Damage to Strata Property by EC Member

An EC member damaged strata property which is now being paid for by our strata levies.  Can an EC make this decision?  This should have gone through the EC member’s car insurance.  Yet other non-EC people have to pay for the damage themselves.  No use complaining to EC – this is not the only one doing it.  Then the previous EC, who were lovely people looking after the strata funds are being blamed for mis-managing the monies.  But simply because they took over from a similar EC, wasting money on themselves as well.  Any thoughts?