Victorian Numbered Acts

CLADDING SAFETY VICTORIA ACT 2020 (NO. 31 OF 2020) - SECT 7

    (1)     Cladding Safety Victoria has the following functions—

        (a)     to administer a cladding rectification program, including—

              (i)     prioritising buildings for potential financial assistance for cladding rectification work and registering owners and owners corporations of those buildings; and

              (ii)     deciding whether to grant or refuse to grant financial assistance to owners and owners corporations of buildings; and

              (iii)     determining the amounts of financial assistance for cladding rectification work and making payment for those amounts under funding agreements; and

              (iv)     monitoring cladding rectification work where financial assistance has been given; and

              (v)     supporting owners and owners corporations of buildings by procuring building practitioners to undertake cladding rectification work; and

              (vi)     supporting owners and owners corporations of buildings by engaging technical design and project management services for cladding rectification work and providing other services directed by the Minister relating to cladding rectification work before and after funding agreements are entered into; and

              (vii)     facilitating cladding rectification work for government buildings;

        (b)     to provide information, advice and support to owners and owners corporations of buildings and other persons and bodies in relation to cladding rectification work;

        (c)     to notify the appropriate regulators, municipal building surveyors, persons and bodies about matters relating to compliance and enforcement under this Act, the Building Act 1993 or any other Act;

        (d)     to advise the Minister on the performance of its functions under this Act or any other Act, including a right of subrogation conferred on the Crown under section 137F of the Building Act 1993 , and on any other matters referred to it by the Minister;

        (e)     to perform any other function conferred on Cladding Safety Victoria by or under this or any other Act, including under any agreement to which the State is a party.

    (2)     In performing its functions, Cladding Safety Victoria must—

        (a)     engage with owners and owners corporations of buildings and other affected persons and bodies; and

        (b)     efficiently deal with any complaints relating to the performance of its functions.

    (3)     Cladding Safety Victoria may cease to perform any of its functions with the approval of, or at the direction of, the Minister.

    (4)     Cladding Safety Victoria has all powers necessary to achieve its object and perform its functions.