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This article discusses transparency in strata management by explaining what a major national report reveals about entrenched conflicts of interest and why disclosure alone has failed to rebuild trust. Conflicts of interest have become one of the most confronting and widely discussed issues in the strata sector. Media investigations, regulatory attention, and growing owner awareness […]

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Question: What can an owner do if the committee relies on conflicted advice for major repair works?
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NSW: How owners can approve minor changes to common property that only affect them

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Navigating regulations, or at least understanding the way things should work, is better than not having those rules in place. But it certainly leads to difficulty with respect to compliance and understanding how best to manage a strata scheme.
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