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Strata IQ Academy publishes practical NSW strata learning developed by Silvestro Musumeci, a NSW Class 1 Licensed Strata Managing Agent with 25+ years of practical experience. Its Five-Minute Guides help busy committee members and strata professionals clarify decisions, check authority, gather evidence and know when to escalate. Each guide identifies the official sources reviewed and its educational boundary.

Sharing permission: Link to a complete guide for non-commercial education. Do not reproduce, edit, rebrand or present the content as scheme-specific legal advice. Contact the Academy for broader use.
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Choose the most relevant question.

Use the direct guide URL so readers receive the current reviewed version, official references and learning boundary.

Committee decisions · 5 minutes

Five questions before a strata committee approves expenditure

A practical five-minute check for authority, budget, evidence, conflicts and a clear record before money is committed.

https://www.strataiqacademy.com.au/guides/five-questions-before-committee-approves-expenditure
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Shared places · 5 minutes

BMC, Community Association or Owners Corporation: what is the difference?

A plain-English starting point for identifying the legal structure, governing documents and body responsible for a shared-place decision.

https://www.strataiqacademy.com.au/guides/bmc-community-association-or-owners-corporation
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Meetings and authority · 5 minutes

When does a strata committee need a general meeting?

A quick authority check to distinguish day-to-day committee work from decisions reserved for the owners corporation.

https://www.strataiqacademy.com.au/guides/when-strata-committee-needs-general-meeting
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Strata finances · 5 minutes

Special levies explained in plain English

What a special levy is, who approves it, how contributions are calculated and what information owners should receive.

https://www.strataiqacademy.com.au/guides/special-levies-explained-plain-english
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Building defects and DBP · 5 minutes

When might a registered design practitioner be required?

A practical early check for NSW regulated building work before a committee accepts a remedial-work proposal.

https://www.strataiqacademy.com.au/guides/when-registered-design-practitioner-may-be-required
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Assistant capability · 5 minutes

What should an assistant strata manager escalate?

A practical judgement guide for recognising limits early, preserving the record and giving a supervisor a useful escalation.

https://www.strataiqacademy.com.au/guides/what-assistant-strata-manager-should-escalate
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Why link to the original?

One controlled version.

  • Current source list: readers can open the official NSW material used.
  • Visible review date: every guide shows when its control check occurred.
  • Clear boundary: education is separated from scheme-specific advice.
  • Correction pathway: issues can be reported to the Academy for review.
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