Scanners and remotes

 Hi  Everyone

I am in NSW. There doesn’t seem to be any legislation in regards to scanners and remotes . We have to give a $100.00 non – refundable deposit ( which is not  really a deposit if you don’t get it back in the end) when we bought our apartment. We were given really old scanners and remotes  that are falling apart and held together with sticky tape. If Scanners to enter the building and remotes are not common property, what rights do we have or responsibilities do we have? We have what is called a key muster and lost or damaged remotes are charged for. We are not given any idea of the price before hand. What about wear and tear, our remote was not damaged or lost just fell to pieces from old age. Our building manager runs the key muster like a nazi interrogation. I want to be able to stick up for myself with some kind of knowledge  of my rights. My knees are literally shaking  thinking about confronting the key muster. I hope you can help me with  questions like: How many are we allowed to have? Wear and tear versus damage? Costs? Replacement?  Why don’t our levies cover this?

Look forward to any advice