From 1 February 2021, the Victorian Government will ban the use of high-risk cladding products in certain types of buildings. The regulatory shift removes the discretionary use of the products through performance-based solutions and appeals to the Building Appeals Board.
Prohibition
On 13 January 2021, the Victorian Government announced its Prohibition of High-Risk Cladding Products Declaration (Declaration), which will come into effect on 1 February 2021.
Pursuant to the Declaration, the following external wall cladding products are prohibited from being used by any person carrying out building work in connection with Type A or Type B buildings in Victoria:
- aluminium composite panels (ACPs) with a core of less than 93% inert mineral filler (inert content) by mass in external cladding as part of a wall system; and
