#27993
Jimmy-T
Keymaster

    The owners corp can deny you permission to change the balustrade for any reason, including aesthetics.  However, if it is for safety reasons they would have to be pretty sure of their ground.

    Even then, you can challenge an owners corp ruling at the Tribunal (NCAT) if you think it is ill-founded, unreasonable or unfair.  Submit your application and if they refuse, start proceedings by asking for a  mandatory mediation at Fair Trading before proceeding to Section 232 orders at NCAT.

    Meanwhile, it might be worth quietly telling someone on the committee that this is what you plan to do – not as a threat but so that they know what they are getting into if they refuse.

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