The NSW Strata Magazine May 2024

About the May 2024 edition

The May 2024 edition of The NSW Strata Magazine covers water ingress, insurance dynamics, and WHS compliance as central themes for NSW strata schemes. Key topics include waterproof membrane maintenance, the insurance premium impact of dysfunctional committees, over and underinsurance risks from inflation, and WHS obligations at AGMs. The edition also addresses proxy rules, committee nomination requirements, compliance reporting, and courtyard installation approvals.

  • Navigating Water Ingress in Strata Properties – Lannock Strata Finance 
  • Our project manager has never inspected the site – Edwina Feilen & Bruce McKenzie, Sedgwick 
  • Dysfunctional committees, legal cost claims and the impact on insurance premiums – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions 
  • WHS obligations to comply - at the AGM and beyond – Scott Bellerby, B Strata 
  • Meeting quorum at the community association AGM – Leanne Habib, Premium Strata 
  • Who pays for repairs if the Owners Corporation does not want an owner to make an insurance claim? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions 
  • Strata compliance reports that are easy to understand – QIA 
  • Does an owner need to attend the AGM to nominate to the committee? – Rod Smith, The Strata Collective 
  • Waterproof membrane selection and expected period of maintenance – BCRC 
  • Have inflation fluctuations caused more cases of over or underinsurance? – Zac Gleeson, GQS 
  • Can the number of positions on a committee be amended at a GM? – Allison Benson, Kerin Benson Lawyers 
  • I'd like to paint my front fire safety door, including the metal auto-closer – Rob Broadhead, 2020 Fire Protection 
  • Can I install an umbrella in my courtyard? – Leanne Habib, Premium Strata 
  • Proxies in Strata – Six Things You Need to Know – Strata Community Association NSW

May 2024 NSW Strata Magazine Authors

Tyrone Shandiman
Strata Insurance Solutions
Leanne Habib headshot
Premium Strata
Rod Smith
The Strata Collective
Allison Benson
Benson Legal Pty Ltd
Rob Broadhead
2020 Fire Protection

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