. Presumably Owners could add this to the leasing contract.

In this particular case however one person refused as he was elderly, sick and didn’t use the bins at all while another was in a similar position except for being a major user. No option to pay a cleaner in lieu was offered. The question is whether a By-law can legally require people to work for the Owner’s Corp. – thus a disabled person for example who initially moved in where someone was paid to take all the bins out is faced with having to find someone willing to take bins out and back in for a month. If they can’t find a resident willing to do so this could be a very expensive proposition.