Question: I have been told that the Committee do not make their details available. I find it very strange that as an owner I don’t have the right to know who the committee is. Is this allowed?
I have recently purchased and moved into a unit in NSW. I have been told that the Committee do not make their details available. All correspondence must go through the Strata Manager. I find it very strange that as an owner I don’t have the right to know who the committee is – especially the Chairperson, Secretary and the Treasurer.
I previously lived in another unit where I was the Secretary and everyone in the complex knew who the Committee was and their contact details. I own a holiday unit in QLD and was on the Committee there as well for a while – the contact details of the committee were and still are available to everyone.
Is this allowed?
Answer: As far as I’m aware there is no obligation for strata committee members to circulate their contact information.
Under NSW law, the Strata Committee must be elected at each annual general meeting of the strata plan. The minutes of the AGM would include the names of the strata committee members elected. As an owner you are able to access meeting minutes, including strata committee minutes where they hold separate meetings. The strata manager will be able to provide any minutes you require. It is common for the strata manager to look after all correspondence for the building in order to make sure all communications form part of the records for the building. As an owner you have a right to access the records for the building.
As far as I’m aware there is no obligation for strata committee members to circulate their contact information.
This post appears in Strata News #445.
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