NSW DIVIDING FENCES · THE NOTICE FLOW, DONE RIGHT · A$39 ONE-OFF · GENERAL INFORMATION, NOT LEGAL ADVICE
FenceRight is the standardised NSW dividing-fence notice flow: the conversation handled well, then the templates, the sequence, a cost-share worksheet and a deadlock playbook, built around the Dividing Fences Act 1991 (NSW). For owners of freehold lots in NSW. One payment of A$39 (AUD, GST incl.): pay once, keep forever. Not a law firm, not legal advice, not a mediation service.
Scope: standard dividing fences between two freehold lots only. Not covered: strata common-property fences and retaining walls, which run under different law. Renting? Fence decisions belong to the owner: send your landlord or agent the situation in writing, then point them here.
HOW IT WORKS · THREE STEPS
The first conversation decides how expensive this gets. Most fence disputes that end at NCAT didn't start as legal problems. They started as a letter that read like a threat, or a conversation that never happened.
STEP 01
The pack opens with the first-conversation script: the exact words, the notes to keep, and the mistakes that turn a $2,000 fence into a $15,000 dispute. Most disputes end here, and the ones that don't go better for having started here.
STEP 02
The Dividing Fences Act 1991 (NSW) sets out a sequence, not just a form. The pack's templates cover the particulars the Act looks for, plus a service checklist so you can prove the notice was served.
STEP 03
If agreement never comes, the deadlock playbook walks through Community Justice Centre mediation first, then NCAT: what to bring, what to expect, what it costs, and the paper trail that makes your case.
THE PROOF · READ A PAGE FIRST
This is the script the pack opens with: the part no template can replace. The full one-pager, with the notes to keep and the five mistakes to avoid, ships in the pack.
THE SEQUENCE · FIVE STEPS
Follow it in order and every later step, mediation, NCAT, cost recovery, stands on solid ground. Summaries as at September 2026 [verified 2026-09-28].
The conversation above. Script card in the pack.
The formal written notice: what work you propose, the quotes, and the contribution you're seeking. Template plus service checklist.
Two comparable quotes, shared openly. The cost-share worksheet splits a standard fence fifty-fifty and prices any upgrade separately.
If your neighbour agrees, get it in writing and book the work. If they object or don't respond, the clock the Act sets starts running, and your paper trail matters.
Unresolved disputes go to a Community Justice Centre for mediation first, and to NCAT if that fails. The deadlock playbook walks through both.
DEADLOCK ROUTER · FREE DEMO
Three questions. Nothing is collected or sent anywhere. The route appears below, on this page.
Your route appears here once all three questions are answered.
Demo instrument: nothing is sent anywhere. General information only, as at September 2026, not legal advice.
HONESTY · WHAT THIS IS AND IS NOT
HONEST ALTERNATIVES · FREE HELP EXISTS
Free help exists. Start there if money is tight or your situation is unusual. Here's when the pack still earns its $39.
| Alternative | Cost | What you get, and what you miss |
|---|---|---|
| Community Legal Centres NSW: free fence-dispute factsheets | Free | Solid plain-English explainers. But scattered pages, not an assembled sequence you can work tonight. |
| LawAccess NSW | Free | Free legal information for NSW residents. Information, not templates you can send. |
| Community Justice Centres (NSW) | Free | Free community mediation, no lawyers needed. It helps when you're already deadlocked; it doesn't prepare the notice flow. |
| Your solicitor | Several hundred dollars per letter | The gold standard for contested matters. Overkill for a conversation that hasn't happened yet. |
| Do nothing, hope it holds | $0, until it isn't | The most expensive option on this table, measured in NCAT filing fees and weekends lost. |
FenceRight exists for the time-pressured middle: neighbours who want the whole sequence assembled, the templates ready to send, and the conversation handled well, tonight, for less than a solicitor's first fifteen minutes.
THE PACK · PRICING
FENCERIGHT PACK · ONE-OFF
A$39 AUD, GST incl. · pay once, keep forever
14-day money-back promise: if you buy at launch and it's not for you, email within 14 days for a full refund, no questions asked, processed within 5 business days.
The pack is not on sale yet. The checkout page takes your email so we can notify you at launch; nothing is charged before then. The test is simple: fewer than 5 orders in the first 3 weeks after launch, and the pack isn't published. Before anything is sold, a solicitor signs off on the templates and summaries.
STRAIGHT ANSWERS · FAQ
No, and no product can. What it does is put you in the strongest possible position: the right sequence, the right paperwork, and a paper trail that stands up at mediation or NCAT if agreement never comes.
No. General-information templates and summaries only. Contested matters go to a Community Justice Centre, NCAT, or a solicitor. The pack tells you which, and when.
That's what steps 4 and 5 are for. The deadlock playbook covers the mediation path and the NCAT path, including the paper trail you'll need, which is exactly why the sequence matters from step 1.
No. Strata common-property fences and retaining walls run under different law with a different process. This pack covers standard dividing fences between two freehold lots only.
Yes: 14 days, no questions asked, on launch purchases. Email within 14 days of purchase for a full refund, processed within 5 business days.
Then there's nothing to refund: nothing is charged before launch, so no money has moved.
Start with the words, then the sequence, then the paperwork. A$39, once, for the whole flow.
Get the pack · $39