About the May 2024 edition
The May 2024 edition of The QLD Strata Magazine covers insurance commission transparency, levy recovery, and fire safety compliance in Queensland body corporate schemes. Key topics include BCM insurance commission disclosure, annual occupier statement obligations, emergency exit padlocking restrictions, and inflation-driven underinsurance risks. The edition also addresses WHS obligations at AGMs, late levy fee structures, energy supply contract extensions without owner approval, and the impact of candidate withdrawal on voting outcomes.
- We've been told our BCM's insurance commission is now being 'paid by the insurer' – William Marquand, Tower Body Corporate
- Navigating Water Ingress in Strata Properties – Lannock Strata Finance
- Our project manager has never inspected the site – Edwina Feilen & Bruce McKenzie, Sedgwick
- WHS obligations to comply - at the AGM and beyond – Scott Bellerby, B Strata
- Who pays for repairs if the Body Corporate does not want an owner to make an insurance claim? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
- Recovering Body Corporate Levies – Todd Garsden, Mahoneys
- Strata compliance reports that are easy to understand – QIA
- What late levy fees can be charged to lot owners? – Frank Higginson, Hynes Legal
- Impact of candidate withdrawal on voting outcome – Chris Irons, Strata Solve
- Can the committee extend our energy supply contract without owner approval? – Todd Garsden, Mahoneys
- Can the body corporate padlock an emergency exit? – Stefan Bauer, Fire Matters
- Why do I need to complete and sign an annual occupier's statement? – Stefan Bauer, Fire Matters
- Have inflation fluctuations caused more cases of over or underinsurance? – Zac Gleeson, GQS
- The SCAQ Difference – SCAQ