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In her latest post for the Flat Chat website, Strata Community Association (Victoria) president Julie Maclean argues that majority rule is too blunt a
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In theory this sounds good but on the ground in SPs where we see alphas and queen bees and people whose idea of strata is mob rule and zealots who are uncompromising (pet laws being a great zealot deter) this idea will not work because of the nature of the participants.
Granted the element i speak of are hopefully a minority in the grander picture, I don’t have data on that, but what a disaster it is trying to reach consensus with irrational, illogical, bias people who like to ostracize others and shut down discussion with personal attacks and unsavory methods that are quite deplorable; but far too common.The concept is worth a read because you might be lucky enough to live in a strata where this can work.
Consensus is little sought after because majority rule which is often a reflection of the mob that rules, is the very best option for the mob.
After all, there is no downside for the mob.
If sufficiently disappointed, what can the aggrieved party do other than trot down to NCAT?
Doing so not only takes the applicant much time and a good deal of effort, but a hearing is often months away AND what’s to stop those taken to NCAT (ie the majority) from ignoring what NCAT tells them?
Only when NCAT will dish out harsh penalties for the majority’s behaviour that is shown to have breached the SSM Act or breached NCAT’s orders or was otherwise unlawful or illegal, only then will the likes mentioned by TheHood (that is biased, uncompromising, irrational and unreasonable folk), will the majority’s behaviour begin to change.