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There’s not much to add further, given the quality of the advice so far. In addition to the obvious laws quoted previously, no changes can be made to the integrity of the Fire-rated Door. Spy holes that have been installed must be approved fire rated products that won’t
compromise the fire rating of the door. Even if this was the case, the legislation has been breeched in regards to Strata Law. A compromise would be that they have an intercom professionally fitted with the permission of the OC, which does not need a camera but enables vetting, and therefore does not breech privacy of residents. I’m assuming they don’t have one. In terms of a ruling, the NCAT member does not bring the law to the argument. That is the job of the parties. You need to quote the relevant sections that support your argument. Then the Member will review both written arguments in terms of the identified law and make a ruling. Members must follow statutory law. Statutory law takes precedent over common law. Make the Member’s job easy and present the relevant strata law sections clearly and logically with your argument of how it is relevant to the situation. This is exactly what a lawyer will do, but you may not have the funds for a lawyer. NCAT is set up for lay people to resolve grievances, without having to pay unaffordable legal fees.