Cladding Stage 2 Deadline Now Extended
The Strata Community Australia (Qld) has now achieved an extension to the 31st of July 2019 for Stage 2 of the cladding regulation. What does Stage 2 of the Cladding Regulation consist of? Stage 2 will require the Body Corporate to engage a building industry professional to answer technical questions, such as whether the material […]
Body Corporate Fined for Fire Safety Breaches
A Brisbane Body Corporate has been fined for a litany of building fire safety offences that exposed residents to serious risks. The Brisbane Magistrates ordered that a Body Corporate pay $21,000 plus costs after it pleaded guilty to 21 breaches of the Fire and Emergency Services ACT and Building Fire Safety Regulation.The ruling is the […]
Combustible Cladding Laws in Queensland Announced
If you don’t know whether the cladding on your building is combustible (or to use the less scary word – non-conforming), you are soon going to be forced to find out. The issue over what cladding has been used on buildings crystallised after the Grenfell Tower fire in the UK in 2017. Australia’s equivalent (without […]
Aluminium Composite Cladding
Action has been taken by the Queensland State Government to tackle an issue that directly impacts the safety of strata property owners: flammable cladding. This issue has dominated the media since the tragic fire at the Grenfell Tower in London and in the first week of July the State Government has appointed a special Audit […]