Cladding Safety Victoria (CSV) is committed to maintaining a strong integrity culture and to being accountable for the way in which it delivers its activities in the public interest. Information about particular processes that are in place to support integrity at Cladding Safety Victoria is available on this page.
Fraud and corruption
Cladding Safety Victoria has zero tolerance for fraudulent and corrupt activity. If you have any concerns about suspected fraud, corruption or improper conduct relating to CSV or CSV projects, you have a number of options for making a report.
Direct to Cladding Safety Victoria
You can make a report directly to Cladding Safety Victoria by sending the details to csvintegrity@claddingsafety.vic.gov.au.
Stopline
Stopline is an independent hotline where you can seek advice about a matter of concern or make a report. Reports can be made to Stopline using a webform, by phone, email or mail. You may choose to report anonymously and choose how much of your personal information is shared with Cladding Safety Victoria.
You can call Stopline on 1300 304 550 or visit the CSV Stopline website.
Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC)
IBAC is the Victorian agency responsible for preventing and exposing public sector corruption. Reports about Cladding Safety Victoria can be made directly to IBAC (anonymously if you wish).
Mail: GPO Box 24234, Melbourne, VIC 3001
Phone: 1300 735 135
Website: www.ibac.vic.gov.au/reporting-corruption/report
You can also seek protections under the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012 by making a public interest disclosure to IBAC. Further information about public interest disclosures is available on their website.
Your personal information when making a report
Any personal information you share with Cladding Safety Victoria or consent to be shared with Cladding Safety Victoria will be collected by Cladding Safety Victoria in accordance with the provisions of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 and Public Records Act 1973.
Cladding Safety Victoria collects this information to:
- fully consider, assess and investigate (as applicable) the matter/s raised in your report
- keep you informed about actions taken, as appropriate and subject to confidentiality provisions
- undertake data analysis and reporting.
If you choose not to share your information with Cladding Safety Victoria, this may limit Cladding Safety Victoria’s ability to fully assess the matter/s raised in your report and to keep you informed about Cladding Safety Victoria’s response to your report.
The information you provide to Cladding Safety Victoria may be shared:
- with Victorian Government departments or entities where CSV is required to do so
- with professional practitioners where CSV needs to seek advice on or external investigation of matters raised
- with other third parties for assurance purposes (such as audits) or where it is obliged to provide the information legally or in accordance with government or CSV policy.
Gifts, benefits and hospitality
Cladding Safety Victoria takes a strong position on gifts, benefits and hospitality to preserve the integrity of decision-making and to avoid possible conflicts of interest. Staff are not able to accept any offers of gifts, benefits or hospitality and must declare any offers made. All stakeholders, including suppliers, are discouraged from making offers of gifts, benefits or hospitality to Cladding Safety Victoria employees.
Policy
Our policy and processes set out our standards for the management of gifts, benefits and hospitality.
Register of reportable gift offers
We must keep a register of all reportable gift offers and publish a de-identified copy for each financial year that complies with privacy laws.
