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[Rogan]

HI, in our NSW building we have an owner who has been an SC member in the past and so many businesses are used to dealing with her. The SC has discovered however that since being voted off the SC she has continued to communicate with builders / suppliers / engineers (despite being advised at the commencement of the new SC that she should desist from this), engaging in activities that should only be done by the SC – eg. asking for quotes on potential major work, and supplying building scope documents for such work that she herself has drafted – and without even the SC being aware. The SM has forwarded to the SC some of the quotes that have been generated at her request, saying that they had been requested by the SC, but that wasn’t so. It is unclear to the SC if the SM is aware that she is acting as a completely unauthorized independent agent when she liaises with builders and so on, or not. We suspect he is aware and is just letting it go on as it is the path of least resistance.

What rights do the SC have to prevent her from continuing to engage with suppliers etc about matters relating to our building? Her response is that there is freedom of speech and we can’t prevent her from talking to whoever she likes, she has the right to do so! But on a minor level the cleaner is now talking of quitting as she harasses him so much, and on a major level she has asked for quotes on a building spec she sent out  which covered work of about half a million $ in value, and the window supplier was convinced he was dealing with a member of the SC! 

Constructive advise would be helpful, thanks!

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