In response to recent legislative changes, that were specifically introduced to help bodies corporate identify and rectify building defects, Mahoneys has partnered with Sedgwick (a leading global provider of building services) to develop “A complete guide to managing building defects in Queensland”. The purpose of the guide is to help bodies corporate (and body corporate…
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The Housing Legislation Amendment Act 2021 which came into effect on October 20, 2021, has introduced changes to the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008. The changes are being introduced in stages to facilitate a smooth transition and give the sector sufficient time to prepare. This article focuses on changes in relation to minimum housing standards (MHS) and their impact…
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It has taken almost three years now of consistent advocacy from consecutive Boards and SCA (Qld) staff but the Attorney General in conjunction with the Deputy Premier this morning released media information detailing the most significant changes to body corporate law in the state of Queensland for decades. Scheme Termination SCA (Qld) was pleased to…
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Timeframes are an integral part of most legislation – not just body corporate legislation – as they clarify obligations and remove the doubt that has the potential to create unnecessary conflict. For instance, under the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008, a property owner must respond within 14 days from the date a tenant sends…
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It’s that time of year again. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) has released its Annual Alarm Management Charge (AMC) for the 2022-2023 financial year. The Alarm Management Agreement (AMA) is administered by the Contract Management Unit. The AMA is a contract between QFES and the registered premises owner (Body Corporate) of a protected premises…
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Committee members, caretaking service contractors (i.e. resident managers) and body corporate managers have a number of disclosure obligations. These obligations were revised with the regulation updates which came into effect on 1 March 2021. In this article, we will focus on these disclosure obligations to assist bodies corporate with achieving compliance. Benefits received by committee…
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Amendment Regulation 2021 (Queensland) On 28 February 2022, the Energy and Water Ombudsman (Prescribed Energy Entities) Amendment Regulation 2021 came into effect. The amendments insert two new sections into the Energy and Water Act 2006 (Queensland). The changes affect any individual or company that run an embedded network in Queensland and are an ‘exempt seller’.…
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Whilst it seems like an age ago, the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act (2020) was introduced almost two years ago on 22 April, 2020. This Act, as you may be aware granted sweeping powers to the Chief Health Officer and along with several other Acts introduced emergency provisions to help various industries manage the financial impact…
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If you are an owner, investor or committee member within a strata scheme or bodies corporate this message is for you! Twice a year Smart Strata proudly delivers a seminar series to Queensland connecting the strata community to strata professionals. Our next seminar series will be no different, as you will see, as we unveil…
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What seems like only a few short weeks ago we thought it was important to update you on some key considerations that body corporate committees and strata communities should be considering to be as COVID safe as possible. If you missed that article you can find it here: Covid safe communities – Best Practise tips. …
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