Strata Management Agency Agreement

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1 Strata Management Agency Agreement Dated: THE OWNERS STRATA PLAN NO. ABN Address of strata scheme: Owners Corporation Attention: Telephone: Fax: NAME OF AGENT: Agent ABN Business name: Peninsula Strata Management SCA NSW Membership No: Licence No: Address: Shop 1/651 Pittwater Road Dee Why Attention: The General Manager Telephone: Particulars Item 1 Professional Indemnity Amount insured $10 Million Item 2 commencement date XXXXXX Item 3 minimum term 24 months Item 4 review date in relation to agreed services annually on each anniversary of the commencement date Item 5 percentage increase p.a. 5 % in relation to additional services rates 1 January in relation to charges -1 January Item 6 agreed services fee p.a. $ XXXXX plus commissions in schedule C1 YES NO If commissions are selected YES, the agreed services fee is calculated on this basis. Item 7 fee payment method Monthly in arrears *All fees under this agreement are GST INCLUSIVE (Clause 9) Item 8 manner of accounting Cash frequency of accounting Monthly Signatures Owners Corporation The common seal of the owners corporation was affixed on in the presence of: Signature Print Name Signature Print Name Designation Designation being the person(s) authorised by section 238 of the Act to attest the affixing of the seal. Agent Executed by Bright & Duggan Pty Limited in accordance with Section 127 of the Corporations Act 2001 in the presence of Signature of agent Name of agent Signature of witness Name of witness Service: The owners corporation acknowledges receipt of a copy of this agreement within 48 hours of execution by the owners corporation (refer to page 6 for IMPORTANT NOTES to the parties when executing this agreement). Name of signatory (print name) Signature Copyright Strata Community Australia (NSW) Issue Version 2012

2 Agreement 1. Warranties and acknowledgment 1.1 The owners corporation warrants that it has resolved and has authority to enter into the agreement. 1.2 The agent warrants that the agent holds: a strata managing agent's licence under the Agents Act and that such licence will be maintained while the agreement is in force; and professional indemnity insurance, if required by the Agents Act. 1.3 At the end of the term the agreement will automatically continue for successive terms unless and until terminated in accordance with clause Appointment of and delegation to agent 2.1 The owners corporation: appoints the agent as the strata managing agent for the strata scheme; and subject to clause 2.2 and 2.3, delegates the agreed services and additional services to the agent, for the term and any successive term for the agreed services fee and the additional services fee unless and until terminated in accordance with clause The extent of authority for agreed services and additional services in schedule A1 that have been delegated is stated in schedule A1, namely: full authority with no limitations; full authority subject to limitations as disclosed in Schedule A2; or no authority. If no authority applies then no delegation of services has occurred. W here schedule A1 or item 6 provides for choices, a choice in BLOCK CAPITALS applies unless a different choice is made by marking the box of the different choice. The agreed services and additional services (if any) in Schedule A2 that are delegated to the agent are subject to limitations stated in Schedule A The parties acknowledge that: 3. Fees and charges the delegation to the agent in clause 2.1 does not: (i) constitute a delegation by the owners corporation of its power to make: (A) a delegation under section 28 of the Act; (B) a decision on a matter required by the Act to be decided by the owners corporation; or (C) a determination relating to the levying or payment of contributions; or (ii) prevent the owners corporation or the executive committee from exercising all or any of the agreed services or additional services (if any); and the agent does not have and may not exercise any of the powers, authorities, duties or functions of the owners corporation that are conferred on another strata managing agent appointed for the owners corporation under section 162 of the Act. 3.1 The owners corporation must pay to the agent in accordance with the fee payment method: the agreed services fee; the additional services fee; and the charges associated with the performance of the agreed services and any additional services. 3.2 The owners corporation authorises the agent to retain any fees paid to the agent for supplying to third parties information that the owners corporation must supply under the Act and to retain any fees paid to the agent for supplying to third parties information that is not required to be provided under the Act, but which the owners corporation authorises the agent to supply to third parties, provided that such fees are charged in accordance with those set out in schedule B. 3.3 The agent must account to the owners corporation for money received by the agent on behalf of the owners corporation in the manner and with the frequency set out in item If item 6 is marked Yes, the agent may retain rebates, discounts and commissions paid to it by the providers of goods and services to the owners corporation, as described in the disclosure schedule C1 or as otherwise notified in writing to the owners corporation from time to time. 3.5 If item 6 is marked No, the agent must pay to the owners corporation any rebates, discounts and commissions paid to it by providers of goods and services to the owners corporation within 30 days of the receipt, however any rebates, discounts and commissions described in the disclosure schedule C2 may be retained by the agent. 3.6 At any time, by written agreement between the parties, items may be added to or deleted from the additional services rates and/or charges. 4. Review of fees and charges 4.1 The agreed services fee, the additional services rates and the charges will be reviewed on the relevant review date to an amount agreed between the parties (not being less than the amount payable at the review date). 3 of 9 Copyright Institute of Strata Title Management Ltd Version

