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VBA prosecutes unregistered building company for multiple breaches, has arrest warrant issued
An unregistered building company has been convicted and fined $60,000 for 12 breaches of the Building Act and the Domestic Building Contracts Act. The company -
VBA Actions for the week ending Friday 23 August 2019
A summary of VBA prosecutions, show cause notices, notices of decision, permit levy audits, proactive inspections and plumbing activities for the week. -
VBA supports decision to remove residents from apartments
The Victorian Building Authority supports the City of Kingston’s decision to remove remaining residents from an apartment complex, after the building was deemed no longer -
Industry Update: Requests to terminate a Private Building Surveyor
Many requests to terminate the appointment of a private building surveyor can be achieved through the transfer of building surveyor functions, as long as both -
VBA Actions for the week ending Friday 16 August 2019
A summary of VBA prosecutions, show cause notices, notices of decision, permit levy audits, proactive inspections and plumbing activities for the week. -
Building surveyor immediately suspended to protect the public
The Victorian Building Authority has immediately suspended a registered building surveyor for failing to prevent the installation of combustible external wall cladding on five multi-storey -
A message from the CEO – August 2019
The VBA welcomes the State Government’s decision to establish Cladding Safety Victoria to support and fund the rectification of higher-risk apartment buildings, while also undertaking -
Demolishers warned about major domestic building contracts and company registration
The VBA is aware that some demolition companies are entering into major domestic building contracts without holding company registration as a building practitioner. -
Professional indemnity insurance changes ease restrictions on building surveyors, inspectors
Building surveyors and inspectors can now hold professional indemnity insurance with exclusions, following commencement of a recent Ministerial Order. -
VBA Actions for the week ending Friday, 9 August 2019
A summary of VBA prosecutions, show cause notices, notices of decision, permit levy audits, proactive inspections and plumbing activities for the week.