New South Wales Consolidated Acts

STRATA SCHEMES MANAGEMENT ACT 2015 - SECT 79

79 Estimates to be prepared of contributions to administrative and capital works funds

(1) An owners corporation must, not later than 14 days after the constitution of the owners corporation and at each annual general meeting after that, estimate how much money it will need to credit to its administrative fund for actual and expected expenditure--

(a) to maintain in good condition on a day-to-day basis the common property and any personal property vested in the owners corporation, and

(b) to provide for insurance premiums, and

(c) to meet other recurrent expenses.

Note : Recurrent expenses would include such regular expenses as insurance, water charges, electricity charges, carpet cleaning, lawn mowing services and the like and minor expenses relating to maintenance of the common property.

(2) An owners corporation must, at each annual general meeting, estimate how much money it will need to credit to its capital works fund for actual and expected expenditure--

(a) for painting or repainting any part of the common property which is a building or other structure, and

(b) to acquire personal property, and

(c) to renew or replace personal property, and

(d) to renew or replace fixtures and fittings that are part of the common property, and

(e) to replace or repair the common property, and

(f) to meet other expenses of a capital nature.

Note : Expenses of a capital nature would include expenses in relation to major repairs or improvements to the common property or personal property of the owners corporation, such as replacement of roofing, guttering or fences and the like.

(3) When estimating amounts needed to be credited to the administrative fund or the capital works fund, the owners corporation must have before it, and take into account, a statement of the existing financial situation of the strata scheme and an estimate of receipts and payments.

(4) An estimate prepared before the first annual general meeting of an owners corporation is to take into account the initial maintenance schedule provided by the original owner for that meeting.

(5) In estimating amounts to be credited to the capital works fund, an owners corporation is to take into account anticipated major expenditure identified in the 10-year plan for the capital works fund proposed under this Division.

(6) An owners corporation of a large strata scheme must include in the estimates prepared at an annual general meeting--

(a) specific amounts in relation to each item or matter on which the owners corporation intends to spend money, or on which the owners corporation is aware money will be likely to be spent, in the period until the next annual general meeting, and

(b) a note as to any difference between the estimates and the 10-year plan for the capital works fund prepared under this Division and the reasons for the difference.