VIC Strata Webinars

VIC: Water Act Claims and Building Defects in Owners Corporations | Phillip Leaman, Tisher Liner FC Law – Oct 2023

Are you facing water ingress or building defect issues? If you are embroiled in a claim and don’t know where to start or how to progress, this webinar will assist you. Phillip Leaman addresses what to do when you’re faced with a water ingress claim, who is liable and who can be pursued for costs. Phillip also provides practical information on the procedure for initiating a claim.

Here are just some of the points discussed during the session:

• What does an Owners Corporation do when they are faced with a water ingress claim?
• Who is liable for claims and can liability be passed on to others?
• What happens if the building has been constructed in the last 10 years, can the builder or other parties be pursued?
• How does the process of making a claim practically work?

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The presentation contains lots of additional information to accompany Phillips talk. The presentation can be accessed here: Water Act Claims and Building Defects that affect Owners Corporations in Victoria.

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Phillip Leaman
Tisher Liner FC Law
E: ocenquiry@tlfc.com.au
P: 03 8600 9370

VIC: Essential Fire Safety Measures Untangled – The Basics WEBINAR | Chris Chatham, LINKfire – Oct 2022

The focus of the presentation was essential fire safety measures for Victorian Owners Corporations, what owners are required to maintain and how your fire systems work – from a Path of Travel or Fire Doors through to Sprinkler Systems.

Here are just some of the points discussed during the session:

• How the Occupancy Certificate is NOT a statement that the building is compliant!
• A flowchart on how to report fire system defects and categorise them by level of importance.
• How POT (Point Of Travel) includes both egress AND ingress.
• The most common fire safety faults.

The presentation can be used as a reference session when your building’s are discussing fire safety. Chris has provided us with a copy of the presentation. It can be accessed here: Essential Safety Measures (ESMs).

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Chris Chatham
LINKfire
E: Chris.Chatham@linkfire.com.au
P: 1300 669 439

VIC: How can the Building Appeals Board (BAB) help with your cladding problems? WEBINAR | Bryan Thomas, Building Appeals Board (BAB) – Jun 2022

The focus of the presentation was to provide information about the role the Building Appeals Board plays and how they may be able to assist if you have a cladding problem in your building.

Bryan details the relatively simple, speedy, and inexpensive procedure the BAB provides to approve alternative solutions to the total removal and replacement of external combustible cladding.

Here are just some of the points discussed during the session:

• Bryan steps us through the process of how the BAB can assist strata buildings in Victoria in remediating the serious defect of cladding, including timeframes
• Fees associated with lodging an application to the BAB
• When and why the removal of combustible cladding may not be required
• The role of the BAB compared to VCAT

Bryan’s presentation contains quite a lot of detail and he has provided us with summary notes to accompany the presentation. The notes can be accessed here: The Building Appeals Board (BAB) and how they can assist.

During the presentation, we mentioned a few links which may be useful:

• Section 160A of the Building Act: Application for determination in respect of building design
• Cladding Safety Victoria (CSV)
• Austlii Cases: Building Appeals Board of Victoria

Bryan Thomas
Building Appeals Board
E: registry@buildingappeals.vic.gov.au
P: 1300 421 082

VIC: Cladding and Defect Remediation + Q&A WEBINAR | George Endacott and Bruce McKenzie, Sedgewick – Apr 2022

The focus of the presentation was to provide an overview of the risks of waiting to act and what owners and owners corporation managers need to do next to reduce the risk and prevent issues from escalating further.

Further, when remediation work occurs, what can we expect and what assurance do we have that things will be done properly the second time around?

Here are just some of the points discussed during the session:

• Why action needs to be taken NOW if your building is subject to a building order
• Why waiting may lead to an accumulation of damage to the building and costs. What did you do to mitigate the loss?
• What determines the success of your remedial works:
  • produce a detailed scope of work
  • assurance that the ‘promise’ is being fulfilled. Who is overseeing the work?
  • who’s supervising contractors? Why this determines the success or failure of the works!
  • What warranties are offered?

During the session, we also mentioned a previously recorded session with the Team from Sedgwick covering Scope of Work in detail. If you are after more information about what goes into a Scope of Work and why they are so important to the success of the project, you can view the session in full here: Scope of Work Assisting Committees to Manage Rising Costs.

Bruce McKenzie
Sedgwick
E: bruce.mckenzie@au.sedgwick.com
P: 1300 735 720

Goerge Endacott
Sedgwick
E: George.Endacott@au.sedgwick.com
P: 1300 735 720

VIC: Upcoming Amendments to Victorian Legislation + Q&A WEBINAR | Tim Graham, Bugden Allen Graham Lawyers – Nov 2021

Tim’s presentation provided a detailed look at the upcoming changes on 1 December 2021 and what they mean for you, followed by a Q&A session answering questions from the audience.

The changes discussed during the session included:

• The introduction of the 5 tier system
• Power to bring legal proceedings
• The ability to levy an additional annual fee on a lot owner
• Annual financial statement requirements
• Maintenance plan requirements
• Disposing of abandoned goods
• The manager’s role in procuring contracts and contractors
• Proxy votes
• Interim resolutions
• Entitlement and liability
• Plus Much More…

During the session, Tim shared a presentation: Upcoming Amendments to OC Legislation in Victorian strata. You can download the presentation here.

Tim Graham
Bugden Allen Graham Lawyers
E: tim@bagl.com.au
P: 03 9086 5832

This page serves as the placeholder for our VIC Strata Webinars. Recordings will be added as soon as possible after each event.

VIC: How to Alter Your Plan of Subdivision + Q&A WEBINAR | Tim Graham, Bugden Allen Graham Lawyers – Sept 2021

Tim’s presentation provided a detailed look at plans of subdivision, followed by a Q&A session answering questions from the audience.

The information discussed during the session included:

• Amending plan of subdivision
• Altering lot entitlements and liabilities
• Is a vote of 7/8 enough to be able to sell?
• What would be involved in changing ownership of decks to part of the title for each apartment?
• When changing the PoS, is there a role for owners corporation managers in this process?
• How lot liability will be addressed in the coming Owners Corporations and Other Acts Amendment Act 2021 (1 Dec 2021)
• Plus Much More…

During the session, Tim shared a presentation: How to change your plan of subdivision in Victoria. You can download the presentation here.

Tim Graham
Bugden Allen Graham Lawyers
E: tim@bagl.com.au
P: 03 9086 5832

VIC: Ask Us Anything Strata Q&A | Gregor Evans, The Knight – May 2021

During the session, Gregor Evans mentions a document helpful in defining the boundaries of a lot. The document can be accessed here: SUBDIVISION (REGISTRAR’S REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS 2011.

Gregor Evans
The Knight
Email
P: 03 9509 3144