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Sir Humphrey is right. The formulation of your application to Fair Trading would be guided by what it is that you want, and for that you would have to address what it is that the strata committee has failed to do (in terms of the strata Act).
So make the request official – either through a “please explain” motion to the committee or a letter to the treasurer and then, if there is no adequate response, seek mediation under section 232(2) of the Act as a prerequisite for seeking orders at NCAT.
Just to be clear, the process at Fair Trading is entirely about mediation. They won’t make a ruling. For that you have to go to NCAT and for that you need to have tried mediation (in most cases).
Once you have been through mediation, your options range from getting an explanation to seeking orders to have the treasurer or the entire committee sacked.
Your reasons for seeking those orders could range from the committee’s failure to fulfil its duties (section 232) to the Treasurer’s failure to fulfil his in relation to record keeping, as outlined in Division 4 of the Act.
However, if you are alleging fraudulent activity, that is a police and not a strata matter, but you might gain valuable information by going through this process.