20 new members appointed to VCAT…

The Victorian Government yesterday announced the appointment of 20 new members to VCAT.

A copy of the Government press release is available here: https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/new-vcat-members-clear-backlog-and-reduce-wait-times

16 of the new members will be appointed to the residential tenancies list and 4 to planning and environment.

There is no mention of members being appointed to the building and property list (which includes retail tenancies).

However, I have been informed that a number of existing VCAT members who are currently allocated to the residential tenancies list also have experience in building and property. The new appointments should (hopefully) free up some of those members to sit in the building and property list, which will go some way to addressing the current delays in the building and property list.

Congratulations to all of the new appointees.