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Overview
Cladding Safety Victoria (CSV) was a government agency, originally announced in 2019 in the Australian state of Victoria to oversee a program to rectify combustible cladding on residential and public buildings.[1] The program was called the Cladding Rectification Program, and the agency was repealed in 2026 due to its conclusion.[2]
History
Background
Prior to the announcement of CSV, two notable residential combustible cladding related fires occurred in Melbourne in 2014 and 2019.[3]
On 25 November 2014, a fire broke out in the 23-storey Lacrosse apartment building in Docklands, Melbourne. The cause was a non-extinguished cigarette disposed of in a plastic container. The incident involved rapid external fire spread across the facade of the building. There were no casualties.[3]
On 4 February 2019 a fire started at Neo200, located in the Melbourne CBD. The rapid spread of the fire on the building's facade was primarily attributed to the building's cladding. There were no deaths or serious injuries.[3]
Victorian Cladding Taskforce, Statewide Cladding Audit and establishment
The Victorian Cladding Taskforce was initiated by the Victorian Government in 2017 to investigate the extent of non-compliant cladding on buildings in Victoria. The Victorian Cladding Taskforce was jointly chaired by former Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu and former Victorian Deputy Premier and Minister for Planning John Thwaites.[3]
The Taskforce made recommendations to the Victorian state government about how to improve compliance and enforcement of building regulations to better protect the health and safety of building occupants.[3] The Victorian Cladding Taskforce published an interim report in November 2017.[4]
In 2017, the Victorian Statewide Cladding Audit commenced to identify buildings in Victoria with combustible cladding. The Victorian Statewide Cladding Audit was supported by the recommendations of the Victorian Cladding Taskforce. The Victorian Statewide Cladding Audit was conducted by the Victorian Building Authority (VBA) (now called the Building and Plumbing Commission).[3]
The Victorian Cladding Taskforce published its final report in July 2019. One of the key recommendations from the report was the establishment of a standalone agency to rectify buildings where combustible cladding posed a risk.[3]
As a result, the announcement of CSV’s establishment occurred in July 2019 by then Premier of Victoria, Daniel Andrews and then Minister for Planning, Richard Wynne.[1]
To deliver the program, CSV worked with owners and owners corporations to help them rectify non-compliant or non-conforming external wall cladding products on buildings by providing funding, support, guidance and connections to appropriately registered and qualified practitioners.[5]
The Victorian Government also rectified combustible cladding on public buildings, which included public schools and educational facilities and health facilities and hospitals, entertainment and sporting venues, and others.[5]
Size of the cladding problem in Victoria
According to CSV's latest Annual Report (2024-25), there were 1,653 Class 2 buildings in Victoria identified for the Cladding Rectification Program.[5]
CSV has since reported there are 1,661 buildings receiving assistance, with more than 99% of these buildings resolved.[6]
CSV also reports in their latest Annual Report, that in addition, 130 government-owned and public-use buildings are rectified.[5]
Minister's Guideline 15 and the Cladding Risk Mitigation Framework
In September 2023, the Minister's Guideline 15 (MG-15) was issued by Victoria's Minister for Planning, Sonya Kilkenny and published in the Victorian Government Gazette.[7]
MG-15 provides Victorian local councils, Municipal Building Surveyors and building owners with clear policy around understanding risk, how it is assessed and a procedure for how risk can be addressed.[7]
Alongside this, the Cladding Risk Mitigation Framework (CRMF) was published with the view to remove uncertainty among Municipal Building Surveyors, building owners and building practitioners about the practical and reasonable measures that can be taken to make buildings sufficiently safe from a cladding fire risk perspective.[8]
Cladding Remediation Partnership Program
The Cladding Remediation Partnership Program was announced by the Victorian Government in 2023 to be undertaken by CSV.[9]
The Cladding Remediation Partnership Program assisted lower-risk buildings not eligible for rectification funding by CSV, facilitating the practical application of the Minister's Guideline 15 and the Cladding Risk Mitigation Framework.[9]
The program assisted owners of buildings where combustible cladding was present, but presented a lower risk. Through the Cladding Remediation Partnership Program, Victorian local councils were supported by CSV to manage the remediation process with clear policy around how cladding risk is assessed and a procedure for how risk can be addressed for each building.[9]
Protocols for Mitigating Cladding Risk
The Protocols for Mitigating Cladding Risk (PMCR) is an approach developed by CSV on behalf of the Victorian Government to consistently and systematically address the risk posed by the presence of combustible cladding on Class 2 and Class 3 buildings.[10]
Research and reports
CSV has published a number of reports detailing findings from the Cladding Rectification Program.
