Smoke Alarms - New Legislation & How it Affects You Since 1 January 2017, all new dwellings in Queensland that do not connect to a fire indication panel (FIP) have been required to comply with updated Smoke Alarm Legislation. As of 1 January 2022, all dwellings that are…
BCCM - Common Ground - January 2021 The latest issue of Common Ground (the BCCM newsletter) has now been published. Foreword by Michelle Scott, Commissioner for Body Corporate and Community Management: "Happy new year and welcome to our first edition of Common Ground for 2021. This January edition…
Roles and Responsibilities of Body Corporate -v- Body Corporate Manager Many people have found themselves confused about what duties fall under the responsibility of the Body Corporate versus the Body Corporate Manager. SCA (Qld) have put together a handy flyer to help distinguish between the two. Roles and…
SCA (Qld) Committee Training There is nothing quite like strata. In no other sector will you find over a billion dollars of assets maintained by volunteers. Owners and Committee Members work hard to preserve their properties but, given the complex legislation surrounding owner's corporations and body corporate committees,…
Are bodies corporate able to provide relief to those strata residents struggling to pay levies? Lot owners and the media have expressed uncertainty as to their options, so industry peak body Strata Community Association (Qld) has provided some guidance to help schemes through these confusing times. Factors to…
COVID-19 - Lot Owner Best Practice Guide Our peak industry body, Strata Community Association (Qld), have published the COVID-19 Lot Owner Best Practice Guide, which specifically addresses COVID-19 in the Strata environment.
BCP Strata & Coronavirus (COVID-19) - An Update To Our Owners & Committee Members We write to you to provide an update on what measures BCP Strata and our industry body, Strata Community Association (Qld), are implementing to address the growing impact that the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)…
BCCM - Common Ground - Issue 24 The latest issue of Common Ground (the BCCM newsletter) has now been published. Foreword by Jane Wilson, Acting Commissioner for Body Corporate and Community Management: "Hello and welcome to this edition of Common Ground. An important update from our office since…
The (former) Commissioner Joins Hynes Legal The Team from Hynes Legal have sent their subscribers some very exciting news - Chris Irons is joining their team! We share their article below. Yes – that’s right.Chris Irons is starting with us, as reported in the Courier Mail. As the Commissioner…
2020 Strata Insurance Ratings This article has been provided by StrataRatings. You may recall that our 2019 Ratings unexcitedly had no changes from our 2018 Ratings. Well things have changed this year! Again, we’ve seen a healthy number of policy updates in 2019 with 55% of residential policies…
