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Here is an ACT example of a Tribunal decision on a similar subject:
https://acat.act.gov.au/decisions/bennett-v-owners-unit-plan
The OC was ordered to repair the ducted system.
Assuming similarity with the ACT strata legislation, I would expect that a decision to not maintain an aspect of common property would require a higher grade resolution of a general meeting, eg. a ‘special resolution’. In the ACT that means a majority in favour and fewer than a third opposed of those taking part in the meeting. In NSW, I believe it is fewer than a quarter opposed.
So, your OC would have the means to properly decide that it is not worthwhile to maintain the building’s ducted air-conditioning system and it might also decide on some more practical alternative(s) (eg. better insulation, shading of the foyer windows, ventilation, a newer, cheaper-to-run stand-alone air-con system for the foyer and/or efficient lighting to add less heat load). It is not a decision the strata committee can make on its own. However, the committee should develop a proposal/recommendation and present that to a general meeting.