Building industry
Information on building regulations, registration, fees, enforcement and more.
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Registration
- Domestic Builder
- Project Manager (Domestic)
- Commercial Builder
- Demolisher
- Building Surveyor
- Building Inspector
- Draftsperson
- Engineer
- Erector or Supervisor (Temporary structures)
- Quantity Surveyor
- Building companies
- Mutual recognition for builders
- FAQs
- National police check
- Fit and proper person – external administration
- Partnerships
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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Registration and licensing
- Apply for a plumbing registration
- Apply for a plumbing licence
- Apply for a specialised or restricted class
- Apply for Fire Protection restricted classes
- Drainage
- Fire Protection
- Fire Protection - restricted classes
- Gasfitting
- Irrigation (non-agricultural)
- Mechanical Services
- Refrigerated Air-conditioning
- Roofing (stormwater)
- Sanitary
- Type B Gasfitting
- Water Supply
- 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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Home renovation essentials
- Engaging a builder
- Engaging a plumber
- Appointing a building surveyor
- Ending the employment...
- Planning and building permits
- Landscaping
- 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.
Practice Notes: Categories C-D
Building Practice Notes: Categories C to D
Building Practice Notes: Categories C to D
Cladding (currently under Review)
NEW: Documentation and Due Diligence from Fire Safety Engineers
This document is currently under review
Under Review Cooling Towers (currently under Review)
PN-45: Cooling Tower Systems
This Practice Note is currently under review
Under Review Demolition
DE-01: Demolition of Buildings- Section 28 and 29A
This Practice Note provides guidance on sections 28, 29A and 29B of the Building Act 1993 (Act) relating to an application for a building permit to demolish a building, and provides guidance on:
- Determining whether a report and consent is required
- When a planning permit is required for proposed demolition
- What should be included in an application to the responsible authority for report and consent?
- How long does the responsible authority have to respond?
- What if a responsible authority fails to respond within 15 days?
- Suspension of application for a building permit for demolition
- Places included on the Victorian Heritage Register
- Fee for report and consent
View Practice Note DE-02: Demolition Work- Regulation 26
This Practice Note provides guidance on documentation required for application for a building permit under regulation 26 of the Building Regulations 2018 (the Regulations) and practitioners registration required to carry out demolition work, and provides guidance on:
- What is demolition work?
- Who can undertake demolition work?
- Building permit application requirements for demolition work
View Practice Note