Building industry
Information on building regulations, registration, fees, enforcement and more.
Building surveyors
Information on regulations, registration, carrying out your role as a building surveyor and more.
Plumbing industry
Information on plumbing regulations, becoming registered or licensed, fees, enforcement and more.
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Plumber registrations and licences
- Apply for a plumbing registration
- Apply for a plumbing licence
- Apply for a specialised or restricted class
- Drainage
- Fire protection
- Gasfitting
- Irrigation (non-agricultural)
- Mechanical services
- Refrigerated air-conditioning
- Roofing (stormwater)
- Sanitary
- Type B gasfitting
- Water supply
- Thermostatic Mixing Valve (TMV)
- Type A appliance servicing
- Type A appliance conversion
- Type B gasfitting advanced
- Backflow prevention
- Mutual recognition for plumbers
- Registration and licensing FAQs
Owner-builders
Information about applying for an owner-builder certificate of consent, including eligibility, training requirements and more.
Consumers
Information about building and plumbing matters for property owners, residents and renovators.
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Building and renovating essentials
- Engaging a builder
- Engaging a plumber
- Appointing a building surveyor
- Ending the employment of a private building surveyor
- Planning and building permits
- Plumbing compliance certificates
- Building contracts
- Insurance for building and plumbing work
- Protecting adjoining properties
- Energy efficiency requirements
- At the end of your building project
Cladding
Information on the Victorian Statewide Cladding Audit and what’s involved in rectifying buildings.
We regulate Victoria’s building and plumbing industries – protecting the community and empowering practitioners.
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New Domestic Builder (Limited - Carpentry) registration form
Updated Domestic Builder (Unlimited) registration form
Carrying out Thermostatic Mixing Valve (TMV) work?
Regulation and registration changes commence 18 November 2019.
News and events
VBA actions - 2018-19 financial year
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8,318
proactive building inspections completed
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1,261
buildings inspected to identify non-compliant combustible cladding
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1,571
requests made to rectify building work
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6,402
practitioner attendances at VBA seminars