Thanks for this thread. As Chairman of our strata committee, I’ve had a lot of trouble contacting owners regarding problems within their lot. One ongoing issue has been a collapsing pergola (which was never approved). The only contact details the strata manager has is the property manager of the real estate, who is regularly delinquent at her job. To communicate with the owner, I have to rely on our SM to contact the PM, then wait for the PM to contact the owner, for that communication to play out, then for the PM be bothered to reply to the SM, who might then get back to me. It’s an absurd situation.
I’ve asked the SM to assemble a list of contact details for all owners. He’s said it’s contrary to the Privacy Act, (though he won’t elaborate as to which part).
My question is, is there a definitive ruling as to whether the Committee can compile a list of owners’ contact details? Is this situation really stymied by the Privacy Act?