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Jimmy-T
Keymaster

    You could always launch a petition – like this one about pets –  at the NSW parliament (all you need is 20,000 signatures and the agreement of a member of parliament to present a motion to parliament once the numbers have been reached.

    This is what it says on the Petition web page:

    • To submit a petition you will need to provide your name, email address, physical address and a contact phone number. We need this information so we can contact you if there are any problems with your petition. Only your name will be listed publicly, once your petition has been made public.

    • You will need to provide at least five names and email addresses of people who will support your petition. We recommend you provide details for more than five supporters in case some don’t respond.

    • You will need to identify a Member of the Legislative Assembly who will present the petition for you. We recommend you contact the Member to let them know you are asking them to agree to present your petition.

    As far as finding someone to support the petition, it’s going to carry more weight if they are on the government side (and I know at least one minister who is less than happy with the way some strata managers do business).

    However, rather than calling for a Royal Commission, they are more likely to support a shakeup of the strata management system, preferably one that supports the good operators and gets rid of the shonks (something like what David Chandler is trying to do with the building industry).

    The motion could be something like: “That the government investigates the strata management and strata facilities management industries with a view to making operators more accountable,  contracts consistent across the sector for both strata managing agents and strata facilities managers,  and the holding of licenses contingent on meeting basic perfomance indicators.”

    Here at Flat Chat we shouldn’t really get directly involved but we would certainly publicise the petition if someone else started it.

    The opinions offered in these Forum posts and replies are not intended to be taken as legal advice. Readers with serious issues should consult experienced strata lawyers.