Building Regulations Advisory Committee
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If your building product accreditation was issued prior to January 1, 2019, please visit the Building Product Accreditation page for more information.
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.
List of accredited building products
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 25 October 2020)
- Yvonne von Hartel AM (Chair)
Commissioner, Victorian Building Authority - Gregory du Chateau
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 - Wayne Liddy
Nominated by the Australian Institute of Building Surveyors - 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 - Melanie Fasham
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 the Building Designers Association of Victoria
The 2019–20 year in review
In 2019–20, 11 BRAC meetings were convened in addition to sub-committee meetings, with meeting attendance shown below.
Six applications for building product accreditation were received in the 2019–20 financial year. Three products received accreditation and three applications for accreditation are under consideration.
BRAC members’ attendance is reported below and by the Victorian Public Sector Commissioner at www.publicboards.vic.gov.au.
Member name | Term of appointment | Meetings attended | Maximum possible |
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Yvonne von Hartel AM (Chair) | 12 August 2016 to 28 February 2020 1 March 2020 to 30 September 2022 | 10 | 11 |
Aristidis Akritidis | 20 December 2016 to 19 December 2019 | 3 | 6 |
Andrew Andreou | 8 October 2018 to 19 September 2021 | 9 | 11 |
Steven Baxas | 25 July 2018 to 24 July 2021 | 11 | 11 |
Ms Regina Bron | 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2022 | 10 | 11 |
Warren Brooker | 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2022 | 9 | 11 |
Mr Richard Drew | 20 September 2018 to 19 September 2021 | 8 | 11 |
Greg du Chateau | 20 September 2018 to 19 September 2021 | 10 | 11 |
Melanie Fasham | 20 September 2018 to 19 September 2021 | 9 | 11 |
Nick Karatatis | 17 February 2019 to 30 June 2022 | 4 | 6 |
Wayne Liddy | 4 November 2019 to 30 June 2022 | 5 | 7 |
Brian Murphy | 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2022 | 11 | 11 |
Stephen Scimonello | 25 July 2018 to 24 July 2021 | 1 | 4 |
Michael Spence | 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2022 | 10 | 11 |
Natasha Stojanovich | 1 September 2019 to 30 June 2022 | 9 | 9 |
Mark White | 7 August 2016 to 6 August 2019 7 August 2019 to 30 June 2022 | 10 | 11 |
Peter Zagorski | 28 December 2018 to 19 September 2021 | 11 | 11 |