WA Strata Webinars

LookUpStrata regularly conducts Strata Webinars with industry leaders to discuss topics of interest for our WA audience of lot owners, strata industry professionals and the broader WA strata community. Regularly, these strata webinars feature Q&A sessions where the panelist/s answer WA questions that have been submitted by our audience either leading up to or during the session.

WA: Practical Methods to Reduce Risk in Your Strata Scheme | Wal Dobrow, Reserve Fund Plans – August 2022

During this webinar, Wal explores practical steps you can take away to minimise risk and make a day-to-day difference in your building. With relatable examples and the help of some Case Law, we help you to understand and recognise risks in your building. As a lot owner, what are your responsibilities and what are you liable for?

During the webinar, we talk about:

1. Practical Steps to reduce property damage Risk. Fix the cause, not the symptoms.
2. Control Measures to Minimise or Eliminate Hazards or Risks, referencing the Hierarchy of Control Measures
3. Practical Steps to Reduce Personal Injury Risk
4. The three buckets of strata safety.
5. Possible fines you may be exposing yourself to.
6. Legal – where is the ‘line’ drawn?
7. What to do now?

Resources mentioned during the session

• NSW | ACT | VIC | SA: COVID 19 & Strata – Wal Dobrow, Covid19 Plans. Sept 2021
• NSW: Upgrade That Balustrade!
• Head over to the LookUpStrata YouTube Channel to subscribe, and like or comment on our videos. We thank you!

You can download the slide pack for this presentation here: WA: Practical Measures to Reduce Risk in your Strata Scheme

Wal Dobrow
Reserve Fund Plans
E: [email protected]
P: 1300 551 830

WA: Bylaw Consolidation – Now is the opportune time! | Brian Rulyancich, Stratatac – June 2022

The focus of the presentation was to discuss the bylaw consolidation process and how it can be seen as an opportunity to mitigate costs and improve the management of your complex.

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

1. How to consolidate your bylaws into governance bylaws in schedule 1 and conduct bylaws in schedule 2.
2. What do you need to do if your EOFY is NOT 30 June and why?
3. How you can use the consolidation process to be proactive about mitigating costs for your scheme. Hint: it’s got to do with your insurance excess and debt collection bylaws.
4. Why now’s the time to check your bylaws for consistency, reasonableness and discrimination.
5. The importance of taking a very close look at your bylaws and how they are the Management Tools for your complex.
6. and much, much more….

Resources mentioned during the session

• NAT WEBINAR: Levies – What are you really paying for? – EYEON Property Inspections. Jul 14, 2022 10 AM AEST
• Cooper case – unreasonable pet bylaws: NSW: Do Not Let Sleeping Dogs Lie! Why Playing the Waiting Game Could be Your Undoing
• Smoking as a Harard – QLD: Why now is a really good time to introduce a ‘No Smoking’ bylaw

Brian Rulyancich
StrataTAC
E: [email protected]
P: 0428 970 067

WA: Financial Control – Better Budgeting for your Strata Scheme | Luke Downie, Realmark – May 2022

The focus of the presentation was to provide an overview of strata financial control and budgeting.

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

1. Budget preparations and the benefit of monthly budget reviews
2. How to arrive at an accurate budget (contractual increases, rebates)
3. How to achieve GOOD cost reduction
4. How to consider income and what this means for lot owners
5. Know your strata companies responsibilities and approval requirements
6. The importance of cash flow
7. Watching out for the rising incidences of fraud
8. and much, much more….

You can download the slide pack for this presentation here: Financial Control – Better Budgeting for your Strata Scheme

Luke Downie
Realmark
E: [email protected]
P: 08 9328 0999

WA: What does the new WHS Legislation mean for strata? | Marcus Munstermann, QIA – March 2022

The focus of the presentation was to provide an overview of the requirements for Common Property Safety as it relates to the Work Health Safety 2020 and Regulations which are expected to come into force in 2022.

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

1. How the Safety Framework applies to Strata Companies
2. Whether a Strata Company has a Workplace
3. Whether a Strata Company is a PCBU Duty Holder or has Officers
4. Whether a Strata Company engages a worker as an employee
5. The Practical Applications of the new legislation for both Residential and Non-Residential Strata Companies
6. What are a Strata Company’s (and a lot owner’s or resident’s) duty of care?

QIA has also written an article on this topic: WA’s New WHS Legislation to be Introduced. What Does this Mean for Strata?

You can download the slide pack for this presentation here: Common Property Safety: Strata Titles Act 1985 and Workplace Health and Safety Act 2020

Marcus Munstermann
QIA Group
E: [email protected]
P: 1300 309 201

WA: Defects and Remedial Works Projects | Bruce McKenzie, Sedgwick – Sept 2021

As well as speaking in detail and providing some good, practical guidance about WA defects and remedial works projects, Bruce also answered many questions. Just some of the information touched on:

1. Why defects are increasing in modern properties
2. The main four causes of defects + who’s to blame
3. What are the typical defects and why?
4. 4 Key points when dealing with defects
5. Engaging tradesmen for major works
6. When should you engage a project manager?
7. Testing for combustible cladding
8. WA warranty periods

Samantha Reece from WAAA joins us for some responses during the Q&A session.

Bruce McKenzie
Sedgwick
E: [email protected]
P: 1300 735 720