Cladding Safety Victoria will stop operations at the end of its mission to rectify extreme- and high-risk buildings.

The state government announced the move in its response to an independent review of inefficiency in the public sector.

“In making recommendations, the review has considered the role of the government, overlapping responsibilities and opportunities to enhance service delivery effectiveness and efficiency,” the government said.

“The Victorian Labor government will be implementing the majority of these recommendations … The government will also cease entities that have achieved their original intent and are no longer required … the government will abolish Cladding Safety Victoria.”

The agency was established in 2019 to oversee a $600 million repair program for residential buildings with high-risk cladding.

In its 2024-25 annual report, Cladding Safety Victoria said 81% of rectification work was complete, benefiting more than 123,000 Victorians in 65,000 homes.

“While there [is] still work to do, the end of the program is just months away,” CEO Dan O’Brien said in the report.

“At that point, CSV will have improved safety for the users of 133 government buildings, and funded remediation work and produced cladding risk information for more than 80,000 privately owned apartments.” 

He said CSV continued to work with the insurance industry, sharing what it has learnt about cladding risk.

“In particular, I would like to acknowledge CHU, the largest insurer in Victoria’s strata market, for its constructive approach in dealing with buildings impacted by combustible cladding.”