Practitioner Resources
Available documents:
- MG-01 – Building Commission – Fees for building surveying services
- MG-02 – Class 9B Buildings – Management of sanitary facilities
- MG-03 – Involvement of adjoining owners in siting appeals
- MG-04 – Certification of engineering designs
- MG-05 – Professional standards – Building surveyors
- MG-06 – Building Commission – Fee for appointing prescribed building practitioner to act as an inspector
- MG-07 – Uniform building permit numbering system
- MG-08 – Issuing of occupancy permits
- MG-09 – Issuing of building permits (Demolitions/Removal)
- MG-10 – Building Practitioners Board – fees
- MG-11 – Building permit and planning permit consistency
- MG-12 – Siting and design of single dwellings
- MG-13 – Exercise of discretion when applying a new building regulation or an amendment to a building regulation
- MG-14 – Issue of building permits where building work involves the use of certain cladding products
Available documents:
- Building and Plumbing Amendment (Balcony Sprinkler Protection) Interim Regulations 2015
- Demolition work
- Non-Deemed-to-Satisfy External Wall Cladding Systems
- Industry Alert – External walls and BCA compliance.pdf
- Suitability of construction material info sheet
- Water tanks and wind energy
- New residential zones
- Box Gutter Design
- Mandatory notification stages and inspections (NEW)
- Additional requirements when determining performance solutions (NEW)
- Combined allotment determinations (NEW)
- Exemption for Class 10a buildings (NEW)
- Time limits and lapsed building permits (NEW)
- Maintenance and operation of barriers for swimming pools and spas (NEW)
Available documents:
Available documents:
Available documents:
- PN 05-2018 – Swimming Pool and Spa Safety (UPDATED)
- PN-07-2018 - Residential Fire Safety Systems (UPDATED)
- PN-08-2018 - Emergency Communication System (UPDATED)
- PN 13A – Installation of Fire Safety Systems in Residential Buildings (NEW)
- PN-27-2006 – Self Contained Smoke Alarms to Existing Buildings
- PN 27A-2018 - Smoke Alarms in existing residential buildings (NEW)
- PN-37-2018 – Fire performance requirements of Vol One and Two of the National Construction Code Series (UPDATED)
- PN-46-2006 – Bushfire Safety – Suitability of Timber (UNDER REVIEW)
- PN-59-2018 – Sprinkler Systems – Performance Solutions (UPDATED)
- PN-65-2018 - Flood Hazard Areas and Building Regulations (UPDATED)
To lodge an application, learn more about prescribed fees and timeframes, or to read answers to frequently asked questions, visit the VBA’s Prescribed Temporary Structures website.
Available documents:
- PN-03-2018 - Certificate of Compliance (UPDATED)
- PN-11-2018 - Building Definitions (UPDATED)
- PN-29-2018 - Using Volume One and Two of the National Construction Code (UPDATED)
- PN-30-2018 - Classification of Residential Care Building (UPDATED)
- PN 32-2018 – When is a Building Permit Required (UPDATED NOVEMBER 2018)
- PN-56-2018 – Owner Builder Certificate of Consent (UPDATED)
- PN-64-2018 - Classification of Buildings (UPDATED)
- PN-67-2018 - Application of the Building Code of Australia to farm buildings (UPDATED)
Please note PN-73-2018 – Building Permit Levy now replaces previously published Practice Notes PN-48, PN-49, PN-50, PN-52 and PN-53
Available documents:
Available documents:
- PN-01-2018 - Multi Storey Residential (UPDATED)
- PN-21-2018 - Building Permit Amendment (UPDATED)
- PN-25-2018 - Notices and Orders (UPDATED)
