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It’s a stretch, I agree, and no strata committee meber is likely to be jailed for it, although international drug cartels aren’t really the province of internet trolls.
Forget the Feds, what could happen if your average local cop were presented with a sheaf of insulting emails and harassing notes is a whole other issue. Have a look at this NSW police fact sheet, for instance.
It’s clearly a matter of degree but those chairs and secretaries who routinely use their strata minutes to belittle and abuse owners in their buildings might just take a moment to think before they hit the “name and shame” button if there’s a chance they might have strayed into the area of cyberbullying.
It’s one thing to note that the resident of apartment X has been the subject of complaints. It would be another to issue a running commentary about their behaviour that continues for weeks and months.
I wear my frequent naming and shaming in our block’s strata minutes as a badge of pride. But I wonder if being collared by the local plods would be reason enough for a strata committee officer to be ejected under the laws that came in last month.