Good advice ‘Sanctuary’!
Cheeseman2017 – Owner’s corps usually try to avoid paying out money for repairs if they can get away with it. Some try and ‘bluff’ you and intimidate you.
Owner’s corps are not experts in the building trade nor in the legal profession, but many pretend to be so.
If you believe that you are ‘in the right’ then please don’t be intimidated by your OC.
The OC cannot force you to pay any money for these types of repairs up front. The OC must bear the cost of these repairs from the OC’s funds and only after the repairs have been made can they seek compensation, which they may need to do via NCAT.
Fix what you can fix i.e. having a plumber reseal the bath seal, then wait and see what happens next with the OC.
In the meantime, follow Sanctuary’s advice and try and find out what the standards and codes were 22 years ago. Perhaps an older plumber, who may have been in the plumbing trade for over 22 years, may be able to advise you.