- PN-28-2018 - Building Work Involving Multiple Permits (UPDATED)
- PN-33-2018 - Issuing of building permit prior to registration of plan of subdivision (UPDATED)
- PN-35-2018 – Time Limits for Building Work and Lapsing Building Permits (UPDATED)
- PN-36-2018 - Building permit for stage occupancy (UPDATED)
- PN-39-2018 - Building Appeals Board Guide to Applications for Modification and Compliance (UPDATED)
- PN-43-2018 - Demolition of Building (UPDATED)
- PN-44-2018 - Building Permit and Planning Consistency (UPDATED)
- PN-57-2018 - Report and Consent (UPDATED)
- PN-62-2014 – Documentation Required for Applications for Building Permits
- PN-63-2018 – Performance Solution Procedures and Documentation (UPDATED)
- PN-68-2018 - Small Live Music Venue Classifications (UPDATED)
- PN-69-2018 – Mandatory notification stages and inspection of building work (UPDATED)
Available documents:
- PN-06-2018 - Building Above Certain Public Facilities (UPDATED)
- PN-18-2018 - Responses from Municipal Councils (UPDATED)
- PN-19-2018 - Notifying Council of Building Work (UPDATED)
- PN-58-2018 - Protection of Public (UPDATED)
- PN-66-2018 - Occupancy Permit for Places of Public Entertainment (UPDATED)
- PN-70-2018 - Directions to Fix Building Work (UPDATED)
Available documents:
- Annual essential safety measures report (UPDATED)
- Building work commencement, completion or permit lapse return
- Certificate of Compliance for Building Work (NEW)
- Certificate of Compliance for proposed building work (NEW)
- Directions to Fix
- Section 30A checklist
- Maintenance Determination (NEW)
- Maintenance Schedule (NEW)
Available documents:
- Form 1 - Application for Building Permit (NEW)
- Form 2 - Building Permit (NEW)
- Form 3 - Notice of Imminent Lapse of Building Permit - Commencement of Work (NEW)
- Form 4 - Notice of Imminent Lapse of Building Permit - Completion of Work (NEW)
- Form 5 - Determination that combined allotment is one allotment (NEW)
- Form 6 - Determination that Protection Work is required (NEW)
- Form 7 - Protection Work Process (NEW)
- Form 8 - Protection Work Response Notice (NEW)
- Form 9 - Notice of Determination Under Section 87 of the Act (NEW)
- Form 10 - Emergency Order (NEW)
- Form 11 - Building Notice (NEW)
- Form 12 - Building Order (General) (NEW)
- Form 13 - Building Order to Stop Building Work (NEW)
- Form 14 - Building Order - Minor Works (NEW)
- Form 15 - Application of Occupancy Permit (NEW)
- Form 16 - Occupancy Permit (NEW)
- Form 17 - Certificate of Final Inspections (NEW)
- Form 18 - Exemption from or consent to partial compliance with requirements in Regulations (NEW)
Available documents:
Available documents:
- 1.01 Sanitary Plumbing – Air Admittance Valves
- 1.02 Sanitary Plumbing – Thermal Expansion in Above Ground PVC-U Pipelines
- 1.03 Sanitary Plumbing – Floor Waste Gullies
- 1.04 Sanitary Plumbing – Installation of Fixtures for Disabled Persons
- 1.04A Sanitary Plumbing – Installation of Fixtures for Disabled Persons Building Classes 9b and 10 Public Transport Buildings
- 1.05 Sanitary Plumbing – Temporary Plumbing for Site Sheds
Available documents:
- 3.01 Drainage – Bedding Drains in Stable Soil
- 3.02 Drainage – Boundary Traps
- 3.03 Drainage – Combined Drains Overflow Relief and Inspection
- 3.04 Drainage – Refrigerated Cabinet Condensate Drains Connected via Tundishes
- 3.05 Drainage – Drainage Overflow Relief
- 3.06 Drainage – Drains in Reactive Soils, Unstable or Water Charged Ground
- 3.07 Drainage – Low Risk Trade Waste Appliances
