Having just read this column by Jimmy I think we need a Strata revolution. These Tribunal members obviously do not understand what precendents are set when the breaching of by laws occurs and how important it is to require compliance. We need people who understand the Strata Scheme Management Act to sit on these Tribunals, not Town Planners. Can’t we find a really good Strata Lawyer who is prepared to take the list of cases where By Laws were breached and the Tribunal failed to act appropriately to the Supreme Court and have these rulings addressed. Good for the Law Firms business and good for all those people who live in Strata and have to put up with those owners and developers who flout the By Laws of their Scheme.
and anyway, why have these Tribunal members got discretion on whether to impose a penalty when it is clear a by law has been breached.