Which strata by-laws apply to a strata scheme?

                                                                       Summary Table 

Date	Applicable By-laws
Strata plans registered prior to 1 October 1974	By-laws 1 to 29 of the Strata Titles Act 1973 (“STA”) applicable to strata plans registered prior to 1 October 1974 are not binding or enforceable: s42(2) of the Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 (“SSMA”). However, additions or amendments to those by-laws will be binding so far as they are capable of application to the current by-laws of the scheme.
Strata plans registered prior to 1 July 1997	The following by-laws apply to strata plans registered before 1 July 1997: (a) By-laws 1 to 19 listed in Schedule 1 of the SSMA: s42 of the    SSMA; (b) By-laws added to by-laws 1 to 19; (c) By-laws added to by-laws 1 to 29 of Schedule 1 of the STA; (d) Any new by-laws amending, adding to or repealing the by-laws in (a), (b) and (c) above made before or after 1 July 1997 passed by the owners corporation in general meeting by special resolution and registered at Land and Property Information NSW.
Strata plans registered after 1 July 1997	The following by-laws apply to strata schemes registered on or after 1 July 1997: (a) Developer by-laws registered with the strata plan; OR (b) Model by-laws:  (i) for strata schemes registered before (but not including)                    1 September 2005, the model bylaws contained in the Strata Schemes Management Regulation 1997; and (ii) for strata schemes registered on and after 1 September 2005, the model by-laws in Schedules 1 to 6 of the Strata Schemes Management Regulation 2005; and (iii) any new by-laws added to the strata scheme after 1 July 1997; (iv) any registered amendments or repeals made to the by-laws in (a) and (b) above.

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