Consolidated By-Laws for SP20865
as at December 2024
Copy of SP20865 Registered Consolidated By-Laws as at December 2024
Copy of SP20865 Registered Consolidated By-Laws as at June 2023
If there is any dispute between the individual by-laws below and the latest version of the Registered Consolidated By-Laws, the Registered Consolidated By-Laws with the Land Registry Services takes precedence
By-Laws
By-Law 1 - Noise
An owner or occupier of a lot must not create any noise on the parcel likely to interfere with the peaceful enjoyment of the owner or occupier of another lot or af any person lawfully using common property.
By-Law 2 - Vehicles
An owner or occupier of a lot must not park or stand any motor or other vehicle on common property except with the written approval of the owners corporation.
By-Law 3 - Obstruction of common property
An owner or occupier of a lot must not obstruct lawful use of common property by any person.
By-Law 4 - Damage to lawns and plants on common property
An owner or occupier of a lot must not:
a) damage any lawn, garden, tree, shrub, plant or flower being part of or situation on common property, or
b) use for his or her own purposes as a garden any portion of the common property.
By-Law 5 - Damage to common property
(1) An owner or occupier of a lot must not mark, paint, drive nails or screws or the like into, or otherwise damage or deface, any structure that forms part of the common property without the approval in writing of the owners corporation.
(2) An approval given by the owners corporation under clause (1) cannot authorise any additions to the common property.
(3) This by-law does not prevent an owner or person authorised by an owner from installing:
(a) any locking or other safety device for protection of the owner’s lot against intruders, or
(b) any screen or other device to prevent entry of animals or insects on the lot, or
(c) any structure or device to prevent harm to children.
(4) Any such locking or safety device, screen, other device or structure must be installed in a competent and proper manner and must have an appearance, after it has been installed, in keeping with the appearance of the rest of the building.
(5) Despite section 106 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015, the owner of a lot must maintain and keep in a state of good and servicable repair any installation or structure referred to in clause (3) that forms part of the common property and that services the lot.
By-Law 6 - Behaviour of owners and occupiers
An owner or occupier of a lot when on common property must be adequately clothed and must not use language or behave in a manner likely to cause offence or embarrassment to the owner or occupier of another lot or to any person lawfully using common property.
By-Law 7 - Children playing on common property in building
An owner or occupier of a lot must not permit any child of whom the owner or occupier has control to play on common property within the building or, unless accompanied by an adult exercising effective control, to be or to remain on common property comprising a laundry, car parking area or other area of possible dange or hazard to children.
By-Law 8 - Behaviour of invitees
An owner or occupier of a lot must take all reasonable steps to ensure that invitees of the owner or occupier do not behave in a manner likely to interfere with the peaceful enjoyment of the owner or occupier of another lot or any person lawfully using common property.
By-Law 9 - Depositing rubbish and other material on common property
Ann owner of occupier of a lot must not deposit or throw on the common property any rubbish, dirt, dust or other material likely to interfere with the peaceful enjoyment of the owner or occupier of another lot or of any person lawfully using the common property.
By-Law 10 - Drying of laundry items
An owner or occupier of a lot must not, except with the consent in writing of the owners corporation, hang any washing, towel bedding, clothing or other article on any part of the parcel in such a way as to be visible from outside the building other than on any lines provided by the owners corporation for the purpose and there only for a reasonable period.
By-Law 11 - Cleaning windows and doors
An owner or occupier of a lot must keep clean all glass in windows and all doors on the boundary of the lot, including so much as is common property.
By-Law 12 - Storage of inflammable liquids and other substances and materials
(1) An owner or occupier of a lot must not, except with the approval in writing of the owners corporation, use or store on the lot or on the common property any inflammable chemical, liquid or gas or other inflammable material.
(2) This by-law does not apply to chemicals, liquids, gases or other material used or inteded to be used for domestic purposes, or any chemical, liquid, gas or other material in a fuel tank of a motor vehicle or internal combustion engine.
