Hey JimmyT,
Are you aware that a $5,500 fine from CTTT is never the full amount, they normally impose 25% of that cost which in all intents and purposes is not a disincentive to do the right thing… in fact, it is more an incentive for the ‘Office Bearers’ to commit ‘fraud on the minority’ or better yet, use ‘stand-over’ tactics for issues that do not directly affect them.
There is a lot of talk about EC members being held personally accountable for actions ‘outside’ the scope of the act/regulations… does anyone actually have any concrete proof of this. I think this is equitable, but it all sounds like ‘lip service’ in an attempt to hold fraudulent committee members to account for their inactions.
Dr. Thoo’s case has single handily discharged any obligations of an Owners Corporation to even follow the act, let alone abide by the law. Surely this ruling was far too encompassing and not in anybody’s interest. We are all too aware of the horror stories of autocratic EC members neglecting or even aggravating issues within a scheme, with little else other than apply to the High Court of Australia for an equitable outcome… we certainly are looking like the convict nation… justice is out of the reach of the everyday Australian with nothing more than Mad Max mentality left for people to obtain some sort of outcome!