Michael Teys is the founder and principal lawyer of TEYS Lawyers, which specializes in strata and community title law. He has extensive experience in strata law and management. TEYS Lawyers uses cloud-based systems and allows flexible working arrangements. The document provides an overview of strata law concepts and governance structures for a 7-part training series on strata law for body corporate managers in Queensland.

1. About
the
Presenter
Michael Teys is the Founder and Principal Lawyer of TEYS Lawyers. He has a
Bachelor of Laws and practices exclusively in the area of strata and community title
law. He is a Fellow of the Australian College of Community Association Lawyers. He
was formerly an Adjunct Lecturer with Charles Sturt University. He has also been the
CEO of a publicly listed company and one of Australia’s largest strata management
companies managing over $8B of residential and commercial property. Michael
appears weekly on SKY News Business Channel's Property Success with Margaret
Lomas and is a regular panellist for the property edition of Your Money, Your Call for
the same channel. You can read Michael’s blog at www.michaelteys.com and follow
him on Twitter at @MichaelTeys.com
Teys Lawyers practice nationally in strata and community title law representing owners corporations, bodies
corporate and apartment owners. The firm’s practice groups include building defects, strata community
disputes, strata title property law, by-law / rules and levy / fee collection.
TEYS Lawyers provide an entirely cloud based working platform for their team. The firm provides flexible
working arrangements and has remote working locations in Queensland and Victoria.
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2. Strata 101
A
7
Part
Training
Series
for
New
Queensland
Body
Corporate
Managers,
18
June
2012
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Lawyers
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3. Defining
Features
of
a
Strata
Scheme
The
inalienable
right
to
common
property
Binding
condiLons,
covenants
&
restricLons
Taxes
that
run
with
the
Ltle
to
lots
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4. The
Body
Corporate/OC
is
the
New
Fourth
Level
of
Government
Federal
government
Housing
policy
and
affordability
State
government
Housing
land
release
and
zoning
Local
government
Building
approvals
and
standards
Body
corporate
/
OC
By-­‐laws
about
common
property
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5. Our
Strata
&
Community
Titled
Country
Strata
Lots
(Aust)
1,944,125
Strata
Schemes
(Aust)
277,001
19,100
(2,379)
382,991
241,126
(40,064)
(58,082)
99,344
(18,774)
728,780
(75,690)
38,375
419,289
(3,257)
(71,286)
15,120
Source:
City
Futures
Research
Centre,
UNSW
2012
(7,469)
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6. Your
Place
in
the
Strataverse
Strata
Resident
Owners
Lawyers
Unit
Managers
Managers
Strata
Inspectors
Lawyers
Resident
Manager
Owners
Lawyers
Strata
Community
Property
Industry
Lawyers
Industry
Bodies
Builders
Auditors
Developers
Consultants
Consultants
Expert
Report
Providers
Insurance
Brokers
Chairperson
Bloggers
Secretary
/
Treasurer
Websites
Media
Strata
Owners
Bodies
Corporate
Commidee
Member
Press
Members
Tweeters
Service
Financial
Services
Government
Contractors
Banks
Insurers
Commonwealth
Local
State
Resident
Tax
Privacy
Human
Policy
Town
Tribunal
/ Policy
Academics
Strata
Managers
Managers
Rights
Advisors
Planning
Courts
Advisors
Licencing
AuthoriLes
Strata
Company
Tourism
Built
Environment
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7. Strata
Governance
v
Strata
Management
Governance
decision
making
process
of
owners
Management
implementaLon
of
owners
decisions
by
managers
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8. Hierarchy
of
Power
a
Body
Corporate
• Retains
control
over
all
decision
making
BC
• Except
for
Victoria
• Makes
decisions
requiring
an
ordinary
resoluLon
C’tee
• Cannot
overturn
BC
decisions
• BC
may
delegate
power
to
a
manager
or
unit
owner
Delg.
• Delegate
cannot
overturn
BC
or
C’tee
decisions
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9. Next
Week
• Strata
development
and
Ltling
1. The
development
cycle
2. Strata
manager’s
consulLng
role
for
new
developments
3. Different
forms
of
Ltling
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