3 4.2 If the parties cannot agree before the review date, the agreed services fee, the additional services rates and the charges payable on and from the relevant review date will be increased to the greater of: where A + (A multiplied by the percentage increase); or A x B N A = the amount payable at the relevant review date for the agreed services fee, the additional services rates or the charges; B = the CPI for the quarter ending immediately before the relevant review date; and N = the CPI for the quarter immediately before the date of the agreement in the case of the first review and the date of the last review in the case of subsequent reviews. 5. Terminating the agreement 5.1 The agreement may be terminated (without penalty) at any time with the mutual consent of the parties. 5.2 The agreement will terminate on the expiry date if a party gives to the other party no less than 3 months' written notice before the expiry date (time being an essential term). 5.3 W here the agreement does not terminate on the expiry date or is not otherwise terminated during the term in accordance with this clause 5, the agreement will automatically continue for successive terms unless and until terminated: without penalty, by the owners corporation giving to the agent or the agent giving to the owners corporation at least 3 months' written notice at any time during the successive term; without penalty, under clause 5.1; or under clause A notice under clause 5.2 or clause 5.3 can only be given by the owners corporation if authorised by an appropriate resolution of the owners corporation. 5.5 Despite clauses 5.2 and 5.3 and without affecting any of its other rights, the agreement may be terminated without notice by: the owners corporation: (i) if the agent is in breach of the agreement and fails to remedy that breach within 28 days after the owners corporation serves a written notice on the agent providing particulars of the breach; (ii) where the agent is an individual, the agent is declared bankrupt; (iii) where the agent is a corporation, the agent is wound up or placed in liquidation; or (iv) if the agent's strata managing agent's licence is cancelled; or the agent if: (i) the owners corporation fails to pay any amount owing to the agent under the agreement within 28 days after the agent serves a written notice on the owners corporation providing details of the unpaid amount; (ii) the owners corporation acts or fails to act so as to prevent the agent from properly carrying out its obligations under the agreement; or (iii) an order is made for the variation or termination of the strata scheme under Part 3 of the Development Act. 5.6 The agreement is terminated on the appointment of a strata managing agent under section 162 of the Act to exercise or perform all the functions of the owners corporation and, if so terminated, the agent will not be entitled to: any remuneration by way of commission, agreed services fee, additional services fee, charges or otherwise in respect of any period after the termination; or any payment (in the nature of a penalty or otherwise) by reason of the early termination. 5.7 If the agreement is terminated the agent must, within 7 days after payment by the owners corporation to the agent of all outstanding amounts, make available at the agent's office for collection by the owners corporation records, keys and other property of the owners corporation in the possession of the agent. 6. Indemnity by owners corporation and liability of the agent 6.1 The agent is liable to the owners corporation: only for services actually supplied under this agreement; and on the terms of this clause The agent is excluded from all liability for any claim, liability or loss in any case in relation to or arising directly or indirectly out of the services or additional services or arising from any cause of action including negligence and including, without limitation due to: (d) inherent defect or danger in the owners corporation s property whether as designed or constructed; loss arising from the owners corporation s failure to supply adequate information, advice or direction when requesting work to be performed by the agent; loss arising from the services provided by 3rd parties including those instructed by the owners corporation or the agent; or loss arising from the handling of goods, products or chemicals, except to the extent that the liability is caused or contributed to by the agent s negligence, dishonesty or fraud. 6.3 Clauses 6.1 and 6.2 apply to the extent permitted by law. 6.4 The owners corporation must indemnify the agent immediately on demand against any matter in paragraphs 6.1 or 6.2 for which the agent has no liability to the owners corporation. 6.5 If the agent breaches its statutory obligations in relation to the services or additional services and the owners corporation has contributed to the agent s breach, the owners corporation agrees to indemnify the agent immediately on demand against any claim, liability or loss to the extent that the owners corporation has contributed to the breach. 4 of 9 Copyright Institute of Strata Title Management Ltd Version

