@basjan27 said:
The EC and current SM have interpreted Cl 34g very broadly to mean they could take whatever action, at whatever cost, without consultation.
This probably won’t help you to sort out what’s happened, but just to be clear…Clause 34(g) is not open to interpretation.
What it requires is that at every General Meeting the Owners Corporation (O/C) will vote on a mandatory motion on the Agenda about whether it will, or will not give its Executive Committee (E/C) carte blanche to spend whatever amounts ($) it likes on simply everything.
If that motion was not on the Agenda, then whoever prepared it is in breach of the Act; and whilst that probably won’t help you sort out what’s happened either, I hope it assists you and the new E/C to get things back on track.
As an aside, the more I read the posts on this forum the more astounded I become at how poorly so many Strata Schemes are managed. I just hope that the NSW Government’s Strata Reform process gives birth, amongst other things, to a stronger and better resourced Office of Fair Trading who can “educate” E/C Members and Strata Managers, randomly audit the results, and cane those who offend! Does anyone think that will happen?