The real problem is we are owners in a property registered as strata plan and have minimal knowledge about law but still have strong opinions.
The judge stated you cannot claim damages (I assume in his case he meant when request for change/ upgrade / enhancement was not approved by the owners) but at the same time did not make any statement about not being able to claim compensation for lost value when your lot lost value due too not being maintained as required by the strata Act. To read between the lines and state you cannot take a thief to court and should go to an arbitrator is a bit long.
But who knows this is the real problem as we all have different opinion and I do not know the law.