Q3 2018–19: VBA Actions report card
A summary of the VBA’s compliance and enforcement activities between 1 January and 31 March 2019.
Practitioner discipline
|
Show cause notices issued
|
8
|
|
Notices of decisions issued
|
11
|
|
Immediate suspensions
|
3
|
Building investigations
|
Investigations commenced
|
110
|
|
Investigations completed
|
98
|
|
Caution letters issued
| 3 |
|
Educational letters issued
|
35
|
Plumbing investigations
|
Investigations commenced
|
181
|
|
Investigations completed
|
209
|
|
Inquiries
|
16
|
Cladding investigations
|
Investigations commenced
|
49
|
| Files referred for disciplinary hearings | 9 |
|
Investigations completed
| 4 |
Prosecutions
|
Appearances in the Magistrates’ Court
|
50
|
|
Matters adjourned
|
38
|
|
Matters finalised
|
12
|
|
Aggregate fines
|
$1,341,000* |
|
Aggregate costs to the VBA
|
$28,751
|
Permit levy audits
Proactive inspections
|
Inspections
|
1641 across 52 municipalities
|
|
Building orders for minor works issued
|
259
|
|
Emergency orders issued
|
4
|
Plumbing activities
|
Audits
|
2720
|
|
Re-audits
|
437
|
|
Inspections
|
525
|
|
Re-inspections
|
56
|
|
Rectification notices issued
|
463
|
|
Referrals to Plumbing Investigations
|
39 |
* This figure includes fines and costs imposed against the persons involved in the Corkman Hotel matter.
