I’ve had a good read and re-read of the particular issue, including the ABC report, and still can’t still why OC committees and Strata Managers are responsible for the conditions discovered only when the flammable cladding was removed. It seems it was a complete surprise to everyone.
How can an OC, an OC committee or an SM be responsible for something they couldn’t reasonably or even possibly be aware of?
This particular issue seems to me to be an extension of the whole flammable cladding issue: A systematic failure of the whole building construction industry. Not only was the cladding wrong, so was its installation.
I agree there’s plenty of room for criticising how OCs, OC committees and SMs address building maintenance issues. Australia wide. But they have to be at least aware of the issue.