Reply To: Strata records – said to have gone missing

Update – email 1 of 2

Thanks again fchat 56 for alerting me to the Body Corporate Services issue and Jimmy for your replies.

I have an update. Unfortunately it is involved, so I will post it in two parts.  The first part is far shorter.
Earlier I mentioned that newcomers to the strata scheme found the few records of the scheme in the strata manager’s (“SM”) possession to be shocking.

One strata committee (“SC”) member (Mr X) looking into another matter wants to access those records, but doesn’t want other SC members to access them. He doesn’t trust them.

Q1: Does Mr X have a legal basis for restricting others? What if the SC vote with him on this?

Mr X wants the OC to pay for his inspection of the records as the SM told him there is a charge, $34.10 for first hour (the regulated charge). I was under the impression that SC members can access at no charge, regardless of what a management contract states.

Q2: Am I correct? If so, what can the SC member do if the SM is immovable about this charge?

Thanks to all in advance for their replies.