By-Law 13 - Moving furniture and other objects on or through common property
An owner or occupier of a lot must not transport any furniture or large object through or on common property within the building unless sufficient notice has first been given to the strata committee so as to enable the strata committee to arrange for its nominee to be present at the time when the owner or occupier does so.
By-Law 14 - Floor coverings
(1) An owner of a lot must ensure that all floor space within the lot is covered or otherwise treated to the extent sufficient to prevent the transmission from the floor space of noise likely to disturb the peaceful enjoyment of the owner or occupier of another lot.
(2) This by-law does not apply to floor space comprising a kitchen, laundry, lavatory or bathroom.
By-Law 15 - Garbage disposal
An owner or occupier of a lot:
(a) must maintain within the lot, or on such part of the common property as may be authorised by the owners corporation, in clean and dry condition and adequately covered a receptacle for garbage, and
(b) must ensure that before refuse is placed in the receptacle it is securely wrapped or, in the case of tins and other containers, completely drained, and
(c) for the purpose of having the garbage collected, must place the receptacle within an area designated for that purpose by the owners corporation and at a time not more that 12 hours before the time at which garbage is normally collected, and
(d) when the garbage has been collected, must promptly return the receptacle to the lot or other area referred to in paragraph (a), and
(e) must not place anything in the receptable of the owner or occupier of any other lot except with the permission of that owner or occupier, and
(f) must promptly remove any thing which the owner, occupier or garbage collector may have spilled from the receptacle and must take such action as may be necessary to clean the area within which that things was spilled.
By-Law 16 - Keeping of animals. Repealed at the 18 Jan 2022 AGM and replaced by Special By-Law No.26. No longer part of Queensboro’s Consolidated By-Law from May 2022
By-Law 17 - Appearance of lot
(1) The owner or occupier of a lot must not, without the written consent of the owners corporation, maintain within the lot anything visible from outside the lot that, viewed from outside the lot, is not in keeping with the rest of the building.
(2) This by-law does not apply to the hanging of any washing, towel, bedding, clothing or other article as referred to in by-law 10.
By-Law 18 - Notice Board
An owners corporation must cause a notice board to be affixed to some part of the common property.
By-Law 19 - Change in use of lot to be notified
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).
Summary of the Special By-Laws
The summary below only provides the intent of the Special By-Laws to enable owners and residents to have a high level overview of the Special By-Laws. Please read the Consolidated By-Laws for the complete version of each Special By-Law. Where there is a conflict between the summary outlined below and a legal copy the Consolidated By-Laws, the Consolidated By-Laws prevail.
Special By-Law No. 1 - Animals
Repealed at the 18 Jan 2022 AGM and replaced by Special By-Law 26.
Special By-Law No. 2 - Works to Common Property
Installation of underground lighting and replace tiles in the outside foyer area
Special By-Law No.2 - Works to Common Property - Foyer Underground Lighting
Special By-Law No. 3 - Recovery of Cost to Enforce Compliance
Costs incurred by the owners corporation to ensure compliance by a resident/lot owner, following an initial notification to the lot owner/resident to comply, will be borne and charged to the lot owner.
Special By-Law No.3 - Recovery of Cost to Enforce Compliance
Special By-Law No. 4 - Penetration of Roof to Insert Cooking Flue in Lot 27
Special By-Law No.4 - Penetration of Roof to Insert Cooking Flue in Lot 27
Special By-Law No. 5 - Use of Lot
Cannot use lot for short term accommodation or as a serviced apartment.
Special By-Law No. 5 - Use of Lot for short term accommdation or as a serviced apartment.
Special By-Law No. 6 - Compliance
Need to comply with any law concerning use of lot, including any associated with the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.
Special By-Law No. 6 - Compliance with any law concerning the use of lot.
Special By-Law No. 7 - Occupants to Receive Copy of Registered By-Laws
Special By-Law No.7 - Occupants to receive a copy of the registered by-laws.
Special By-Law No. 8 - Cosmetic Work
Renovation requirements and approvals.
