Two issues here. Often the ‘Committee’ who have many proxies in their hands often make decisions favourable to themselves. Many ‘Committees’ are made up of 5 persons or less, voted for from friendly proxies (or in person) at the AGM.
Then you have Strata Managers who have been in place for many years (in my case 10 years) who are willingly siding with the ‘Committee’ who vote to keep the Strata Manager in place & pay their fees. The Strata Manager side with the these Committee members even though they are aware that a number of owners are not being treated fairly but want to keep their Strata Management Strata Agreement in place each 3 years.
Cynical? Yes. True? Yes. Sad? Yes
5 owners who control 11 proxies in a complex of 21
Is there a remedy? NCAT?