Is mediation really necessary?

I think I am going to ask for an Order from a CTTT Adjudicator under ‘Section 159. To invalidate a by-law because the Owners Corporation did not have power to make it.’

 

It says on the CTTT ‘form’ and the Office of Fair Trading says “you have to do what it says on the form, you need to go to mediation first”. This seems silly.
 
If you’ve read my topic under By-Laws, you’ll have seen it’s an unjust By-Law made in 1973, not registered until 1979 (so not within two years as required even then) conferring Exclusive Use to a select group for car parks. It’s also an ordinary resolution, not the Special Resolution seemingly required. Other things about this By-Law also point to it being crook.

Do I really need to go to mediation first? 

I haven’t mentioned the Executive Committee ignores almost everyone else and so does the Strata Manager. I have made several approaches to them myself on this and they simply don’t reply. It comes about because they want to spend over $50,000 of owners corporation funds fixing up this area which is Exclusive Use car parks for less than a third of the Lots. 

I am not rich, can’t afford lawyers. Others agree with me but ‘don’t want to be involved’.