VIC Q: What are your thoughts on the maximum time frame of 14 days for special resolution ballots, considering most ballots are not resolved within the historic 28 days time frame.
NSW Q: Can an auditor provide any proactive mitigation against risk of strata manager fraud? One of our schemes had all strata funds stolen by a strata management company in QLD some years ago despite having the accounts audited annually.
QLD Q: Can our Body Corporate pay for quarterly drinks and a Christmas party?
Peter Hunt,
Mathews Hunt Legal
Read More... Please note: this article appeared in The Nov 2020 QLD Strata Magazine and has been republished due to relevance.
WA Q: I’ve seen lots of news about strata owners in Sydney being affected by defects in their buildings. Is this the same in WA? What are the warranty periods for WA apartments?
NSW: Functioning during the Initial Period of an Owners Corporation
Owners corporation’s in their initial period are required to function as an owners corporation under the Act including to hold meetings, raise levies, take out building insurance. Gemma Lumley & Allison Benson,
Kerin Benson Lawyers
NSW Q: It is only a matter of time before our strata scheme will be asked about the charging of electric cars. What should we be thinking about. Should we be implementing changes now?
QLD Q: Our body corporate notice board is in the main foyer. We'd like to move it to a more appropriate spot. Can this be done and how do we go about it?
Energy Policy WA, the department that provides energy policy advice to the Western Australian Government, is asking for your help to find out more about how electricity is supplied in strata properties in WA.
Please assist by completing this short survey on embedded networks in WA strata properties:
