• Court of Appeal Provides Significant Guidance for the Calculation of Building Permit Levy Under the Building Act 1993 (Vic) - This recent decision of the Court of Appeal has industry wide consequences and will change the basis upon which the building permit levy is calculated in the future.
• Owners Corporation 1 Plan No PS 707553K and Ors v Shangri-La Construction Pty Ltd (ACN 130 534 244) and Anor (Revision 1) - In the decision of Owners Corporation 1 Plan No PS 707553K and Ors v Shangri-La Construction Pty Ltd (ACN 130 534 244) and Anor (Revision 1) [2023] VCC 1473 the County Court of Victoria (Court) held that section 137F of the Building Act 1993 (Vic) (Building Act) imposed liability upon the director of a building company for installing combustible cladding (expanded polystyrene cladding (EPS)), irrespective of its knowledge of EPS’s combustible nature at the time.