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It’s very difficult to police these situations, where someone just digs in, lies and cheats to defend their position. Add in the racial factor – where overseas and local ethnicities are getting a different set of “facts” from the actuality – and it is ripe for exploitation by ruthless individuals. Complaints on that front are often met with accusations of racism.
On top of that, the Tribunal is often remote from all this, with many Members having zero idea of how strata works (or doesn’t). Then you get the ridiculous situation where a strata manager and committee chair is removed because of corrupt behaviour, only to be replaced by a company nominally run by their spouse, who is given total control over the strata scheme as a statutorily appointed manager.
Strata schemes are, by statute, excluded from company law. Change that and penalise corrupt behaviour as a crime and maybe things will improve.
The two most prominent NSW strata managers who have lost their licences or contracts because of their behaviour in recent months are still operating as they wait for NCAT to hear their appeals. Just think how much damage they can do in the interim.