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A couple of things spring to mind. Firstly, if an item wasn't on the agenda than it has no legal standing and you should apply immediately to the CTTT to step in and halt the levy collection.
However, if the increased levies were on the agenda – even if it was just as a proposed budget – then you are stuck with them until you can have them changed.
The easiest way to change them is to organise another general meeting as soon as possible and make sure you have a majority of owners to approve the change.
Otherwise you could try fighting this through the CTTT.
Either way, the one thing NOT to do is to refuse to pay. All that means is that you will lose your voting rights and have to pay penalty interest.
The one thing in your favour is that all your fellow owners who didn't bother to read their agendas are now hurting financially. A jolt in the hip-pocket nerve gets people moving faster than any argument, however convincing.