Maintenance & Common Property

National

• Asbestos Awareness
  A national site to increase people’s awareness of the risks of asbestos exposure when renovating.

New South Wales

• Fire safety and external wall cladding
  NSW Fair Trading. The NSW Government is working to address the fire safety risks associated with external wall cladding in high-rise buildings and has developed and started implementing a co-ordinated, whole of government policy response.
• Neighbours and the law
  by Nadine Behan. Published by the Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC), State Library of New South Wales, 2012. An easy to understand guide to the different areas of law that are involved in neighbourhood issues and disputes. Covers areas that commonly cause problems between neighbours including dividing fences, common property, retaining walls, overhanging branches, animals and noise.
• Register your pool and spa
  NSW Government: Swimming Pool Register – From 29 October 2013, authorised officers may fine pool owners if their pool is not registered on the NSW Swimming Pool Register. Avoid a fine.

Queensland

• Body Corporate and Community Management Fact Sheet: Storm damage
  Developed by QLD: Department of Justice and Attorney-General.
  The storm that hit Brisbane and South-East Queensland on 27 November (and others like it) has caused a loss, damage and inconvenience to many people. We extend our sympathy to those in community titles schemes who are experiencing difficulties because of the storm.
  We encourage lot owners and anyone involved in a body corporate to work together and to recognise that many people may be under stress at this difficult time.
  We have put this information together to help people in community title schemes deal with problems caused by the storm. This information is relevant to all schemes in Queensland.
• Safer Buildings: understanding the combustible cladding legislation
  Developed by Office of the Commissioner for BCCM and the QBCC.
  The Queensland Government recently amended legislation relating to cladding and, in particular, requirements for certain buildings to be assessed for potentially combustible cladding. To assist bodies corporate in understanding the new legislative requirements this information has been prepared.
• Maintenance of common property and lots
  Queensland Building and Construction Commission The purpose of these guidelines is to assist pool owners (including bodies corporate) and property agents to understand their pool safety responsibilities under the Building Act 1975 (BA).
• Guidelines for pool owners and property agents
  Oct 2015: Body Corporate and Community Management (BCCM) provide information on what is common property and what is required to be maintained by whom.

Victoria

• Property maintenance – owners corporations
  Consumer Affairs Victoria
  Including information concerning maintaining common property, renovating individual lots and maintenance plan.

Tasmania

• What control does the body corporate have over activities by the lot owners on the common property?
  Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment: Land, Property and Titles

Western Australia

• Guide to Strata Title