The County Court of Victoria handed down its decision of Owners Corporation 1 Plan No PS 707553K and Ors v Shangri-La Construction Pty Ltd (ACN 130 534 244) and Anor [2023] VCC 1473 on 24 August 2023. This case is the first decision relating to a claim of the State of Victoria against a builder for costs to remove combustible cladding. The 2020 amendments to the Building Act 1993 (Vic) (‘the Act’) allow the State of Victoria to make such claims.
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