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WA Reform Education Sessions [Webinars]

 
Part 3: 2 pm, Thurs 20 August **Last Chance to Register**
Join us and learn about the key changes. This free webinar will outline key information and delve further into certain areas of the Act that affect those within strata. Whether you’re a Lot Owner, Strata Manager or Service Provider this webinar is for you!
*** 0.5 SCA CPD Points (1.5 points for the entire series) ***
We will be joined by Shane White, Strata Titles Consult & Leonie Milonas, PSC Property Lync Insurance Brokers. Leonie and Shane will discuss:
• Clearer by-laws
• Legislation Deadlines
• Requirements of the Strata Council
• Modernisation of Schemes (electronic)
• Insurance for Maintenance Planning
• Insurance terminology
Find Out More and Register HERE
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Latest Articles From the LookUpStrata Blog

NSW: Q&A Duty to Maintain and Repair Common Property
Tyrone Shandiman,
Strata Insurance Solutions

Question:  A resident has repeatedly requested the committee repair a known trip hazard that hasn’t been fixed for years. What are the insurance implications around known hazards that the committee will not address?

QLD: Q&A Authorising Common Property Changes or Improvements
Chris Irons,
Hynes Legal

Question: We have an application by a lot owner to improve common property. Is this considered a minor improvement as it is under $3000? What is the process for approving the application?

WA: Q&A Making Strata By-Laws
Luke Downie,
Mark Hay Realty Group

Question: In a small strata with 4 units do all the owners have to agree on by-laws being created? If 3 out of 4 agree, is that sufficient?

ACT: Q&A What is a Unit Title Certificate?

Christopher Kerin,
Kerin Benson Lawyers
Question: What is a unit title certificate? Answer: It’s otherwise known as a section 119 certificate and typically requested by vendors.

NSW: Q&A 'No Animals Allowed' - not even a companion animal

Rod Smith,
The Strata Collective

Question: With the approval for an assistance animal in strata, can an assistant animal also be a cat, not just a dog?

NAT: Income from Body Corporate Common Property
Tammy Lynch, Tower Body Corporate

Does your body corporate receive income from public carparking, payments for the use of common property to convene functions/conferences and the like? If so, Taxation Ruling No. TR 2015/3 probably applies to such income.

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NSW: Q&A Can I Keep Pets in a Strata Building?
Rod Smith, The Strata Collective

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NSW: Round 2 of City of Sydney Grants and Sponsorship is Now Open
Owners corporations in the City of Sydney area are eligible to apply for building operations and ratings and assessment grants. The second round of the 2020 grants program is now open for:
  • environmental performance
  • matching grants.
Applications for these programs close 31 Aug 2020.
Find out more about applying for the Grants Programs here.
NAT: SCA COVID-19 Strata Pulse Survey
COVID-19 has changed the way we work and do business. One significant change for the strata management sector has been the way committee meetings are organised, with many committee meetings now being offered flexibly or online via teleconference.
SCA is trying to gather information about the number of organisations undertaking online committee meetings, their effectiveness, lot owner experiences and the future of flexible, online meetings.
This information will aid our understanding of the sector’s response to COVID-19 and aid our advocacy efforts and we would welcome your valuable input.
Please take the short 3-minute survey today!

Latest Strata News 
New South Wales Queensland Victoria
VIC: The future of recycling [PODCAST]
Richelle Hunt and Warwick Long, ABC News: The Conversation Hour
A lot owner contacted the program to brainstorm some solutions for her new high-rise building. Does where you live determine how well you can recycle? The relevant session starts about 14 minutes in.

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LookUpStrata: WA Reforms Education Sessions [WEBINAR]
Part 3: 20 Aug, 2 pm

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27 Aug, 2 - 5 pm | Bentley

SCA: World of Water [WEBINAR]
3 Sep, 3 - 4 pm
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