The WA Strata Magazine August 2024

About the August 2024 edition

The August 2024 edition of The WA Strata Magazine delivers comprehensive coverage of insurance disclosure, council governance, dispute resolution, and strata property purchasing for Western Australian strata schemes. Insurance articles examine rectification work premium impacts, policy disclosure obligations, e-bike fire liability, and options when insurance cannot be obtained, while governance pieces address council deadlock and member exclusion, CCTV installation rights, chair authority over apartment access, and unit entitlement-based ballot elections. The edition also covers embedded network fundamentals, vendor liability disclosure gaps in WA law, and an essential guide for buyers entering the strata property market.

• The cost of not acting – Lannock Strata Finance 
• Best Practice for managing strata maintenance & remedial repairs – Edwina Feilen, Sedgwick 
• The impact of rectification works on your strata insurance premium – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions 
• Back to Basics: Embedded Networks – Damien Moran, Energy-Tec 
• Council of owners deadlock: Can members be excluded? – Luke Downie, Realmark 
• New committee, new goals - what about the 10 year plan? – QIA Group 
• Can the CoO install a CCTV camera over the swimming pool? – Courtney Butters-Kerr, B Strata 
• How does the strata company determine a council election via ballot based on unit entitlement? – ESM Strata 
• Disclosure and your strata insurance policy – Leonie Milonas, Lync Insurance Brokers 
• The role of education and training in promoting strata governance – ESM Strata 
• Making Choices in Strata Dispute Resolution – Anthony Quahe, Civic Legal 
• Can our chair send a tradesperson to our apartment without permission? – Jamie Horner, Empire Estate Agents 
• Can my partner attend strata meetings with me? – Marietta Metzger, magixstrata 
• Is the owner responsible for the damage if an unauthorised e-bike causes a fire? – Sean Callan, Sedgwick 
• What if we can't get insurance? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions 
• Why doesn't WA Law require the vendor to disclose known liabilities? – Michael Ferrier, EYEON Property Inspections
• Requirements to disclose owner contact details – Shane White, Strata Title Consult 
• Buying a strata property? What you need to know! – Strata Community Association (WA)