Building Regulations Advisory Committee

The Building Regulations Advisory Committee (BRAC) is an independent statutory body established under section 210 of the Building Act 1993 (the Act).

The BRAC functions are set out in section 211 of the Act.

These are to:

• advise the Minister on:
  • draft regulations prepared under the Act
  • the administration of the Act and the regulations
  • the impact on the building regulations system
  • issues relating to the building permit levy
  • any matter referred to it by the Minister.

and

• accredit building products, including construction methods, design components or systems connected with building products.

Register of accredited building products (PDF, 543.69 KB)

The BRAC comprises 16 members who have been appointed by the Minister for Planning for their expertise. You can download the BRAC terms of reference (PDF, 1123.44 KB).

Committee members (as at 16 June 2022)

• Yvonne von Hartel AM (Chair)
  Commissioner, Victorian Building Authority
• Heidi Smith
  Nominated by the Property Council of Australia
• Mark White
  Nominated by the Minister for Finance
• Andrew Andreou
  Nominated by the Minister for Emergency Services
• Nick Karatatis
  Nominated by the Australian Institute of Building Surveyors
• Steven Baxas
  Nominated by Melbourne City Council
• Regina Bron
  Nominated by the Australian Institute of Architects
• Brian Murphy
  Member with building industry experience
• Richard Drew
  Nominated by Engineers Australia
• Natasha Stojanovich
  Lawyer
• Natalie King
  Nominated by the Master Builders Association
• Michael Spence
  Consumer Advocate
• Peter Zagorski
  Nominated by the Housing Industry Association
• Mehran Khademollah
  Nominated by the Municipal Association of Victoria
• Greg Blanch
  Nominated by Design Matters National

The 2020–21 year in review

In the 2020–21 financial year, 12 BRAC meetings were convened in addition to sub-committee meetings, with meeting attendance shown below.

Within 2020-21, the BRAC reviewed and considered building product accreditations and provided a ready source of input into policy development, the Building Environment Protection Legislation Amendment and the revision of the Building Regulations.