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Minister’s Guideline MG-15 published

The Victorian Government established a world-leading response to the threat posed by combustible cladding, with the creation of a specialised agency and a program to rectify buildings found to be at highest risk.

The focus now is on assisting owners of buildings where combustible cladding is present but presents a lower risk. This will occur through the Cladding Remediation Partnership Program between the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP), local councils, Cladding Safety Victoria (CSV) and building owners.

A Minister’s Guideline (MG-15) and Cladding Risk Mitigation Framework (CRMF) were published under section 188(1)(c) of the Building Act 1993 on 21 September 2023.

MG-15 provides municipal and private building surveyors, councils and owners with clear policy around understanding risk, how it is assessed and a procedure for how risk can be addressed.

The CRMF is consistent with the Victorian Government’s established approach to risk and is based on technical tools developed by CSV, which determine risk by fire spread rather than by assessing a comprehensive list of building elements. In many cases this will result in a significant reduction in the costs borne by affected owners to address cladding risk while improving building safety.

For more information, visit the Cladding Remediation Partnership Program.