4 6.6 If the owners corporation breaches its statutory obligations in relation to the services or additional services and the agent has contributed to the owners corporation s breach, the agent agrees to indemnify the owners corporation against any claim, liability or loss to the extent that the agent has contributed to the breach. 6.7 The agent must take out and maintain the insurance specified at clause Point of contact 7.1 The owners corporation warrants and acknowledges that: the representative and the substitute representative are nominated by the owners corporation to communicate with the agent on behalf of the owners corporation; the agent may accept, but is not obliged to act on, instructions communicated to the agent by the representative or substitute representative; and any communication by the agent to the representative or substitute representative is deemed to be a communication to the owners corporation. 7.2 The representative and the substitute representative must be members of the executive committee. 7.3 The owners corporation may nominate a new representative and/or substitute representative at any time by written notice to the agent. The agent may continue to accept and act on instructions communicated by an existing representative and/or substitute representative until such time as the agent receives notification of the new nomination. 7.4 The appointment of the representative and the substitute representative does not preclude the owners corporation from otherwise providing instructions to and communicating with the agent. If there is any discrepancy between instructions provided to the agent by the owners corporation and those provided by the representative or the substitute representative, the instructions provided by the owners corporation shall prevail over those provided by the representative or substitute representative. 7.5 This clause 7 is for convenience only and does not place any obligation on the agent to accept the instructions of the representative or substitute representative. 7.6 The owners corporation acknowledges that all agreed services, subject to any limitation, have been delegated to the agent under section 28 of the Act, and the agent has authority to carry out the agreed services regardless of the instructions of the representative or substitute representative. 8. Transfer of the agreement 8.1 The agent may transfer the agreement with the consent of the owners corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld if the agent satisfies the owners corporation that: the proposed transferee and related persons are respectable and have the qualifications, competence and experience to perform the agreed services and additional services; and the proposed transferee is financially sound. 8.2 The owners corporation must advise the agent of its decision whether to approve a proposed transfer within 28 days of receiving from the agent the information reasonably necessary to make the decision. 8.3 If the owners corporation approves the transfer, the owners corporation, the agent and the transferee must enter into a transfer agreement, or alternatively if the transferee elects to enter into a new agency agreement then clause 8.6 will apply. 8.4 The owners corporation must not require, or receive, a fee or other consideration for approving the transfer (other than reimbursement for legal or accounting expenses reasonably incurred by the owners corporation in considering the transfer application). 8.5 For the purposes of clause 8.1 to 8.4 (inclusive) the parties agree that consent of the owners corporation can be provided by the executive committee, unless the Act is amended to expressly provide that approval of the owners corporation for transferring the functions of a strata managing agent requires a resolution at a general meeting of the owners corporation. 8.6 After the transfer agreement has been entered into, or if an election has been made by the transferee under clause 8.3, the transferee may request that the owners corporation enter into a new agency agreement, and the owners corporation must advise the transferee of its decision to enter into a new agency agreement within 28 days of such request, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld if the new agency agreement is on the same terms as this agreement, or on terms which do not diminish the owners corporation s rights under this agreement. The transferee will pay the reasonable cost of preparing the new agency agreement, preparing and holding the meetings of the executive committee and the general meeting of the owners corporation, however if the meeting relates to more than approval of the minutes of the last meeting and the resolution relating to the new agency agreement, then the transferee will pay the proportionate cost relating to approval of the new agency agreement. 8.7 If the term has expired, the agent must not transfer the agreement by a transfer agreement, and may only request the owners corporation to enter into a new agency agreement and the provisions of clause 8.6 will apply for such request. 9. Service of notices 9.1 Any notice to be served under the agreement: 10. GST must be served either personally, by post, facsimile or using the details provided on the front page of this agreement, or other notice details subsequently notified from time to time by a party in writing to the other party; and is served the first time it is served if it is served more than once W ords or expressions used in this clause 10 or elsewhere in the agreement that are defined in the GST Act have the same meaning in the agreement. 5 of 9 Copyright Institute of Strata Title Management Ltd Version

