Trentelman v The Owners - Strata Plan No. 76700
[2021] NSWCATCD 73
At a glance
Source factsCourt
NCAT Consumer and Commercial
Decision date
2021-04-22
Source
Original judgment source is linked above.
Judgment (10 paragraphs)
The application
- At hearing the application was amended without objection to seek the following orders; 1.That Strata Plus Pty Ltd (ABN 30 096 175 709) (Strata Plus) be appointed as managing agent for Strata Plan No 76700, to exercise specified functions of the owners corporation pursuant to section 237 (1) (b) of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) ("Act") to: (a) take steps to arrange payment of the judgment debt as referred to at paragraph 6 of the witness statement of Natalie Trentelman dated March 2021 as soon as practicable and by no later than 3 months from the date of this order; and (b) engages a forensic auditor nominated by the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia to undertake a comprehensive audit of the owners corporation's finances, legal expenditure and loan obligations within 28 days to provide a report on the owner's corporation's true financial position. 2. In the alternative, pursuant to section 232 of the Act, that the Tribunal orders the owners corporation engages a forensic auditor nominated by the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia to undertake a comprehensive audit of the owners corporation's finances, legal expenditure and loan obligations within 28 days of the order to provide a report on the owners corporation's true financial position. 3. An order for costs pursuant to section 60 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW). 4. Any other orders the Tribunal deems fit.