About the July 2026 edition
This July 2026 edition of the QLD Strata Magazine covers body corporate financial and levy matters, including insurance commissions, sinking fund investment options, and paying levies during a dispute. Legal contributors examine liability for contractor damage, unauthorised legal costs, boundary fence maintenance, and withdrawing motions from general meetings, while fire safety features address MATV antenna requirements, caretaker incident reporting, and fire safety documentation compliance. Practical governance topics round out the issue, from committee email record-keeping to approving ventilation ducting in heritage-listed buildings.
- Still paying your manager an insurance commission? – William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate
- Can a body corporate invest sinking funds in a high interest cash ETF instead of term deposits? – Matthew Faulkner, Matthew Faulkner Accountancy PTY LTD
- If a contractor damages our retaining wall, who is liable, and will insurance cover it? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
- How do we set up a reliable email system for our strata committee records? – Leya Wall, Town Square
- Unauthorised legal costs and unfinancial status in a small body corporate – Chris Irons, Strata Solve
- How do we get the body corporate to approve ventilation ducting in a heritage-listed building? – Michael Kleinschmidt, Bugden Allen
- Do I have to pay body corporate levies while a levy dispute is being resolved? – Frank Higginson, Redchip Strata Law
- Does the body corporate have to install a common antenna for the MATV system? – Jason Burgess, Install My Antenna
- Can a body corporate resolve that lot owners are responsible for the maintenance of the boundary fence? – Holly Oddo, Mahoneys
- Is a caretaker required to submit an incident report for a false alarm fire event? – Todd Garsden, Mahoneys
- Documentation Compliance: How do you know if your fire safety documentation is compliant? – Stefan Bauer, Fire Matters
- Can an owner withdraw a motion submitted for a body corporate general meeting? – Alanna Law, Mathews Hunt Legal
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