Disciplinary action is being taken against the builder and fire safety engineer behind the Lacrosse Building in Melbourne which went up in flames in November 2014 as a result of non-compliant cladding.
The action follows a lengthy investigation by Victoria's building regulator, the Victorian Building Authority, which alleges work wasn't carried out in a competent manner and to a professional standard.
L.U. Simon Builders construction director Jim Moschoyiannis​ and Con Nicolas, the fire safety engineer who worked on the Lacrosse building, have been referred to the Building Practitioners Board for disciplinary action.
The owners of the apartments in the 23-storey tower are now facing a multi-million dollar bill to remove the cladding.
The Victorian Building Authority will also refer the Lacrosse building's architect to the Architects Registration Board.
According to the authority the design of the external walls did not comply with the requirements of the Building Code of Australia.
Moreover, the authority claims the registered building surveyor, Anastasios Galanos, who works for Gardner Group, could not have been satisfied that the building work would comply with the Building Act and regulations when he issued the building permit.
Fire spread through 13 storeys of the apartment building within 10 minutes, according to a spokesperson for the city's Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB).
While there were no fatalities, 400 residents were evacuated from the building.
A report by the MFB said the external cladding material did not "to the degree necessary avoid the spread of fire as required by the Building Code of Australia."
It went on to say that "simultaneous internal fire ignition events over multiple floors are simply an unacceptable fire safety solution for a residential high-rise building, or any other occupiable building for that matter."