The NSW Strata Magazine July 2023

About the July 2023 edition

The July 2023 edition of The NSW Strata Magazine covers strata governance, insurance risks, and fire safety reform as central themes for NSW schemes. Key topics include electronic ballot paper storage requirements, underinsurance dangers, fire safety regulation reforms, and Building Code of Australia retrospective compliance. The edition also addresses pet by-laws, proxy form delivery rules, common property maintenance obligations, water damage claims from owner negligence, and sustainability infrastructure improvements for strata liveability.

  • Requirements to store electronic ballot papers securely – Shane Williamson, Williamson Lawyers Pty Ltd 
  • Can lot owners insure against potential damage claims? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions 
  • Do we wait for the special levy money before fixing water ingress? – Shane Williamson, Williamson Lawyers Pty Ltd 
  • How do we deal with offensive noises from industrial fans? – Leanne Habib, Premium Strata 
  • Is compliance with the Building Code of Australia retrospective? – Michael Hopwood, Valen Projects 
  • What if the "committee member" motion is defeated at the AGM? – Leanne Habib, Premium Strata 
  • Maintaining Common Property – What needs to be done? – QIA 
  • Dangers of underinsuring a strata building – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions 
  • Strata's new age of due diligence – Paynter Dixon 
  • From a records management perspective, what does a well run building look like? – Michael Ferrier, EYEON Property Inspections 
  • Ensure the owner of a neglected lot pays their proportion of costs – Matthew Jenkins, Bannermans Lawyers 
  • A Property Valuer's Opinion on the Housing Crisis in 2023! – Asset Strata Valuers 
  • Can you deliver the proxy form on the night of the AGM? – Rod Smith, The Strata Collective 
  • Pets are allowed, just no dogs or cats – Allison Benson, Kerin Benson Lawyers 
  • Reforms to fire safety regulations. What do you need to know? – Heath Newell, Chief AFSS Services 
  • Water damage claims due to owner's negligence – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions 
  • Sustainability infrastructure improving strata schemes liveability – Strata Community Association (NSW)

July 2023 NSW Strata Magazine Authors

shane
Williamson Lawyers
Tyrone Shandiman
Strata Insurance Solutions
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Premium Strata
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Valen Projects
Michael Ferrier
EYEON Property Inspections
Matthew Jenkins
Bannermans Lawyers
Rod Smith
The Strata Collective
Allison Benson
Benson Legal Pty Ltd

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