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Record Keeping & Certification

A Legal Framework for Strata Companies...

"On average one (1) child per week is killed or seriously injured by falling from a window. Those not killed are usually seriously injured and require a lifetime of care. This is a dreadful and costly situation that can easily be avoided".

There is now a duty of care placed on Strata Companies and individual Owners Corporations to comply with the new Child Safety Devices legislative changes for windows that pose a risk of fall in Strata buildings.

Many strata owners are unaware that their building presents them with a risk of personal liability. While all owners corporations are required to maintain insurance cover for death or bodily injury for which they might be liable, if insurance is insufficient or unavailable, individual owners are liable in proportion to their unit entitlements. 

Industry professionals and strata lawyers have recently recognised the possibility that an owners corporation could be sued for more than $5 million to meet the cost of care for a child who has fallen from a window. The likelihood of a child requiring life-long medical care and assistance following a fall is significant.

Many lawyers are now advising Strata Companies and Owners Corporations to cover their risk of litigation. Turnbull and Bowles Lawyers have an excellent article on Strata responsibilities in regards to this new law - click to read the article here.

This legal requirement must be met by 13th March 2018.

The new legislative change means those responsible must meet the law in this area.

CSSW offers a turn-key solution for Strata Companies all the way from initial assessment through to certificate of installation for each and every unit under your care. CCSW provides a legal framework of compliance of windows in Strata buildings and complexes.

In this regard CSSW is an industry leader in window safety compliance for Strata Companies.

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