About the April 2026 edition
The April 2026 edition of The QLD Strata Magazine covers body corporate governance, insurance coverage, and fire safety obligations across Queensland strata schemes. Key topics include record inspection rights in small bodies corporate, CMS registration without approval, shared easement disputes in complex buildings, and insurance premium increases caused by individual lot activities. The edition also addresses bullying in volunteer committees, chairperson refusal to chair meetings, fire escape door security, and the adequacy of fire safety contracts.
- What are your rights to inspect records in a small body corporate? – William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate
- Taking a closer look: The value of simplicity and certainty in strata funding – Paul Morton and Gemma Davey, Lannock Strata Finance
- Does your strata plan type affect what your body corporate insurance covers? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
- Is the committee in breach if they confirm incorrect meeting minutes? – Chris Irons, Strata Solve
- In large complex buildings, how are disputes between bodies corporate over shared easements resolved? – Frank Higginson, Redchip Strata Law
- What happens if a CMS is registered without the required approval? – Michael Kleinschmidt, Bugden Allen
- Bullying in strata: Even volunteers need to keep it professional – Frank Higginson, Redchip Strata Law
- What happens if a chairperson refuses to chair a committee meeting? – Chris Irons, Strata Solve
- Who maintains plants installed by the body corporate within lot boundaries? – Todd Garsden, Mahoneys
- Can strata schemes lock fire escape doors to improve security? – Stefan Bauer, Fire Matters
- Fire safety contracts: Is yours actually protecting your building — or just the contractor? – Stefan Bauer, Fire Matters
- Is a private swimming pool covered by strata insurance in a duplex? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
- Who pays if one lot's activities increase strata insurance premiums? – Brooke Cunningham, Mathews Hunt Legal
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