Fwd: OFFICIAL Submission for next EC MEETING: SP52948 Costly Delay in Rectifying Fire Safety Problems

Undeniable evidence that members of the Executive Committee and BCS Strata
Management not only knew about the defects but also chose to ignore them.

My email dated 31 July 2013.

By the way, some of external fire doors in the basement of buildings are also
jamming and can only be opened half-way.

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Subject: OFFICIAL Submission for next EC MEETING: SP52948 Costly Delay in Rectifying Fire Safety Problems
From:    SP52948 owner  
To:      Peter Bone 
Date:    Wed, 31 Jul 2013 20:58:58 +1000

Hello,

I submit the following documents for all owners in the complex
and request to be tabled at the next committee meeting.

My request complies with NSW Strata Schemes Management Act 1996,
Division 2 Section 22.

a) On 6 June 2013, I submitted the request with the following
subject:

SUBMISSION FOR THE CTTT CASE 12/5XXXX and GENERAL MEETING:
Maintenance in the complex and compliance with the State and
Federal Regulations on 6 June 2013

No response was ever received.

b) In July 2013, Eagle Fire Protection conducted a second
inspection (reports for January 2013 and July 2013) are
enclosed herewith.

c) Even an uneducated person can figure out that due to lack
of maintenance, our cost to rectify fire protection issues
increased by 30.32% in just six-month period in 2013.

As of now, Eagle Fire Protection's assessment gives total cost
of $26,878.50 (GST inclusive) to rectify all issues.

The comparison of costs is provided in my separate PDF document.

d) Compliance with Fire and Safety regulations impose very
stringent rules.

Fire safety is an extremely important part in the maintaining of a 
Strata or Community scheme. In many instances, it is one of those
matters that is put into the "too hard" and "too expensive" basket,
possibly putting the lives of the scheme's lot owners and visitors
at risk.

The NSW Environmental Planning & Assessment Regulation 2000 requires
that "the owner of a building, to which an essential fire safety
measure is applicable, is required to maintain each essential fire
safety measure in the building". Failure to comply with this
legislation can lead to significant fines and possibly serious legal
ramifications for those responsible.

We also have to comply with Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011
and NSW Strata Schemes Management Act 1996:

http://www.workcover.nsw.gov.au/newlegislation2012/Pages/strata-title-body-corporate.aspx

All owners in the complex, rightfully and legally, expect a full
response from the secretary of the Executive Committee, who happens
to be the Chairperson, Treasurer, and the Strata manager at the
same time for SP52948 in FY 2013.