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Tl;dr One building manager lied through his teeth to what we assume was to everyone about everything even on affidavits. Cost him his job, the company he worked for the building contract, several thousand dollars in federal court fees for the building owners, plus whatever their lawyers were charging.

Long story time

Working for an internet provider we had to inspect a building, we send a letter saying we are inspecting, here are the federal law references.

Lie 1: the building manager said they never received the letter despite his signature being on the proof of delivery.

We resend the letter but also send it to the buildings lawyers. We get a letter back from the lawyers saying no worries, go ahead they have told the building manager to expect us. We go back to the building.

Lie 1; round 2: They never received the second letter despite his signature being on the proof of delivery again.
Lie 2: Those lawyers were not the buildings lawyers so he won't be letting us do the inspection.

We take the building to federal court for not following the law and the buildings lawyers present an affidavit from the building manager.

Lie 3: His affidavit said we never showed up on either date. even said he got the message from the lawyers saying to allow us.

Lawyer things happened and the federal judge sides with us, we proved we did what we needed and issues an order for us to do our work. We send the inspection notice for the third time with the judge's decision. Building lawyers reply with the OK. We get to the building.....

Lie 1; round 3: building manager said no letter was received. Lie 4: the judges order is invalid because the order came from a Brisbane court not a Canberra court. (Like the location of the federal court matters)

Back to the courts we go. Affidavit from the building manager. No shock.

Lie 3; round 2: yes he received the instruction from the lawyers to allow us but we never shows up.

Everyone is annoyed. Someone recommends at some point for their lawyer to come with us to an inspection. New date planed, letters sent all around. We get to the building and show the buildings lawyers the building log saying we were there on all previous dates.
We get to the building manager and again.

Lie 1; round 4: no letter received, not the buildings lawyers.
Lie 4; round 2: invalid judge order.
Special twist. Lie 3; Uno reverse: says not sure why we come to the building so much and who the fresh face was.

Understandably the building lawyer is unhappy. Dude lost his job, building management company lost the contract, and building owners are on the hook for the court costs.