A building surveyor who signed off on five multi-storey developments with combustible cladding has been suspended and could face further disciplinary action.

The Victorian Building Authority said on Monday it had immediately suspended the surveyor on “public interest grounds”.

Flammable cladding on the Neo 200 apartment tower in Spencer Street burnt in February. The tower will now get public funding to remove any remaining flammable cladding. Credit:3AW

The Andrews government has committed $600 million to fix the state’s flammable cladding crisis with the dangerous material used on hundreds of buildings.

However, the authority did not name the building surveyor, the first ever charged by the authority, who has been given 28 days to show cause as to why they should not face further sanctions.