Justice Robb in the NSW Supreme Court has handed down two recent decisions that discuss the effect of the Code and its implementation in NSW.   The decisions are: Sneakerboy Retail Pty Ltd trading as Sneakerboy v Georges Properties Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 996, (31 July 2020);  and Sneakerboy Retail Pty Ltd trading as Sneakerboy v Georges Properties […]

The Premier’s press release today contained some important information about the CTRS for commercial landlords and tenants.   Here is my summary of and comments on the latest development: The prohibition on lease terminations and rent increases will be extended from the current sunset date of 29 September 2020 to 31 December 2020.  It is unclear at […]

https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/pause-evictions-extended-and-extra-renter-protections The above link is to the Premier’s press release on what appears to be a partial extension of the CTRS. The press release contains more information than was in the article that I posted earlier today. I will circulate a summary of the key points shortly.

The Financial Review has just published the following: Ban on rent increases and evictions extended Patrick Durkin The Victorian government is extending the ban on evictions and rental increases until the end of the year. “Under the extensions, evictions will continue to be banned for residential and commercial tenants until December 31, unless in rare […]

Further to my post on Monday about the details of the stage 4 restrictions, contact telephone number and website for Industry Coordination Centre within Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions are 13 22 15 or visit Business Victoria. Further details can be found at  https://djpr.vic.gov.au/about-us/contact-us.

Readers might also be interested in the Victorian Government Gazette entry for stage 4 social distancing rules. This is the Gazette entry for the social distancing measures that were announced by the Premier on Sunday (ie stage 4 social distancing, 5km rule, etc), not the Gazette entry that records yesterday’s announcement of business closures. I […]

The main issue that comes out of today’s announcements is the question of which industries must close, which can open and which can continue with restricted operations. For those trying to work this out, you might want to have a look at this link to the Premier’s website that contains: the Premier’s press statement on business restrictions;  and  […]

In 48 hours of announcements that just seemed to get worse and worse, the ever-diligent young property barrister Callum Dawlings caught the Premier’s only reference to the CTRS in light of Lockdown Mark 2.   In answer to a question about the Government’s tenancy protections, the Premier was heard to say: ‘We will have more to say […]