In our last article I made some comments with respect to Cladding Safety Victoria – CSV. Titled ‘Cladding Status – The Real Story’ (below), I can now report some further information after being updated by Dan O’Brian Chief Executive CSV.
Roscon can confirm to date, CSV has reached practical completion on 17 privately owned residential buildings and 60 government buildings have also been rectified. Some further questions which need to be asked to CSV are the 60 Victorian owned buildings rectified via the $600 million allowance that should be set aside to fund innocent strata owners or have the funds been taken from the $600 million to fund Government Buildings and if so how much of the $600 million so far been spent of those Government buildings.
Furthermore, cladding removal is currently underway on 94 private buildings and 12 government
buildings. There are many more buildings that will shortly move into the design and then construct phase.
As of 30 April 2021, CSV has provided funding agreements for 232 privately owned residential buildings. CSV has confirmed the funding is in the form of a grant, not a loan, and does not have to be repaid. Collectively, these building projects and those that follow will account for most of the funding provided to CSV.
In respect to commercial buildings, Roscon has been advised by CSV that CSV is not and never has been responsible for assisting the owners of commercial buildings and neither is it responsible for taking action in relation to combustible cladding on them. CSV is not a regulator. In Victoria that falls with the Victorian Building Authority – VBA and local councils.
If you have received a cladding notice or emergency order Roscon can assist OC’s in dealing with these cladding notices issued by Municipal Building Surveyors quickly and efficiently.
This post appears in Strata News #482.
Paul Cummaudo
Roscon Group
E: info@roscon.com
P: 1800 767 266
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