This short course will arm committee members for effective governance of owners corporations, building on the foundational knowledge and key concepts outlined in NSW Fair Trading’s introductory modules, or our Foundations course elsewhere.

This course covers the essentials: setting budgets and levies for both running costs and capital works, operating trust accounts with proper oversight, keeping insurance adequate, managing risk and handling the big calls - borrowing, special levies and their tax implications.

This course will help committees and owners gain an overview of how their owners corporation should approach their obligations including regular maintenance, health and safety obligations, planning for major capital works and defects.

This course explores how to appoint, manage and review the people who keep your scheme running: strata managers, building managers, contractors, embedded network operators and professional advisers, including the conflicts of interest to watch for.

This course guides strata committees through major remedial building projects, from first diagnosis to final sign-off - covering the legislation, getting the scope right, choosing the right professionals and contractors and managing the work while residents remain in the building.

A plain-English introduction to strata law: where strata came from, what an owners corporation can and can't do, how owners and the Owners Corporation relate and how by-laws and disputes are handled. For owners who want to play a bigger part in their building - and for lawyers new to the field.

This course provides an overview of the impact of four relevant taxes on both the corporation and its owners: Income tax on the income of an owners corporation, GST, CGT and Income tax for owners of lots.

This course is designed to help committees consider, plan and implement practical sustainability improvements. It explains common opportunities, key decision points, funding options and approval pathways so committees can move from interest to action.

This course helps committee members and owners navigate the defect journey, anticipate common pitfalls and avoid the misunderstandings that get in the way of a resolution.

This course will help strata committees understand potential emergency scenarios that could be faced by owner corporations and explore ways to mitigate those risks through planning and timely engagement with residents. 

This course is a guide to non-standard or multi-layered developments from both a legal and practical perspective. It will prepare committee volunteers to come to grips with the extra responsibilities that come with more complex structures.