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Electricity Market Update (QLD)

There has been a lot of talk in the media recently about electricity prices and this will continue throughout 2017 and beyond. This electricity market update aims to provide you with information on the factors that influence electricity prices so you are more aware of the potential impacts on your future electricity costs. Over the…

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Commissioners Corner – Bullying and Harassment (QLD)

With my Office providing a dispute resolution service for Queensland’s community titles sector – comprising over 40,000 different schemes – it is no surprise the disputes in question traverse a range of matters. Sometimes the disputes are about tangible matters, for example, maintenance, financial management or decision-making. At other times my Office sees dispute resolution…

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Power of Choice

Australia has an energy crisis and funnily enough, that is what it took for  strata schemes to start working as real communities to beat the energy price rises. There has been increased interest in apartment owners joining forces with each other to bulk buy electricity with a new smart metering setup across their block. Enter the…

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Service supply and Cost Recovery (Qld)

Does your Body Corporate supply services to owners and occupiers within your scheme? This practice is perfectly legal provided that the legislated requirements to enter into an enforceable agreement are reached. An agreement is required to provide certainty when seeking recovery of the Body Corporate’s costs paid for providing the service benefiting the owner or…

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