5 10.2 The parties acknowledge that: the agreed services fee, the additional services rates and the charges are inclusive of GST and are based on a GST rate of 10% and if the rate of GST increases or decreases, the agreed services fee, the additional services rates and the charges will simultaneously increase or decrease so that the agent receives the same GST exclusive payment as it received before the change in the rate of GST. 11. Occupational Health & Safety 11.1 (Defined Terms) In this clause (and this agreement if applicable) unless the contrary intention appears: (d) The terms Employer, Occupier of Premises, Place of Work, Plant, Premises, Principal Contractor and Substance have the meanings given to them in the OHS Act. OHS Act means the Occupational Health & Safety Act 2000 (NSW) and includes all regulations and advisory standards made under it. Work means any work in relation to the Premises or owners corporation s property carried out by or on behalf of the owners corporation which: (i) is carried out at or above a Place of Work; or (ii) requires the appointment of a Principal Contractor, whether or not directed or approved by the owners corporation. Third Party Work means the Work done by contractors or others in or at the Premises or owners corporation s property The owners corporation acknowledges that: (d) (e) the owners corporation is the entity in control of the Premises and owners corporation s property; the agent is not in control of any Plant or Substance and any such Plant or Substance at the Premises is under the control of the owners corporation unless such Plant or Substance is under the sole control of people other than the owners corporation; the owners corporation has an obligation to ensure the safety of any person(s) at the Premises and on or using the owners corporation s property; notwithstanding that the Premises and owners corporation s property are wholly or partly residential or used for residential purposes, the Premises and owners corporation s property may be a Place of Work requiring the owners corporation to comply with the OHS Act, including when Third Party Work is carried out on the Premises or owners corporation s property; and the owners corporation acknowledges that the agent does not retain any contractors to perform Work or Third Party Work at the Premises or owners corporation s property, and any contractors retained to perform Work or Third Party Work at the Premises or owners corporation s property (being the owners corporation s Place of Work) do so under the control of the owners corporation The owners corporation must ensure: (d) (e) (f) compliance with the obligations under the OHS Act including but not limited to: (i) obligations as Employer for its Employees and others at its Place of Work; (ii) obligations as Occupier of Premises; (iii) the obligations it has as controller of any Plant or Substance used by people at its Place of Work; that it and all persons employed or engaged by it or on its behalf comply at all times with the requirements of the OHS Act and any directions, manuals, polices or rules formulated from time to time by the owners corporation; that it has systems in place to assess and eliminate risks and hazards at the owners corporation s property and Premises, which meet the standard required by the OHS Act; that where risks and hazards cannot be eliminated, the risks and hazards are adequately controlled in a way which meets the standard required by the OHS Act; that all persons employed or engaged by it in respect of the owners corporation s property are appropriately trained and supervised; and that only relevantly qualified persons are engaged to carry out any Third Party work (Appointment of Principal Contractor) W ithout limiting or in any way affecting the owners corporation's obligations under this agreement or any other document, where any Work or Third Party Work is to be undertaken at the owners corporation s property or Premises, whether during the term or any subsequent period during the continuance of this agreement the agent is not appointed and has no liability as Principal Contractor, and the owners corporation acknowledges that the services being provided by the agent do not include Work requiring the agent to appoint or the agent to be appointed as a Principal Contractor The owners corporation will, to the extent permitted by law, indemnify the agent against all claims for any loss or damage which may arise as a result of any breach by the owners corporation of this clause or of the obligations applicable to the Principal Contractor under the OHS Act. 12. Off set 12.1 If a party is in default of a payment required to the other party under this agreement then the party not in default may off set any amount that may become owing by the non defaulting party to the defaulting party This clause overrides any other document or agreement to the contrary. 13. Governing law The agreement is governed by the law of New South W ales. 6 of 9 Copyright Institute of Strata Title Management Ltd Version

6 14. Definitions The following words have these meanings in the agreement unless the contrary intention appears: Act additional services additional services fee additional services rates agent Agents Act agreed services agreed services fee agreement charges Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 (NSW). the functions and duties of the owners corporation set out in schedule A1 or A2 which disclose the additional services rates as applying for the fee method. the fee for the supply by the agent of the additional services calculated according to the additional services rates. the rates set out in schedule B for carrying out the additional services. the person described on the front page of the agreement and, where appropriate, includes the agent's employees and contractors or any transferee under clause 8.3. Property, Stock and Business Agents Act 2002 (NSW). functions and duties of the owners corporation set out in: schedule A1 that are not marked No authority, and which disclose the agreed services fee as applying for the fee method; and schedule A2 which disclose the agreed services fee as applying for the fee method. the fee in item 6 for the supply of the agreed services, as varied under the agreement. this agreement including the Particulars, schedules and attachments. the costs and associated fees set out in schedule B and/or D, as varied under the agreement. commencement date the date in item 2. construction work CPI Development Act means any of the following: excavation, including but not limited to excavation or filling of trenches, ditches, shafts, wells, tunnels and pier holes, and the use of caissons and cofferdams; building, including but not limited to the construction, the manufacturing of prefabricated elements of a building at the place of work concerned, alteration, renovation, repair, maintenance or demolition; or civil engineering, including but not limited to, the construction, structural alteration, repair, maintenance or demolition of, including but not limited to, airports, docks, harbours, inland waterways, dams, river and avalanche and sea defence works, roads and highways, railways, bridges and tunnels, viaducts, and works related to the provision of services such as communications, drainage, sewerage, water and energy supplies. the All Groups consumer price index published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for Sydney, or if that bureau stops publishing the CPI, then the index recommended by the Property Council of Australia as the index that most appropriately replaces the CPI. in relation to a freehold strata scheme, the Strata Schemes (Freehold Development) Act 1973 (NSW) and in relation to a leasehold strata scheme, the Strata Schemes (Leasehold Development) Act 1986 (NSW). disclosure schedule schedules C1 and C2. emergency executive committee a burst water service, blocked or broken sewerage system, serious roof leak, gas leak, dangerous electrical fault, flooding, serious flood, storm or fire damage, failure or breakdown of the gas, electricity, water supply or any other essential service, any serious fault or damage to the common property or any personal property vested in the owners corporation or any other event of a similar nature. the executive committee of the strata scheme. expiry date the date or event in item 3. fee payment method GST Act high risk construction work the method in item 7 for paying the agreed services fee, the additional services fee and the charges. A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth). means any of the following: construction work involving structural alterations that require temporary support; construction work at a height above 3 metres; construction work involving a depth greater than 1.5 metres; (d) construction work involving demolition work for which a licence is not required under chapter 10 of the OHS Act to carry on the business of that work; (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) construction work in tunnels; construction work involving the use of explosives; construction work near traffic or mobile plant; construction work in or around gas or electrical installations; construction work over or adjacent to water where there is a risk of drowning; or 7 of 9 Copyright Institute of Strata Title Management Ltd Version

