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Which court or tribunal decides a strata, owners corporation or body corporate dispute in each Australian state, and why the internal process almost always comes first.
How by-laws (or rules) are made and limited in strata schemes, owners corporations and body corporates across Australia, and the tests each state applies to them.
How strata corporations and community corporations work in South Australia, why disputes go to the Magistrates Court rather than SACAT, and the pet by-law rule.
How body corporates work in Queensland under the BCCM Act, why most disputes go to the Commissioner's office rather than QCAT, and the general by-law test.
Can a strata scheme, owners corporation or body corporate ban pets? The law is opposite in New South Wales and South Australia; compare every state's actual rule here.
How strata schemes work in New South Wales: the owners corporation, levies, by-laws, pets and the 2025 reforms, all under the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015.
Strata title goes by a different name in every Australian state and territory. Compare the term, the Act and the real dispute forum used in NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA and beyond.
Jury duty rules across Australia: whether your employer must keep paying you, dismissal protection, and the confirmed juror payment rates in Victoria and New South Wales.
Consumer fireworks are legal in Australia in two places only: the Northern Territory's Territory Day window and Tasmania's annual Cracker Night permit. Elsewhere, pyrotechnicians only.
Australia regulates drones federally through CASA under Part 101 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998: altitude, distance from people, populous areas and registration.
A federal import ban covers five dog breeds. New South Wales and Victoria add breed-based restricted-dog status; Queensland uses a structurally different prohibited-dog system.
Legal name change in Australia is handled by each state and territory births, deaths and marriages registry. Confirmed FY2026-27 fees and what to check before relying on any figure.