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Update to my question to the strata mgr of “how much did you charge the OC for the 3 hrs NCAT phone hearing”, he replied “$880”.
To my question of “on whose authority did you attend”? he replied “the SC asked me to attend”. That said, there was no agenda sent to lot owners, no formal meeting held to discuss his attendance or flag his fee and no minutes issued.
Is this a breach(s) of the SSM Act?
As to his attendance at NCAT, is there anything an owner can do when a SC brazenly wastes money? After all $880 for a very small strata is not pocket change. I write “brazenly” because my points are that the strata mgr:
(a) Was not identified by me in my NCAT application as causing a problem (so he did not have to defend his actions, not that I could mention him as a problem, as any unorthodox behaviour by a strata mgr in any event is to my knowledge not covered by the SSM Act) and
(b) Other than offer the SC some moral support at NCAT, the strata mgr added nothing to the hearing and in any event could not add anything as the orders I sought and the evidence I provided all related to the behaviour of the SC and was not challenged.