7 (j) any work defined as High Risk, under the OHS Regulation or OHS Act. ISTM item loss Institute of Strata Title Management Limited. an item in the Particulars. any damage or damages, loss, costs (including, without limitation, the costs of complying with any verdict, award or settlement of any dispute and legal costs on a solicitor and own client costs basis), expense, charge, payment of liability, in any case, whether accrued or paid but not indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damages. Non-Standard Work means: (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) (k) (l) (m) (n) (o) (p) Structural Demolition W ork, as defined in the OHS Regulation; Removal of Asbestos, as defined in the OHS Regulation; any high risk construction work; work requiring the appointment of a Principal Contractor in accordance with the provisions of clause 210 of the OHS Regulation; Abrasive Blasting W orks, as defined in the OHS Regulation; processes involving Lead W orks, as defined in the OHS Regulation; works involving the use of Hazardous Substances, as defined in the OHS Regulation; Fumigation W orks, as defined in the OHS Regulation; generally any works involving the use of dogging, rigging, the use of cranes, draglines, excavators and explosive-powered tools, as referred in or defined in the OHS Regulation; maintenance of Boilers, Pressure Vessels and Pressure Piping, as defined in the OHS Regulation; any works involving the use of scaffolding, elevator platforms, or other support. requiring works above 3 metres in height; window cleaning above 3 metres; any works where the use of hoists, fall arrest device, harness, abseiling, safety line, etc. are required; work on any roof with a brittle or fragile roof; Confined Spaces work, as defined in the OHS Regulation; or any works requiring the use of Dangerous Goods as defined in the OHS Regulation. OHS Regulation owners corporation owners corporation s property Occupation Health and Safety Regulation 2001 (NSW). the owners corporation described on the front page of the agreement and, where appropriate, includes the employees, agents (other than the agent), contractors and invitees of the owners corporation. the common property and any personal property vested in the owners corporation. percentage increase the percentage in item 5. Regulation Property, Stock and Business Agents Regulation 2003 (NSW). related persons in relation to a proposed transferee which is a: corporation - the corporation's directors, substantial shareholders and principal staff; or partnership - the partners and principal staff of the partnership. representative the natural person described in item 8. review date the relevant date in item 4. services Standard Work the agreed services and additional services. means: (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) construction work other then Non-Standard W ork; construction work where there is no requirement to work above 3 metres, including but not limited to, replacement of roofing, guttering; general maintenance works, including but not limited to, lawn mowing, gardening, window cleaning (below 3 metres), painting; minor maintenance repairs, including but not limited to, repair / replacement of leaking pipes, replacing tiles / pavers, lock replacement / repairs; maintenance of essential fire safety equipment; annual inspection and notifications required for essential fire safety equipment, in accordance with the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 (NSW); pest management treatments (excluding fumigation) lift maintenance travelator or escalator maintenance; or renewal of plant registrations (typically lifts) in accordance with the requirements of the 8 of 9 Copyright Institute of Strata Title Management Ltd Version

8 Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001 (NSW), provided however: if any of these works require a Principal Contractor (as defined under the OHS Act) to be appointed then the works will be included under the definition of Non-Standard W ork; or if there is any inconsistency between Standard W ork and Non-Standard W ork, the work will be interpreted as Non-Standard W ork. strata scheme substitute representative successive term the scheme constituted on registration of a strata plan under the Development Act. the natural person described in item 8, who may exercise the functions of the representative if the representative is unavailable. a period of the same length as the term commencing on the day after the expiry of the term or a preceding successive term, as the case may be. term the period or event in item 1: commencing on the commencement date; and expiring on the expiry date. transfer agreement the ISTM standard form Transfer of Strata Management Agency Agreement. 15. Interpretation In the agreement, unless the contrary intention appears: a reference to: (i) a thing includes the whole or each part of it; (ii) a document includes any variation or replacement of it; (iii) a statute, ordinance, code or other law includes regulations and other instruments under it and consolidations, amendments, re-enactments or replacements of any of them; and (iv) a person includes that person's executors, administrators, successors, substitutes (including but not limited to, person taking by novation) and assigns; the singular includes the plural and vice versa; headings do not affect interpretation; and (d) despite clause 14, the words defined in clause 14 are defined words whether or not these words are in italics. 9 of 9 Copyright Institute of Strata Title Management Ltd Version

