No problem – I’m not sure what you mean by a “strata search report”, but if you mean your friend paying for and authorising (under Sect 108 of the Act) a professional to do a search of the Owners Corporation’s records, that may not be a bad idea as it would keep him at arms-length and provide evidence for provision at mediation.
I was remiss by not mentioning this in my last post, but Fair Trading has produced THIS excellent publication about matters strata, and I think that hardcopies would be available at those newly established Service NSW Centres.
Finally, you /your friend shouldn’t refer to the person who looks after his Strata Plan as being a “strata manager” – because he is actually a Member of the Executive Committee, and the use of any other “title” will only serve to confuse the issue particularly if your friend proceeds to mediation.