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NSW: Do AGM defect warranty agenda items apply to remedial works or only to original construction?

Question: The Act requires AGM agendas to include an item considering building defects and warranty periods. Does this only apply to original construction defects, or does it also cover subsequent major remedial works?

Most Recent Articles

delay costs more

WA: Nothing! The most expensive thing a strata company can do

A decision not to act is still a decision. You’re deciding to do this ‘later.’ And later will cost you more than you think.
NSW strata TV antenna maintenance responsibility water damage owner installed

NSW: Who maintains individually installed TV antennae that are now causing water damage?

Question: Individual owners installed their own TV antennae on our small block. Rusted bases are causing water ingress. Who is responsible for the repairs?
QLD body corporate manager conflict of interest exclude committee change manager

QLD: Body corporate manager excluding committee members and a possible conflict of interest

Question: Our body corporate manager and chair exclude other committee members from decisions, and the manager may have a conflict of interest through their real estate business. What are our options?
VIC owners corporation contact details contractor access notice privacy lot owner

VIC: Can the owners corporation share my contact details with tradespeople without telling me?

Question: Can the owners corporation share my contact details with contractors without telling me? Is there a legal requirement to give notice before works affecting my lot are carried out?
Self-resolution

QLD: Self-resolution — working through issues together

Many people expect governing bodies to enforce compliance when disputes arise in community titles schemes.
Clarifies Cladding Compliance

NSW Supreme Court clarifies cladding compliance, design, responsibility and insurance recovery

The Supreme Court of New South Wales has delivered an important decision for owners corporations, developers, builders, and insurers dealing with combustible cladding claims.
National strata information

NAT: Consumer groups say NIBA has no more excuses after broker investigation exposes failures in strata insurance

The Australian Consumers Insurance Lobby (ACIL), Owners Corporation Network (OCN) and Unit Owners Association of Queensland have welcomed the Insurance Brokers Code Compliance Committee’s investigation into broker and strata manager arrangements, saying the report confirms concerns consumer groups have been raising with the National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) for years.
Victoria Owners Corporations Act review 2026

VIC: Licensing, levies and loose ends: unpacking Victoria’s Owners Corporations Act review

Fabienne Loncar from Chambers Russell Lawyers presented this session on the upcoming Victorian strata reforms. Victoria’s Owners Corporations Act has been in place since 2006.

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