Inner Melbourne Community Legal (IMCL) has now launched a class action lawsuit, and is seeking a Supreme Court ruling that the government’s decision to demolish the towers was unlawful.
The group is also challenging the legality of the cabinet’s decision, arguing the process to relocate residents was rushed and lacked procedural fairness.
The lead plaintiff in the case is Barry Berih, a tenant of the public housing tower on Alfred Street in North Melbourne.
A government spokesperson said it knocked on “every single door across the towers to make sure every resident has the support they deserve and their questions answered”.
It said the works were needed as the towers “fail against noise, sustainability, waste and recycling, bedroom area dimensions, room depth, ventilation, private open space, accessibility and minimum amenity standards”.
In a separate lawsuit, about 2,500 public housing tenants agreed to accept compensation payments from the government over their treatment during hard lockdowns in July 2020.
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Inner Melbourne Community Legal (IMCL) has now launched a class action lawsuit, and is seeking a Supreme Court ruling that the government’s decision to demolish the towers was unlawful.
The group is also challenging the legality of the cabinet’s decision, arguing the process to relocate residents was rushed and lacked procedural fairness.
The lead plaintiff in the case is Barry Berih, a tenant of the public housing tower on Alfred Street in North Melbourne.
A government spokesperson said it knocked on “every single door across the towers to make sure every resident has the support they deserve and their questions answered”.
It said the works were needed as the towers “fail against noise, sustainability, waste and recycling, bedroom area dimensions, room depth, ventilation, private open space, accessibility and minimum amenity standards”.
In a separate lawsuit, about 2,500 public housing tenants agreed to accept compensation payments from the government over their treatment during hard lockdowns in July 2020.
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