The WA Strata Magazine September 2025

About the September 2025 edition

The September 2025 edition of The WA Strata Magazine focuses on insurance obligations, embedded network compliance, legal disputes, and building maintenance for Western Australian strata schemes. Insurance and legal articles examine building-wide insurance requirements, cost-plus builder agreements, common property dispute resolution, and the tax implications of ownership change certificates. The edition also addresses embedded network legislative compliance for software providers, concrete spalling contractor selection, maintenance plan reviews, strata harassment of owners, and corporate owner council position limits.

  • Are strata companies required to insure all buildings in a scheme, not just common property? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
  • Leading the way in strata funding – Lannock Strata Finance
  • Are cost-plus agreements like giving the builder a blank cheque? – Bruce McKenzie, Sedgwick
  • What can owners do if they feel harassed or bullied by a strata manager or council? – Jason O'Meara, McWilliams Davis Lawyers
  • Are ballot papers from strata elections confidential or open for inspection? – Luke Downie, Realmark
  • WA Strata Titles: resolving common property disputes in strata living – Anthony Quahe, Civic Legal
  • How will software providers meet the legislative compliance requirements for embedded networks in WA? – Scott Bellerby, B Strata and Damien Moran, EnergyTec
  • How can strata companies prepare for repairs to areas they can't inspect regularly? – Marcus Munstermann and Craig Welsh, QIA Group
  • How is responsibility for the Embedded Network Code of Practice determined in strata? – Damien Moran, EnergyTec
  • Reviewing your maintenance plan – ESM Strata
  • Do strata managers have a contractual obligation to attend SAT meetings? – Jamie Horner, Empire Estate Agents
  • Do ownership change certificates create unnecessary tax return obligations? – Rod Laws, TINWORTH & CO
  • How to choose the right contractor for concrete spalling remediation – Bruce McKenzie, Sedgwick
  • How many council positions can a corporate owner with multiple lots hold? – Jamie Horner, Empire Estate Agents
  • Can a majority of owners approve spending strata funds on a unit entitlement review? – Luke Downie, Realmark

September 2025 WA Strata Magazine Authors

Tyrone Shandiman
Strata Insurance Solutions
Jason O’Meara
McWilliams Davis Lawyers
Luke Downie
WA Strata Consultant
Anthony Quahe
Civic Legal
Damien Moran
EnergyTec
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QIA Group
Jamie Horner
Empire Estate Agents
Rod Laws
Tinworth & Co

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