289-295 Sussex Street Sydney
SP 57164 Sydney Sydney New South Wales
Verdict
Public record: 2 tribunal matters, no building-work orders. A reasonable pre-screen, but not the full picture, the financials and minutes that decide the purchase are in the report, not the registers. Read it, and obtain a section 184 strata search, before you bid.
Cost exposure
Indicative, itemised estimate of what one average lot here could face, built only from this scheme's public-record signals. Indicative ranges, not this building's actual figures, and not financial advice.
Low- $3,700
Tribunal and legal costs
Indicative per-lot share of tribunal and legal costs in a strata dispute (NCAT). Scaled for: 2 matters.
Litigation · 2 matters
The Owners Strata Plan No 57164 v Yau [2017] NSWCA 341
Management and meetings NSWCA 21 December 2017
REAL PROPERTY – strata scheme for a residential and commercial building – application of Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 (NSW) – effect of non-compliance with notice requirements for a meeting of the executive committee specified in Sch 3, cl 6 – whether resolution passed by Executive Committee in breach of ss 65A and 80A – whether Executive Committee has authority to instruct legal representatives to settle legal proceedings PROCEDURE – consent orders – whether consent orders may be set asid
The Owners Strata Plan No 57164 v Yau [2016] NSWSC 1056
Other NSWSC 2 August 2016
REAL PROPERTY – Strata title – Management and control – Whether meeting of Executive Committee invalid because of failure to give notice in compliance with Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 (NSW), Sch 3, cl 6 – Whether Executive Committee lacked authority to instruct counsel to enter into settlement agreement due to subject matter of agreement CONTRACTS – Principal and agent – Authority of agents – Whether counsel for Owners Corporation lacked authority to make settlement agreement on behalf of
Decisions naming this scheme, from NSW Caselaw (NCAT and the courts). The quoted line beneath each is the decision's own catchwords; the topic tag is our grouping of those words. Whether a matter helped or hurt the scheme is not assessed here.
Statutory-warranty outlook
- Structural cover
- Likely expired · est. expiry 25 May 2005
- Non-structural cover
- Ran to 25 May 2005
A single 7-year warranty period applies because the scheme was registered before the 1 February 2012 reform. Estimated from the registration date, not the completion date or building contract, so treat the dates as indicative.
Evidence ledger
Registry-backed record: matched to a scheme on the register by its plan number.
| Checked | Found | Match | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registry and parcel | NSW Strata Hub, with geometry | Direct | Awaiting first run |
| Governance: AGM, managing agent, annual reporting | Not yet checked | Not matched | Not harvested here yet |
| Litigation: NCAT and courts | 2 matters | Direct | 28 June 2026 |
| Levies and financials | Not yet checked | Not matched | Not in the public record |
| Defects and building-work orders | Checked, none found | Direct | 28 June 2026 |
| Fund balances, current levies, minutes, defects not yet litigated | Not on the public record | Not matched | Never in the public record |
What was checked, what it found, how strong the match, and when each source last ran. A source that has not run here yet reads as not checked, never as checked and clear.