9 Schedule A.1 The following schedule details the functions delegated to Eastern Suburbs Strata & the extent of the authority & any limitations as per the Property, Stock & Business Agents Regulation I DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Extent of Authority PS&B Undertaking the financial management of funds and books of accounts 2. Paying disbursements and expenses incurred in connection with the agent s management of the scheme 3. Managing the sinking fund and the administrative fund 4. Undertaking steps necessary to recover any money owning in relation to levies 5. Paying accounts in relation to the scheme No limitation on authority - see Schedules A2 + B1 II INSURANCE Arranging insurance cover for the scheme No limitation on authority - see Schedules A2 + B1 III SECRETARIAL Holding documents and maintaining records relating to the scheme (for example, the strata roll, notices, and minutes of meetings) No limitation on authority - see Schedules A2 + B1 IV MEETINGS PROCESS Arranging and undertaking administrative duties and chair functions in relation to general and executive meetings. x Full authority subject to limitations, if any No authority Fee Method: Sch.A2 + B2 x Full authority subject to limitations, if any No authority Fee Method: Sch.A2 + B2 x Full authority subject to limitations, if any No authority Fee Method: Sch.A2 + B2 x Full authority subject to limitations, if any No authority (e) (h) (i) (k) (f) (l) No limitation on authority - see Schedules A2 + B1 Fee Method : Sch.A2 + B2 V ASSET MANAGEMENT Arranging building inspections and reports x Full authority subject to limitations, if any No authority c) Limitation on authority - see Schedule.B1 Fee Method : Sch. B2

10 VI REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 1. Effecting repairs to and maintaining common property or engaging appropriately qualified tradespersons to do Standard Work, with limitation on expenditure that my be incurred by the agent without obtaining the principal s approval. 2. Engaging appropriately qualified tradesperson to do Non-Standard Work, and the appointment on behalf of the owners corporation of a Principal Contractor for such Non- Standard Work, with limitations on expenditure that my be incurred by the agent without obtaining the principal s approval Limitation on authority - see Schedule.B1 Eastern Suburbs Strata only accepts non-standard work delegation where an appropriately qualified building consultant has been engaged or a Principal Contractor has been appointed VII LEGAL REPRESENTATION 1. Issuing and serving notices to comply with a by-law 2. Representing the owners corporation or association at tribunal or court proceedings x Full authority subject to limitations, if any No authority x Full authority subject to limitations, if any No authority Fee Method: Sch. B2 x Full authority subject to limitations, if any No authority (d) (g) (j) Limitation on authority - see Schedule.B1 Fee Method: Sch.B2

11 Schedule A.2 Agreed Services The following services form part of the management agreement & are functions fully delegated to Eastern Suburbs Strata. I Financial Management Bank Accounts Establish and maintain the trust trading account & other investment accounts at the agent s preferred banker Do statutory monthly bank reconciliation Levies 1. Generate, print & post levy notices to address provided by the Section 118 notice or lot owner 2. Provide electronic payment facility for the phone & internet payment of levies 3. Receipt and bank all monies or other income received on behalf of the owners corporation. 4. Maintain receipts journal 5. Provide past levy notices & statements for individual lot owners Arrears 1. Monitor levy arrears & liaise with owners &/or agents to recover payment 2. Provide for the collection of levy arrears 3. Issue late levy notices & demand letters 4. Undertake searches to locate owners in arrears 5. Issue instructions to lawyers to take legal action where necessary Creditors 1. Process invoices on behalf of owners corporation 2. Check invoices for correct status & documentation 3. Print & post cheque &/or remittance advice for the payment of all legal liabilities of the owners corporation 4. Pay disbursements and expenses incurred in connection with agent's management of strata scheme 5. Maintain general ledger of expense transactions Annual Financial Statements 1. Provide statutory reconciled accounts including balance sheet, statement of income and expenditure and transaction report either monthly (charges apply) or on an annual basis 2. Arrange for preparation and lodgement of annual tax return 3. Assist auditor by providing accounts and records for audit if required 4. Prepare administrative fund budget and sinking fund budget 5. Manage administrative fund and sinking fund 6. Issue 6 monthly Section 39 Report as per the PS&S Act 2002 GST Compliance 1. Ensure the scheme complies with current GST legislation, securing relevant ABN & other registrations as required, checking tax invoice details 2. Preparing BAS details for lodgement by tax agent 3. Prepare IAS details for lodgement by tax agent 4. Sign income tax return as public officer of the owners corporation 5. Liaise with ATO regarding the tax affairs of the owners corporation 6. Ensure any income tax liability is paid

