Party next door

I live in a complex in NSW and have a neighbour that insists on loud parties every fortnight if not every week. This has been going on for over a year. I have tried to get the EC involved and for the last 6 months they have been talking to my neighbour verbally warning them etc.

My apartment has a fair few older people and therefore we have a by-law that requires guest to be removed from balconies etc after 10pm due to noise. These guys regularly are there beyond 10 and often past midnight. Therefore this is a breach in by-law and surely general provisions about the comfort of the community.

My issue at the moment is, after 6 months of EC involvement they have not progressed beyond talking to my neighbour. I’ve been in contact with a few government advice lines and they seemed to be saying this kind of issue is rarely resolvable without EC involvement. Unfortunately the EC continues agree to do stuff about it and manage the situation but really it does not go beyond more talking.

My question is, how can I get the EC to act in a more serious way (i.e. take it to NCAT). I’ve been told (possibly incorrectly) that going to NCAT myself is ineffective unless the EC is refusing to act. However they technically are acting, just it’s not having the desired effect and they refuse to escalate.

Any advice, suggestions or stories of how people handled this in the past is greatly appreciated.