Why six pillars?
Good strata governance is not only about compliance. A scheme can have certificates on file and still have weak decisions, poor cost control, fragmented communication or no continuity.
C6 therefore reviews the committee's governance position across six connected domains.
Control
Question: Are the right people making the right decisions?
Roles, delegations, committee authority, conflicts, decision records, implementation and manager oversight.
Compliance
Question: Can the scheme demonstrate that key obligations are being managed?
Evidence, due dates, statutory reporting, insurance, safety, maintenance obligations and authority notices.
Cost
Question: Does the committee understand where the money is going?
Budgets, contracts, manager charges, procurement, capital works, special levies and cost visibility.
Communication
Question: Can people find reliable information and understand decisions?
Notices, minutes, instructions, owner updates, records and information flow.
Community
Question: Does the scheme manage people and problems constructively?
Engagement, complaints, expectations, disputes, resident information and escalation.
Continuity
Question: Would the scheme still function if key people changed tomorrow?
Handover, calendars, registers, evidence repositories, records and institutional memory.
Every C6 finding maps back to a governance control.
This makes the Health Check repeatable, the action plan easier to understand and future benchmarking possible as the C6 evidence base grows.