Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog charges 28 more people over allegations of bribes to register builders

Ibac says it has charged one Victorian Building Authority employee and 27 people involved in building registration applications

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Victoria's anti-corruption watchdog has charged a further 28 people as part of its investigation into allegations the Victorian Building Authority accepted financial bribes in exchange for registering builders.

The state's Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday afternoon announced it had charged one VBA employee and 27 people who were building registration applicants or allegedly helped facilitate building registration applications for other people.

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