Can Lawyers or Strata Managers Represent an Owners Corporation at NSW Strata Mediation?

NSW
Committee & Governance
This article discusses NSW strata mediation representation rules, clarifying whether lawyers or strata managers can represent an owners corporation at mediation without the consent of all parties.
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Lookupstrata community member

I am taking the owners corporation to mediation. If they intend to bring a lawyer to speak at the mediation, can I object? If the owners corporation wants the strata manager as their representative, I believe that is also not allowed. Is this correct?

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Leanne Habib Premium Strata

You are correct – Section 220 of the Strata Schemes Management Act, 2015 (NSW) clearly states that no representation of parties is permitted unless all the other parties consent to the representation.

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