The legendary spaghetti western The Good, The Bad and the Ugly came out almost 60 years ago, and while the movie is now a relic of old Hollywood, its name lives on in strataland. By-laws fall neatly into each of those three basic categories: good, bad or ugly.
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The final round of the Community Education Seminars for 2025 is gearing up, with our lawyer expert panelist introduced this week. The final seminar, titled By-Laws: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, is scheduled for Brisbane on Wednesday, 6th of November. The second round of series for the year is focused on two critical topics: By-Laws: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (SEQ) and Insurance: Affordability and Accountability (NQ).
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Members should be aware the Property Law Act 2023, including the new seller disclosure framework, will start on 1 August 2025 and the forms have now been published.
The Property Law Regulation 2024, the Body Corporate and Community Management (Body Corporate Certificates) and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2024 and the Proclamation – Property Law Act 2023 are also available.
The Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation Chief Executive introduced as part of the ongoing seminar series, which has now reached its halfway mark. The next two NQ events, “Insurance: Affordability and Accountability,” will take place in Townsville on Wednesday, 30th October, and in Cairns on Thursday, 31st October. This seminar series covers two major topics: “Insurance: Affordability and Accountability” (NQ) and “By-Laws: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” (SEQ).
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Grace Lawyers expert panelist introduced with preparations in full swing. We are now nearing the halfway point, with the second SEQ event, By-Laws: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly set to take place on the Sunshine Coast next Thursday, 24th of October. This seminar series focuses on two key topics: By-Laws: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (SEQ) and Insurance: Affordability and Accountability (NQ).
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Can a Lot Owner be Imprisoned for Feeding Birds? It seems like it would be a pretty straightforward answer of “No”.
However, we recently acted for a Body Corporate that obtained orders in the Magistrates Court of Queensland that in effect, stated if a Lot owner continued to feed the birds at the scheme, he would be subject to imprisonment for a period of three months.
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Cyclone pool premium pricing will include strata mitigation discounts from next April following feedback obtained during a consultation.
“Insurers and the public submitted general statements of support for the proposed introduction of strata mitigation discounts,” the Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation says in a summary.
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Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation Chief Claims Officer introduced with preparations in full swing. We have launched our seminar series with the first NQ event on the re-insurance pool commencing next Thursday afternoon, 17th of October in Mackay! This seminar series, we are featuring two major topics: Insurance: Affordability and Accountability (NQ) and By-Laws: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (SEQ).
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Body corporate by-laws are an essential element for regulating the use and enjoyment of common areas and lots within strata title complexes. All owners and occupiers are bound to follow their scheme’s by-laws, while a body corporate must enforce them and act reasonably in doing so. Although it’s a two-way street, owners and occupiers in the scheme can also take action.
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Gold Coast Next Week! There’s still time to register for the Gold Coast Strata Education Seminars happening next week. This marks our first round in the series on By-Laws – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
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