Special By-Law 8 - Cosmetic Work
Special By-Law No. 9 - Minor Renovations
Renovation requirements and approvals.
Special By-Law 9 - Minor Renovations
Special By-Law No. 10 - Major Renovations
Renovation requirements and approvals including the need for a Special By-Law to be passed in relation to the major renovation prior to the renovation commencing.
Special By-Law 10 - Major Renovations
Special By-Law No. 11 - Electronic Voting at Meetings
The rules that must be followed if the owners corporation or strata committee determines, be resolution, to permit votes to be cast on a motion by email or other electronic means while participating in a meeting from a remote location.
Special By-Law No. 11 - Electronic Voting at Meetings
Special By-Law No. 12 - Proxies
The rules that must be followed if a person has been given a surplus of proxies.
Special By-Law No. 13 - Major Renovations and Building Works (Lot 2)
Special By-Law No. 13 - Major Renovations and Building Works (Lot 2)
Special By-Law 14 - Regulation of Past Works
Recognise unauthorised past works and determine a procedure for the repair and maintenance of damaged common property and unauthorised past works.
Special By-Law 14 - Regulation of Past Works
Special By-Law 15 - Major Renovations and Building Works (Lot 24)
Special By-Law No. 15 - Major Renovations and Building Workds (Lot 24)
Special By-Law 16 - By-Law for Works by Lot 25
Special By-Law No. 16 - Major Renovations and Building Works (Lot 25)
Special By-Law 17 - Major Renovations and Building Works (Lot 4)
Special By-Law No.17 - Major Renovations and Building Works (Lot 4)
Special By-Law 18 - Major Renovations and Building Works (Lot 7)
Special By-Law No.18 - Major Renovations and Building Works (Lot 7)
Special By-Law 19 - Exclusive Use By-Law for Lot 18
Special By-Law No. 19 - Major renovations and building works (Lot 18)
Special By-Law 20 - Storage Units
Storage units in the garage including type of units, location of units, installation of the units and what is permitted to be stored in the storage units.
Special By-Law 20 - Storage Units
Special By-Law 21 - Service of Documents by Email
Allows the owners corporation to serve documents to an owner or occupier of a lot by email to their email address, and the rules associated with the service of documents by email.
Special By-Law No.21 - Service of Documents by Email
Special By-Law 22 - Rules and Recovery of Costs by Owners Corporation
The general rules you must follow and gives the owners corporation the right to recover expenses, interest and recovery costs from you if you breach the By-Laws and Special By-Laws.
Special By-Law No.22 - Rules and Recovery of Costs by Owners Corporation
Special By-Law 23 - Illegal Parked Vehicles and Abandoned Goods
Allows the owners corporation to move or dispose of abandoned goods and move or remove illegally parked vehicles and sets out rules concerning the moving and disposal of abandoned goods and the moving and removal of illegally parked vehicles.
Special By-Law 23 - Illegally Parked Vehicles and Abandoned Goods
Special By-Law 24 - No Smoking
No smoking allowed within a lot or on common property. Smoking includes ignited tobacco or any other product that is intended to be smoked and is ignited.
Special By-Law No. 24 - No Smoking
Special By-Law 25 - Major Renovations and Building Works (Lot 8)
Special By-Law 25 - Major Renovations and Building Works (Lot 8)
Special By-Law 26 - Keeping of Animals
This Special By-Law replaces By-Law 16 and Special By-Law 1 which were repealed at the January 2022 AGM.
Special By-Law 26 - Keeping of Animals
Special By-Law 27 - Alterations & Additions to Fire Doors
Special By-Law 27 - Alterations and Additions to Fire Doors
Special By-Law 28 - Window Safety Devices - Child Safety
Special By-Law 28 - Window Safety Devices - Child Safety
Special By-Law 29 - Payment of Insurance Excesses
Special By-Law 29 - Payment of Insurance Excesses
Special By-Law 30 - Major Renovations and Building Works (Lot 22)