A reliable partner for managed portfolios

A managed strata scheme or investment property portfolio places electrical infrastructure under pressures that single-tenancy commercial buildings rarely experience. Common property systems serve dozens of occupants simultaneously, compliance obligations accumulate across multiple lots and shared areas, faults at any hour become a strata manager liability, and the owners corporation expects accurate, timely reporting that supports its statutory obligations and protects property values. Apex Current Solutions operates as the preferred electrical maintenance partner for strata managers, building owners, and facilities teams who require a contractor that understands the governance environment as well as the technical one.

Our strata and property maintenance service is built around scheduled programmes, audit-grade compliance documentation, and the responsive emergency capability that common-property electrical failures demand. We maintain detailed service histories for every asset in your portfolio, issue Certificates of Compliance for all notifiable works, and provide the reporting formats that strata managers need to brief owners corporations and satisfy body corporate legislation. This accountability framework converts your electrical maintenance from a reactive cost item into a defensible, documented programme that demonstrates duty-of-care to every stakeholder.

Common-Property Electrical Systems and Scheduled Maintenance

Common-property electrical infrastructure encompasses a breadth of systems that is frequently underestimated: main switchboards and metering, basement and carpark lighting, lift electrical supplies, pool and spa plant, common area power and lighting circuits, security and access control power, intercom and communications systems, external lighting including carpark and pathway lighting, and the emergency and exit lighting that must meet AS 2293 requirements independent of any residential lot electrical system. We bring each of these asset classes into a structured maintenance programme with defined inspection frequencies, documented test results, and clear condition ratings that allow the strata manager and the owners corporation to make informed capital planning decisions.

Scheduled preventive maintenance reduces unplanned failures and the emergency call-out costs they generate, but its primary value in a strata context is the evidence it creates. A maintenance history that demonstrates regular inspection, testing, and remediation of identified defects is the most effective protection a strata manager and owners corporation have against claims arising from electrical failures that affect occupants or damage property. We understand this accountability dimension and design our maintenance programmes and reporting outputs to serve it.

Compliance Audits, Reporting and Capital Planning

• Periodic electrical safety audits of all common-property switchboards, circuits, and installations.
• AS 2293-compliant emergency and exit lighting testing with documented results and defect registers.
• Thermographic switchboard inspections to identify high-resistance connections before they fail.
• Condition assessment and capital planning reports structured for owners corporation presentation.
• Certificate of Electrical Safety issued for all notifiable electrical work performed on common property.

Compliance audits of common-property electrical installations provide the owners corporation with an independent, documented assessment of the condition and regulatory status of the building electrical infrastructure. Our audit reports are structured to address the switchboard condition, circuit protection adequacy, earthing integrity, emergency lighting compliance, and any identified departures from the AS/NZS 3000 Wiring Rules or relevant equipment standards. Defects are categorised by urgency and risk, allowing the strata committee to prioritise remediation against the levy budget with a clear and defensible rationale.

Emergency Response and Portfolio-Level Continuity

Common property electrical failures do not observe business hours. A failed basement lighting circuit, a tripped main switch affecting multiple lots, or storm damage to an external switchboard requires an immediate, competent response that the strata manager can activate with a single call. Our emergency response capability operates around the clock, prioritising make-safe and service restoration for common property failures, and we maintain records of each callout that integrate into the ongoing maintenance history for the building.

For strata managers who currently manage electrical maintenance through multiple contractors or ad-hoc reactive arrangements, we invite a conversation about consolidating your portfolio under a structured maintenance agreement. We will assess your buildings, identify the compliance gaps and deferred maintenance that expose the owners corporation to risk, and propose a programme that brings every building up to standard and keeps it there, with the reporting and documentation framework that protects the strata manager as much as it protects the building.