About the August 2025 edition
The August 2025 edition of The QLD Strata Magazine covers fire safety compliance, caretaker agreements, and committee governance in Queensland body corporate schemes. Key topics include DIY fire safety compliance risks, fire door inspection access refusal implications, test and tag obligations for common area electrical equipment, and the legal impact of recent legislative changes on towing powers. The edition also examines EGM cancellation rights, dominating committee member influence, wheelchair accessibility during lift outages, and vague caretaker agreement interpretation.
- Should strata budgets be shown inclusive of GST? – William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate
- Leading the way in strata funding – Lannock Strata Finance
- Do the recent legislative changes give your body corporate instant towing power? – Todd Garsden, Mahoneys
- When a roof leak only damages one unit, is the body corporate responsible for repairs and insurance excess? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
- To what degree can loud and dominating committee members influence community decision-making? – William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate and Chris Irons, Strata Solve
- When compulsory education fails everyone – Robert Lalor, Redchip Lawyers & Hynes Legal
- Who's accountable when an EGM may not be required and costs aren't disclosed? – Chris Irons, Strata Solve
- How do we decide what's required when caretaker agreements are vague? – Jodie Graham, Redchip Lawyers & Hynes Legal
- Can a body corporate cancel an EGM without warning, and what can owners do about it? – William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate
- Can body corporate funds be used to paint areas that lot owners are responsible for? – Todd Garsden, Mahoneys
- What can the committee do when it's unsafe to enforce the smoking by-law? – Chris Irons, Strata Solve
- If a lot owner refuses access for the fire door inspection, what are the legal and insurance implications? – Stefan Bauer, Fire Matters
- DIY Fire safety compliance: what are the risks? – Stefan Bauer, Fire Matters
- What are a body corporate's test and tag obligations for common area electrical equipment? – Dean Potgieter, Seymour Consultants
- How can a body corporate support a wheelchair user during a lift outage? – Brendan Pitman, Grace Lawyers
- Can owners opt out of replacing common property skylights during a roof upgrade? – Michael Kleinschmidt and Evelyn Hearn, Bugden Allen
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