NSW Cladding Taskforce

The NSW Cladding Taskforce was established to identify buildings with potentially combustible cladding and support local councils to address the use of non-compliant cladding materials. 

The Taskforce audited 185,000 building records and to date over 4,000 buildings have been inspected.

Not all cladding is dangerous. There are a number of factors which are considered when determining whether cladding on a building may pose a higher risk including the total coverage, vertical coverage, positioning around balconies, windows or doors, as well as the types of building and the way it is used.


Action taken on external wall cladding

To determine if cladding is present and poses a higher risk, Fire + Rescue NSW (FRNSW), on behalf of the NSW Cladding Taskforce, conducted an operational assessment of each building. Buildings considered a higher risk were referred to consent authorities (Local Councils or Department of Planning and Environment) for further investigation. A significant number of these have already been cleared.

Buildings are considered cleared if:

  • they do not have cladding that FRNSW considers increases safety risks
  • the cladding has been investigated and cleared by a consent authority
  • unsafe cladding has been fully remediated.

Building owners are now required to register certain buildings with combustible cladding to the NSW Government within four months of being occupied.

See more about cladding registration.


Results of cladding inspections

Updated 8 February 2023
 

Buildings inspected4182
Buildings cleared3803
Buildings under review, assessment or remediation379


There are 379 buildings in progress to be cleared. The buildings are at different stages in the process, which are shown here.

  • 10 - awaiting update or assessment by the consent authority
  • 144 - an expert assessment is in process
  • 33 - detailed remediation action plan requested from the building owner or received by the consent authority
  • 192 - remediation is underway or has been ordered or approved by the consent authority

In addition, 88 buildings are pending categorisation by the consent authority.

Any additional buildings identified through Project Remediate will be included in the statistics on this page after they have been assessed by the Cladding Taskforce. 

See the buildings eligible for cladding remediation by location.

Buildings by height and class

Number of storeys1-34-8>9
Number of buildings64203112
Number of class 2 buildings2413375

Number of buildings by consent authority

Government-owned11
DPE14
Councils354
Number of councils35 

Who are the consent authorities?

Consent authorities are either local councils or the Department of Planning and Environment (DPE).

They are responsible for assessing fire safety provisions and deciding if buildings are cleared or require remediation. Government buildings are managed directly by the relevant department.


Cladding Product Safety Panel

The Cladding Product Safety Panel provides expert advice to the NSW Cladding Taskforce and the Cladding Support Unit on the suitability of cladding replacement products and external wall assembly methods.

It will ensure guidance is available to local councils, consent authorities and building owners to make consistent, sustainable and cost-effective decisions in relation to rectification work and will assist the insurance industry better quantify cladding risks and risk control measures.


Cladding registration and Project Remediate

Cladding regulation online registration system

Certain building with combustible cladding must be registered with the NSW Government by the building owner. 

Find out if your building must be registered. 

Replace flammable cladding through Project Remediate

Project Remediate is a voluntary (opt-in) program to replace flammable cladding for eligible class 2 residential apartment buildings.


Further information

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