488. The documents you paid for but can’t get a copy of
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Reena Van Aalst joins me this week, as we cover:
- An owners corporation being denied access to engineering designs it paid for
- The little-known right of strata committee members to inspect records held by their strata manager without paying a fee
- Why small knowledge gaps and everyday mistakes can quickly undermine confidence in a strata manager
and more.
Links Mentioned:
- Get the transcript here!
- O’Sullivan & Ors v The Owners Strata Plan No. 61934 Case
- Barnes & Ors v The Owners Strata Plan No 61934 Case
- Friday LIVE (May 2024) – The Barnes Case
- Podcast Episode 409. Ending the Abuse of Democracy: The Barnes Case
- Section 43, Property and Stock Agents Regulation
- Section 182 | Requests for inspection of records of owners corporation | Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW)
- Section 237 | Orders for appointment of strata managing agent | Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW)
Zzzzzzzzzz … access to records issues.
The most unresolvable issue in the history of history. So embarrassing for the entire human race that it can’t fix the problem. Can we just sack the Minister and make an example of him for those who might like to fill the vacancy; we can’t because Minnsy is too busy winging it with firearms reforms.
Strata agent training has been inadequate since before 2009, and it has only got less comprehensive since then. It has become the blind leading the blind in a lot of cases.