Australia, July 25 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on June 25:
1. These reasons concern a costs application by the respondent to the appeal, seeking costs of the appeal commenced by the appellant on 26 November 2024.
2. The appellant is a Lot owner in a Strata Scheme. The respondent to the appeal is the Owners Corporation of that Strata Scheme.
3. By way of brief background, until 17 November 2023 the respondent was self-managed, that is, it operated without a strata managing agent. The appellant was a member of the strata committee until 17 November 2023 and in that role held books and records of the respondent.
4. At a general meeting held on 17 November 2023 the lot owners voted to...