12 II Insurance 1. Arrange insurance valuation as required & increase insurance cover to match valuation 2. Obtain alternative quote(s) for insurance renewal as required 3. Renew insurances according to AGM instructions 4. Prepare and lodge routine insurance claims (max time/claim 15 minutes) III Secretarial 1. Maintain strata roll and minute book 2. Maintain correspondence file 3. Compile, store, maintain & retrieve past records & documents to & from archives 4. Record and retain notices under sections 118, 119 and 120 of the Act 5. Issue password letter & other relevant documentation upon the change of ownership of a lot 6. Issue minutes of delegated performance 7. Maintain common seal 8. Attend to routine electronic, written & oral communication IV Meetings Process 1. Prepare & post notices of Annual General Meetings within prescribed timeframes 2. Attend Annual General Meetings & concurrent executive committee meetings held & concluded between the hours of 9am & 7pm Monday to Thursday (excluding public holidays) maximum time 90 minutes. Attendance outside these parameters will not be an agreed service but an additional service 3. Prepare & post minutes of AGM & concurrent ECM 4. Arrange for meeting venue at either agent s premises or elsewhere 5. Act as meeting chair if required.

13 Schedule B.1 Additional Services The following services are not part of the management agreement but are delegated functions at the discretion of both the oc & the agent I Financial Management 1. Generate, print & post any additional or special levies 2. Arrange for external administration of any payroll requirements 3. Check & rectify any accounting anomalies upon takeover of management 4. Provide invoice approval system for the checking of creditor invoices 5. Provide for warranting of creditor bona fides (registration, licenses, insurance, ABN etc) 6. Provide additional financial reports either on a regular (monthly or quarterly) or ad hoc basis 7. Provide past year levy notices & statements for individual lot owners 8. Liaise with creditors for unusual invoices that need clarification II Insurance 1. Prepare & lodge non routine insurance claims (claims with brokers &/or complex claims) 2. Organise renewal with broker if insurance not undertaken with agent s approved insurer 3. Liaise with loss assessors to ensure correct payment of claims III Secretarial 1. Prepare complicated or non routine correspondence &/or reports 2. Telephone attendance on lot owners, committee members, agents, solicitors & contractors that does not fall within the routine daily management of the scheme 3. Provide records under Section 108 for strata searches 4. Provide for the production, holding & distribution of keys or other access instruments 5. Maintain a key register & distribute & collect keys & other security devices as appropriate IV Meetings Process 1. Prepare, print & post notices of extraordinary general meetings 2. Prepare, print & post notices of executive committee meetings 3. Attend extraordinary general meetings or annual general meetings beyond stipulated time 4. Attend executive committee meetings 5. Prepare & distribute minutes of extraordinary general meetings 6. Prepare & distribute minutes of executive committee meetings 7. Attend annual general meetings beyond the timeframe stipulated in the agreed services 8. Arrange venues for all meetings not within Schedule A

14 V Asset Management 1. Arrange for completion & lodgement of annual Workcover plant registration 2. Arrange for completion & lodgement of annual fire audit & statement 3. Arrange for completion & lodgement of annual WH&S inspections & reports 4. Arrange for completion & lodgement of lift risk & hazard audit 5. Arrange for a 10 year sinking fund forecast & 5 year updates. 6. Compile & maintain an approved contractor & service provider data base 7. Compile & maintain a register of annual service contracts & agreements 8. Compile & maintain a register of all plant & essential assets as required by Workcover NSW 9. Engage & brief specialist consultants & experts on behalf of the owners corporation VI Repairs & Maintenance 1. Arrange for the attendance of appropriately qualified trades persons & service providers, that have satisfied the agent as to their bona fides & are registered on the agent s Trades Data Base, to do routine repair & maintenance of the owners corporation property provided in the reasonable opinion of the agent such repair is not to exceed $2,000 & that falls within the definition of standard work as per the WH&S Regulations Arrange for the attendance of appropriately qualified trades persons & service providers, that have satisfied the agent as to their bona fides & are registered on the agent s Trades Data Base, for the repair & maintenance of the owners corporation property that in the reasonable opinion of the agent such repair exceeds $2,000 & that falls within the definition of standard work as per the WH&S Regulations Arrange for alternative quotes for the repair & maintenance of common property as directed by the executive committee 4. Provide for the coordination & supervision of major works & repairs that exceed the routine threshold of $2,000 including major refurbishments & building rectification works including the appointment of a Principal Contractor on behalf of the owners corporation for such non standard work. Eastern Suburbs Strata only accepts non-standard work delegation where an appropriately qualified building consultant has been engaged or a Principal Contractor has been appointed 5. Arrange necessary building inspections & reports as required by the owners corporation 6. Arrange & execute work contracts pursuant to the Home Building Act & other works with regard to defects, original builder &/or developer authorised by the owners corporation VII Legal Representation 1. Answer queries from the executive committee about by laws 2. Register new by laws as passed 3. Prepare, issue & serve notices to comply for breaches of the by laws 4. Represent or arrange for legal representation for the owners corporation in tribunal or court proceedings 5. Preparation & lodgement of applications for mediation, adjudication & tribunal orders 6. Preparation & briefing lawyers in tribunal & legal proceedings 7. Arranging for the drafting of by laws, amendments to by laws &/ or by law reviews.