Date offered | Recipient: Note that all declined GBH offer recipients are de-identified in accordance with the VPSC guidelines | Donor organisation | Reason offered | Description of the offer of gift/benefit/hospitality | Estimated value | Decision regarding offer |
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01/09/2022 | Senior Technical Advisor/Architect | Foreground Architecture | FMSA Architecture relaunching as Foreground Architecture | Event to launch the Foreground identity and website at new studio opening including catering | $20 | Declined |
09/11/2022 | Senior Manager, Contracts and Delivery x 2 | Spaces Design Group | Invitation to end of year celebration | End of year celebration - small gathering with alcohol and food provided | $40 | Declined |
20/04/2023 | Senior Manager, Contracts and Delivery Project Officer | Case Mealin | Invitation to a women's only lunch for women to support each other in the construction industry | Lunch | $60 | Declined |
03/05/2023 | Executive Director, Program Delivery | Building Disputes Practitioners Association | Thank you gift at the conclusion of a CSV presentation | Bottle of wine | $40 | Accepted and donated to staff event |
05/05/2023 | Director, Legal, Commercial and Procurement | Australian Institute of Architects | Hospitality offered at a meeting to discuss CSV seminar presentation | Wine | $25 | Declined |
17/05/2023 | Executive Director, Program Delivery Director, Cladding Rectification Program | BG&E Facades | New office opening | Event to celebrate the opening of new office including canapes and entertainment | $40 | Declined |
17/05/2023 | Manager, Media and Communications | Minus18 | Promotional material to accompany presentation to CSV staff | Promotional material - magnets | $20 | Declined |
Date offered | Recipient: Note that all declined GBH offer recipients are de-identified in accordance with the VPSC guidelines | Donor organisation | Reason offered | Description of the offer of gift/benefit/hospitality | Estimated value | Decision regarding offer |
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07/07/2021 | Program Manager | Johnstaff | Networking | Seat at a table at a Property Council of Australia networking lunch | $300 | Declined |
04/08/2021 | Senior Manager, Contracts and Delivery | TSA Management | Hospitality at meeting | Coffee | $4 | Declined |
10/11/2021 | Due Diligence Lead | Bluestone OCM Pty Ltd | Post due diligence inspection hospitality | Coffee and/or pastry | $5-10 | Declined |
23/11/2021 | Chief Executive Officer | Cotton Lovegrove | Hospitality at meeting | Coffee | $4.30 | Declined |
29/11/2021 | CSV via Office Manager & EA to the CEO | Knight Frank | Welcome back to the office post Covid restrictions | Free coffee for all staff on particular day | $4.50 each | Staff advised offer not consistent with CSV's policy |
29/11/2021 | Senior Manager, IT Services | Empired | End-of-year celebration for clients | Invitation to Christmas party | Unknown | Declined |
29/11/2021 | IT Service Delivery Manager | Empired | End-of-year celebration for clients | Invitation to Christmas party | Unknown | Declined |
04/03/2022 | Communications Adviser | National Association of Women In Construction (NAWIC) | Raffle prize for attendees at the NAWIC International Women's Day high tea | Two bottles of red wine | $37 | Accepted and donated as a prize for the CSV organisation-wide football tipping competition |
06/04/2022 | Chief Executive Officer | Valuable Change Co | Book promotion | 2 books: Valuable Change | $20 | Declined and books returned |
22/04/2022 | Group Program and Corporate Strategy and Governance Manager, Construction Quality and Safety Manager, Manager Contracts Delivery, Enterprise Applications Lead, Procore Implementation Program Manager, Project Support Officer, Director Cladding Rectification, Information Technology Manager, Finance and Accounting Manager | Procore | Networking for team, customers and prospective business partners | Invitation to networking event | $270 | Declined |
04/05/2022 | Manager Procurement and Contracts | Focus Network | Engagement with industry supply chain companies | VIP guest pass to Procurement/Supply Chain Forum, including free industry insights report, lunch, beverages, access to all sessions along with slides to all presentations from the day | $5000 | Declined |
Date offered | Recipient: Note that all declined GBH offer recipients are de-identified in accordance with the VPSC guidelines | Donor organisation | Reason offered | Description of the offer of gift/benefit/hospitality | Estimated value | Decision regarding offer |
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30/11/2020 | Board Secretary | Thirst Creative | End of year client gift | Lollies, water bottle and postcards | $30 | Declined |
07/12/2020 | Director, Stakeholder Engagement | Six O'Clock Advisory | End of year client gift | Parcel - unsure of contents | Unsure | Declined |
30/03/2021 | Customer Liaison Officer | Strata Angels | Offered by Owners Corporation Manager as a token of gratitude for assistance from CLO to date | Company branded water bottle | $20 | Accepted and then disposed of |
21/04/2021 | Due Diligence Officer | NVM Facades | Included in a delivery of building samples to CSV as a thank you gesture | Box of chocolates | $10 | Accepted and left in a communal area for all staff to share |
20/05/2021 | Senior Manager, Contracts Delivery | St Ferrer | Coffee prior to site meeting | Coffee | $5 | Declined |
6/04/2021 | Procurement Officer | Telstra | Relationship building | Football tickets and corporate hospitality | $50+ | Declined |
Further information
For further information about our gifts, benefits and hospitality policy, please contact us.
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