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At the risk of talking to myself, I have to report that I just had a cup of coffee with David Ferguson, President of the Institute of Strata Titles Management and he tells me I'm wrong (again).
Not so much on the access to common property issue, but on the specifics of the fuse box. It seems there is an over-riding obligation under OH&S laws to prevent free access to dangerous equipment and areas (such as a fuse box).
But what the EC should have done is fitted a lock of the type for which most electricians would have a master key. That means nobody need be without power for too long even if all the key-holders are away.
The question then arises, who pays for the electrician to come and fix the fuse?