Utilities (electricity, water, gas etc) – news and analysis

 

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Understanding the ins and outs of utility charges

In the Residential (Land Lease) Communities Act 2013 electricity, gas, water and sewerage service are dealt with under the generic term ‘utility’.
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Submission

Submission: Reform of strata laws consultation drafts

Investors own more than half of the residential strata lots in New South Wales’.1 It stands to reason that tenants occupy the majority of lots within the state’s strata schemes, and have a…
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Electricity

Electricity: changes on the horizon

There are changes afoot to the financial assistance available for NSW park residents who need help paying their energy bills.
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Report

Report: 5 years of the Residential Tenancies Act 2010

The Residential Tenancies Act 2010 is now five years old. It has made a number of positive changes for tenants in New South Wales, but there are a number of important issues that are yet to be…
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Submission

Submission: Social Housing Discussion Paper 2015

The Tenants' Union welcomes the present discussion of social housing in NSW. We are convinced that the discussion must go further, and consider the social housing sector in the context of…
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Submission

Submission: Residential (Land Lease) Communities Regulation 2014

This submission on the draft Residential (Land Lease) Communities Regulation 2014 (NSW) is made on the Tenants' Union's own behalf, and on behalf of the network of Tenants Advice and…
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Electricity

Electricity: charges and changes

On 1 July 2013 new rules governing the sale of electricity and gas to residential and small business energy customers came into force in NSW. The rules are part of the National Energy Customer…
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Submission

Submission: Draft standard form occupancy agreement for general boarding houses

The Tenants' Union of NSW supports the draft standard form occupancy agreement for general boarding houses. Subject to three qualifications discussed below, it is a practical, balanced…
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Comment

Comment: Residential Tenancies Amendment (Occupancy Agreements) Bill 2011

The Tenants’ Union of NSW supports the Residential Tenancies Amendment (Occupancy Agreements) Bill 2011 introduced by the Member for Sydney, Clover Moore, and commends it to other Members of…
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Submission

Submission: Residential Tenancies Bill 2009

In this submission we have taken a practical, technical perspective on the draft Bill. By this we mean that we accept that at this late stage in the long-running review of the State's…
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