OK, we are now getting conflicting information here. It seems building is not pre-1996 but is in fact brand new (if we are talking about the same building as Mr Strata, above).
In that case, the by-laws will be different. Also there has apparently been a complaint by council about altering the appearance of the building.
It’s very hard for us to give good advice when we are only getting half the information.
Right now, I’m thinking this would be best left to an NCAT Member to adjudicate, when both parties will have to present all the information, not just the parts that support their case.
And Nettie, unless you can show us your actual by-law that mentions installations for child safety, then you may be on a stickier wicket than we had been led to believe.