Building design compliance and combustible cladding
During the delivery of Victoria's Cladding Rectification Program, the original plans and permits of various buildings were reviewed to assess how the combustible cladding was originally installed.[11]
CSV published a report which found widespread misapplication of Victoria's regulatory requirements for external wall cladding by the key professionals responsible for the design and permitting of buildings, namely the architects, draftspersons, fire safety engineers and building surveyors.[11]
Other building defects
Over the course of the Cladding Rectification Program, CSV compiled and released data that highlighted extensive non-cladding defects in buildings that had cladding remediation works undertaken.[12]
CSV found that 50% of the buildings where combustible cladding was removed and replaced were found to have other defects unrelated to cladding.[12]
CSV reported that building defects arise from poor architectural design, defective construction by poor workmanship by trades under the supervision of builders or maintenance issues and have the potential to present serious safety risks to residents.[12]
In 2024, CSV published a report about defects unrelated to cladding found during the Cladding Rectification Program.[12]
Clerk of Works quality and safety program
In July 2019, former Premier Ted Baillieu and former Deputy Premier John Thwaites handed down the final report of the Victorian Cladding Taskforce. One of the recommendations was "that the Victorian Government give consideration to the restoration of the role of the clerk of works...".[3]
In 2020, CSV introduced the Clerk of Works program to ensure the quality and high standard of workmanship and on-site safety practices across Victoria's Cladding Rectification Program. The program encompassed a panel of credentialled practitioners conducting thousands of quality and safety inspections across hundreds of CSV project sites.[13]
In 2025, Cladding Safety Victoria published a report about the quality and safety program.[13]
Impact of combustible cladding on building owners
During the Cladding Rectification Program, CSV analyzed insights into the lived experiences of building owners involved in the program and the challenges they faced to rectify the combustible cladding on buildings, publishing these in a report.[14]
Cost controls and program delivery framework
CSV published a report evaluating the evolution of the Cladding Rectification Program’s approach, from initial establishment through to the implementation of risk-informed methodologies and internal solutions, highlighting the cost controls and efficiencies achieved as the program matured.[15]
Local government and the Cladding Rectification Program
Cladding Safety Victoria worked with owners to help them rectify combustible external wall cladding products on their buildings, providing funding, support, guidance and connections to appropriately registered and qualified practitioners.[16]
A sample of these contractors engaged by owners of buildings in CSV's program shared their insights from the program. They indicated that permit processing timelines and fees charged by local government authorities across Victoria are inconsistent and lack transparency, frustrating contractors, sub-contractors, and owners.[16]
These findings were documented in a report published by CSV.[16]
Fire safety engineering response to combustible cladding
In 2025, CSV commissioned a report to look at the response of fire safety engineers to combustible cladding in Victoria, documenting experiences with fire safety engineers in the delivery of the Cladding Rectification Program.[17]
Essential Safety Measures survey
In 2026, CSV published a report about findings from a survey they conducted about Essential Safety Measures, the fire safety systems necessary in buildings across Victoria. The survey, which was conducted in 2025, observed the readiness of Essential Safety Measures to function in response to a building fire, looking at the mandatory maintenance obligations required of owners to make sure their building is safe.[18]
Cladding Safety Victoria Repeal Bill
The Cladding Safety Victoria Repeal Bill passed Victorian Parliament in May 2026. The purpose of the Bill was to repeal the Cladding Safety Victoria Act 2020 and abolish CSV as a Victorian government agency.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Tackling High-Risk Cladding To Keep Victorians Safe".
- ^ a b "Cladding Safety Victoria Repeal Bill 2026".
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Victorian Cladding Taskforce Report from the Co-Chairs July 2019" (PDF).
- ^ "Victorian Cladding Taskforce Interim Report November 2017" (PDF).
- ^ a b c d "Cladding Safety Victoria Annual Report 2024-25" (PDF).
- ^ "Cladding rectification program status dashboard".
- ^ a b Planning (2023-10-26). "Minister's Guideline (MG-15)". Planning. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
- ^ Planning (2023-10-26). "Cladding risk mitigation framework". Planning. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
- ^ a b c "Cladding Safety Victoria Annual Report 2023-24" (PDF).
- ^ "Protocols for Mitigating Cladding Risk". www.vic.gov.au. 2025-04-09. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
- ^ a b "Compliance in building design". 27 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Non-cladding defects on Class 2 buildings". www.vic.gov.au. 2025-02-13. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
- ^ a b "CSV's Clerk of Works Program saves almost $100 million". www.vic.gov.au. 2025-02-13. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
- ^ "CSV's insights into engagement with owners". 28 August 2025.
- ^ "CSV's cost controls and program delivery framework".
- ^ a b c "CSV's cladding program: The cost of doing business". 16 October 2025.
- ^ "Fire safety engineering services in response to combustible cladding in Victoria". 10 December 2025.
- ^ "Essential Safety Measures survey".
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