15 Schedule B.2 Fees Additional Services Rates (these fees apply to the additional services listed in Schedule B.1) I Financial Management Charge (inclusive of GST) Investment account (non approved banker) Per transaction Generate Additional or Special Levies Per levy Provide Invoice Approval System under 40 lots Per month 40 lots + over Per month Additional Phone Follow Up on Approvals Per phone call Additional Financial Reports Per report Payroll Supervision Per item OFT Bank Account Audit Fee Per account Compiling records for tax return preparation Per hour Provide non-current year financial reports Per set Stop payment or dishonoured cheques Per transaction Initial Set up Incoming Strata Plan Per plan Unit III Secretarial Charge (inclusive of GST) Issue keys & other security devices Per transaction Maintain access devices 5.50 Per month Laminate documents 3.30 Per document Issue no parking stickers Per 20 pages Issue address labels for strata roll 1.65 Per label Issue notice to comply Per notice Register By laws Per registration + legal cost Provide copy of insurance renewal notice Per notice Unit IV Meetings Process Charge (inclusive of GST) Attend meetings beyond the agreed times Per hour Attend non agreed meetings Per hour Attend meetings after 8 pm Per hour Attend meetings on weekends or public holidays Per hour Adjourned Meeting Charge Per meeting Unit

16 V Asset Management Charge (inclusive of GST) Unit Creditor Warranty Program Per annum Professional Indemnity Per annum Workcover Plant Registration Lodgement Per item Annual Fire Audit Statement Lodgement Per annum WH&S Inspections & Reports Lodgement Per hour Consultancy Fee for any other risk management service Per hour Prepare & lodge insurance claim Per hour Sinking Fund Forecast quote Per report WH&S Report quote Per report Overseeing contract Home Building Act Per contract VI Repairs & Maintenance Charge (inclusive of GST) Unit Arrange for standard work repairs & maintenance under $2000 free Arrange for non standard work repairs & maintenance over $ Per hour Supervise & organise consultants re major works Per hour Arrange building inspections & reports Per hour Arrange for Sinking Fund Forecasts Per hour Other Professional Services Charge (inclusive of GST) Unit Directors Fee Per hour Senior Accounts / Finance Personnel Per hour Brief & supervise legal action on arrears Per hour Senior Strata Manager Per hour Strata Manager Per hour Accounts Staff Per hour Clerical Staff Per hour

17 Schedule C - Disclosure schedule Schedule C1 refer to clause 3.4 of the agreement - The following providers pay a rebate, discount or commission to the agent: Name of company/ person Amount/percentage of Other information rebate, discount or relating to the disclosure commission CHU Up to 20% SUU Up to 20% Indemnity Corp Up to 15% Solutions ie Up to 15% Maxsoft Group Up to 1% Body Corporate Brokers Up to 15% Schedule C2 refer to clause 3.5 of the agreement - The following providers pay a rebate, discount or commission to the agent: Name of company/ person Amount/percentage of Other information rebate, discount or relating to the disclosure commission

18 Schedule D Agreed Service Rates (these charges apply to the agreed services listed in Schedule A) I Financial Management Charge (inclusive of GST) Investment account Per transaction Print & post levies 1.15 Per lot Provide past year levy statements Per lot Arrears Notice Per lot to owner Collections Letter Per lot to owner Demand Letter Per lot to owner Search Fee Per lot to owner Instruct Solicitor Per lot to owner Print & post cheque &/or eft remittance 2.20 Per creditor GST Registration /Deregistration Per item BAS Preparation IAS Preparation Per quarter Per hour Unit III Secretarial Charge (inclusive of GST) Box, store & manage old year records 5.50 Per month per box Retrieve non routine records from archives Per retrieval Provide common seal Per item Provide minute book Per item Provide copy house rules / by laws Per copy Provide additional copy management documents Per copy Provide additional copies minutes (non Sch A Meetings) Per copy Postage 1.15 Per standard envelope 2.20 Per large envelope Courier +10% Per delivery New owner pack Per owner Unit Electronic Medium Charge Unit (inclusive of GST) / facsimiles / phone 1.00 Per lot per month Computer license fee 2.20 Per lot per month Print (whether by computer, photocopy or other medium) Under 4,000 copies per month 0.55 Per page Up to 6,000 copies per month 0.44 Per page Over 6,000 copies per month 0.33 Per page Electronic Document Management 1.10 Per lot per year Scanning 0.11 Per page