Thursday, 19 February 2026
Chair
Tamir Maltz, Barrister, 12 Wentworth Selborne
Description
Attend and earn 0.5 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is based on NSW legislation
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Fair Contract Principles and their Role in Reshaping Strata Law
- Application of the Australian Consumer Law’s unfair contract term provisions to strata contracts from 1 July 2025
- Identifying and eliminating problematic clauses in building management and maintenance contracts
- Drafting practices to avoid “significant imbalance” and ensure legitimate interests are protected
- Interplay between contractual terms and statutory duties under the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW)
- Unfair contract enforcement in the strata sector
Presented by Allison Benson, Principal, Kerin Benson Lawyers
Presenters
Allison Benson, Principal, Kerin Benson Lawyers
Allison is a strata & community titles lawyer who has provided general advice, acted in disputes, including building defect disputes, and worked with clients in preparing and enforcing by-laws and strata management statements since 2008. Allison acts on behalf of owners corporations, associations and lot owners in respect of providing advice and acting in strata and community association disputes of all types. She is a Fellow of the Australian College of Strata Lawyers and has a blog Thoughts From a Strata Lawyer at www.allisonbensonau.com
Tamir Maltz, Barrister, 12 Wentworth Selborne
Tamir is a commercial barrister. He works on business, property, and regulatory matters. Over more than 20 years he has accepted briefs to advise and appear in a broad range of sectors – in relation to corporate disputes as well as personal, strata, and family-business disputes. Tamir also has an interest in cyberlaw issues, and has been a member of the NSW Bar Association’s IT Committee (2019-2024). He previously worked as a management consultant at a global firm, and in the office of an Australian Federal Minister.
