The WorkSafe report following Karkut’s death found the VBA was an unsafe workplace due to managers pressing inspectors to tick off construction sites to meet ambitious targets set by the Andrews government in 2020.
Building surveyors claim the watchdog ignored their warnings about virtual home building inspections for two years andcalled for the VBA leadership to be overhauled on Tuesday.
Victorian Deputy Premier Jacinta Allan said the government had received Eddy’s resignation on Thursday.
“We wish her the best for the future,” she said.
Allan said Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny was working with the Department of Transport and Planning to address the ongoing issues plaguing the VBA.
“The most important thing is that work is done,and it’s done properly,” she said.
Kilkenny toldThe Ageon Sunday that Victorians expected their homes “be built to approved building standards and built to last – and that the regulator is functioning appropriately and effectively”.
“I have been considering the Victorian Building Authority’s performance of its important regulatory functions and have sought advice from my department regarding the governance and management of the Victorian Building Authority. I will have more to say once I have received and considered that advice,” Kilkenny has said.
With Clay Lucas and Jewel Topsfield