Privacy Collection notice

The Secretary of the Department of Health, who is the Administrator of the settlement scheme of the Estate Towers class action (Administrator), is collecting your information in order to:

  • Verify your identity;
  • Determine whether you are an eligible Group Member of the Estate Towers class action and eligible to receive money as part of a settlement of the Estate Towers class action;
  • Make payment to you, if you are an eligible Group Member.
The department may share this information:
  • With an Independent Reviewer, in the event that you seek to review a decision that you are not an eligible Group Member and not eligible to receive any settlement monies;
  • Other government agencies or departments such as the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH), in order to verify your information or to seek further information to determine whether you are eligible to receive settlement monies;
  • The Supreme Court of Victoria in order to complete any necessary reporting or other requirements of the settlement process or as part of any dispute about the settlement;
  • An auditor for the purposes of undertaking any necessary auditing of the settlement process or scheme;
  • The department's legal or financial advisers as may be required in order to seek advice about any aspect of the settlement process or scheme.
  • As may be required by law.

If you choose not to provide the information requested, the Administrator may not be able to verify your identity or confirm your eligibility as a Group Member and your claim may be determined as ineligible to participate in the settlement. If your claim is determined to be ineligible, you may request a review of the determination, however the review may be impacted if the information requested is not available for the review. If you do not provide bank account details and are determined as eligible to participate in the statement , the Administrator may not be able to pay you any settlement monies.


If you have any questions about how your personal information will be handled or would like to gain access to your personal information, you can contact the Administrator on covid-19-towers@health.vic.gov.au. Your information will be retained and held by the Administrator in accordance with the department’s Privacy Policy which is accessible at Department of Health Privacy Policy.

Please use the Notice of Claim form to register.