#72255
TrulEConcerned
Flatchatter

    Living in NSW, I agree with Jimmy regarding photographing records. If you want to print them later, often it helps if  convert the photos to PDF and then print.

    Photographing means you can avoid the nasty per page fee charged by the agent for any record.

    Access to the records is (at least in NSW) time based, where there is a minimum fee for the first hour and then a fee for every extra half hour. By photographing you’ll be able to minimise the cost of accessing. On arrival, the records should be on a desk or in a box ready for you to inspect.when inspecting the records, if a document looks half relevant, don’t read it at the inspection. Just photograph it and move on to the next page.

    Remember to make a note of what records are “unavailable”. Often a committee member or an agent, will not include certain records or remove certain records from the collection as it suits him/her. I had problems accessing bank statements when I queried certain expenses. As I was not a committee member I could not ask the bank to reissue the statements.