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Agree, my friend was told that ‘legal principles’ are engaged at Tribunals by Lawyers that are representing any parties and that anything adduced as evidence by lawyers must be both true and correct.
In some case the Court of Appeal judges held that once a lawyer is sought / engaged, that they have an overriding obligation not to mislead or deceive any court or tribunal in NSW.
Trouble is, as you say, the tribunal is reluctant to do anything be it make an order or wrap a lawyer, no matter what they say, for outright lying. This is surely a big issue for reforms.
Have you any experience of how effective NSW Fair Trading, the Law Society or Legal Services Commissioner are in these matters?
To me, a lie is a lie and should be punishable by the Authorities, but they all seem to ‘represent’ each other and not the strata owners of NSW.
Sorry for the harsh topic, my friend is going through so much that we are all planing on moving to VIC were the Tribunals and Courts appear to work for its constituents.
I was born and bred in Bondi and am ashamed how Sydney people treat each other in strata, moreover the Government have allowed the Tribunal and dodgy lawyers weaken property ownership in our state.
Live and let live is my motto, but live together in unison and abide by each other’s rights is not a hard ask!