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QLD Q&A Alarm Bells: Doctoring BC Records to Hide Building Defects

Todd Garsden, Hynes Legal and Dee Pannell, Sun City Legal
Question: Some members of our Body Corporate want to doctor records to hide issues they believe might affect the value of their properties. Can they do this? If not how can it be prevented?

NSW: Think strata construction's bad? Strata records are worse!

Michael Ferrier,
Eyeon Property Inspections
Question: Our minutes only include the decision taken, with no background. Are they leaving out information regarding strata defects and anything which may disadvantage the sales of units?
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SA: Q&A Strata Regulations About Fines for Breaking Parking Rules

Tony Johnson, Horner Management
Question: We’re trying to include an addition to our strata regulations concerning fines for breaking strata parking rules. Three of our eight unit owners refuse to vote so they can avoid being caught and fined.

NSW: Building Defects – The Duty to Mitigate. When Do You Have to Give the Builder Access to Rectify?

Helen Amanatiadis, JS Mueller & Co
By failing to comply with the statutory duty to mitigate, the builder or developer can use the failure to do so as a defence to minimise the damages for which they are liable in any claim against them.

QLD Proxy Votes: Should you give your voting right to someone else?

Kelly Borell, Tower Body Corporate
Gathering proxy votes is common practice in body corporates. Unfortunately, sometimes proxies are used to pass motions that benefit particular lot owners and are not in the best interests of the scheme.

VIC: New Apartment Design Standards To Improve Neighbourhoods

Acting Minister for Planning Lily D’Ambrosio
New design standards for the outside of apartment buildings will ensure new developments are built to a high-quality, and improve the look and feel of local neighbourhoods.

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Rod Smith, The Strata Collective

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