DETENTION TOWERS CLASS ACTION
THE PLAINTIFFS AND THE STATE OF VICTORIA HAVE AGREED TO RESOLVE THIS CLASS ACTION SO THAT MONEY IS PAID TO GROUP MEMBERS WHO WERE ‘LOCKED DOWN’ AT THE ESTATE TOWERS DURING JULY 2020. THIS IS CALLED A ‘SETTLEMENT'. THE SETTLEMENT WILL ONLY TAKE EFFECT IF IT IS APPROVED BY THE COURT.
If you are a group member and you want to participate in the settlement, you must register. As a group member, you will not get any money if you do not register.
NOTICE TO GROUP MEMBERS
The Notice of Proposed Settlement allows Group Members to choose from three options to respond to the proposed settlement of these proceedings.
The date stated in the Notice of Proposed Settlement for Group Members to lodge Opt Out Notices, Reinstatement Notices and Notices of Objection is 29 May 2023.
Please take notice that this date has been extended to 15 June 2023. Any evidence and submissions in support of a Notice of Objection must be lodged by 20 June 2023.
The date for lodgement of Notices of Claim remains 27 June 2023.
Please download the following documents for more information.