- 3.08 Drainage – Multi-Unit Developments (Excluding Multi-Storey)
- 3.09 Drainage – Property Sewerage Drains
- 3.10 Drainage – (Below Ground Sewer) – Temporary Plumbing for Site Sheds
- 3.14 Drainage – Vacuum Sewerage Systems
- 4.01 Drainage – (Below Ground Stormwater) Bio-retention
- 4.02 Drainage – (Below Ground Stormwater) Reduced Grade
- 4.03 Drainage – (Below Ground Stormwater) Temporary Plumbing for Site Sheds
- 4.04 Drainage – (Below Ground Stormwater) Sizing Drains and Eaves Gutters
- 4.05 Drainage – (Below Ground Stormwater) Charged Systems to Rainwater Tanks
- 4.06 Drainage – (Below Ground Stormwater) Bedding Site Stormwater Drains
Available documents:
- 5.01 Cold Water Plumbing – Cold Water Pipe Sizing, Testing and Commissioning
- 5.02 Cold Water Plumbing – Water Supply for Dental Consoles
- 5.03 Cold Water Plumbing – Drawings of Typical Water and Fire Services
- 5.04 Cold Water Plumbing – Hose Connection Vacuum Breakers
- 5.05 Cold Water Plumbing – Hot Water from Cold Taps
- 5.06 Cold Water Plumbing – Maximum Outlet Pressure Within Buildings Water Supply Flow Rates
- 5.07 Cold Water Plumbing – Multi-Unit Developments (Excluding Multi-Storey)
- 5.08 Cold Water Plumbing – Rainwater Supply for Water Closet Cisterns
- 5.09 Cold Water Plumbing – Rainwater Tanks
- 5.10 Cold Water Plumbing – Temporary Plumbing for Site Sheds
- 5.11 Cold Water Plumbing – The Use of Pipe Tube
- 5.12 Cold Water Plumbing – Transported Recycled Water for Irrigation and Commercial Car Washing
Available documents:
- 6.01 Hot Water Plumbing – Achieving Hot Water Delivery Temperatures/Dead Ends
- 6.02 Hot Water Plumbing – Cold Water Shut-Off Valve
- 6.03 Hot Water Plumbing – Heat Trace Cables in Warm and Hot Water Systems
- 6.04 Hot Water Plumbing – Installation of Tempering Valves and Heat Retention for Hot Water Piping
- 6.05 Hot Water Plumbing – Maximum Outlet Pressure Within Buildings Water Supply Flow Rates
- 6.06 Hot Water Plumbing – Solar Hot Water Performance Requirements
- 6.07 Hot Water Plumbing – Special Option for a Temperature Pressure Relief (TPR) Valve
- 6.08 Hot Water Plumbing – Temporary Plumbing for Site Sheds
- 6.09 Hot Water Plumbing – Temperature Pressure Relief (TPR) Valve Drain Lines
- 6.10 Hot Water Plumbing – Thermal Insulation of Heated Water Pipework
- 6.11 Hot Water Plumbing – Warm Water Systems
- 6.12 Hot Water Plumbing – Water Tempering Control Options for Non Storage
- 6.13 Hot Water Plumbing – Solar Heated Water – 6 Star Requirements
Available documents:
- 7.01 Mechanical Services – Solid Fuel Heaters (Under review due to publication of AS2918)
- 7.02 Mechanical Services – Cooling Towers
- 7.03 Mechanical Services – Condensation Drainage Utilising Self Sealing Devices
- 7.04 Mechanical Services – Flexible Ducting for the Heating, Cooling and Ventilation of a Building
- 7.05 Mechanical Services – Evaporative Coolers
- 7.06 Mechanical Services – Heat Shifters
- 7.07 Mechanical Services – Mechanical Exhaust Ventilation Systems
- 7.08 Mechanical Services – Split Systems Air Conditioning
Available documents:
Available documents:
Available documents:
- 92.01 Gasfitting – Allowable Leakage Rate for Existing Fuel Gas Installations
- 92.02 Gasfitting – Connection of Commercial Catering Equipment
- 92.03 Gasfitting – Commercial Catering Equipment and Residential Cooking Appliances
- 92.05 Gasfitting – Natural Gas Type A Installations Appliances in Roof Space
- 92.06 Gasfitting – Temporary Plumbing for Site Sheds
Available documents:
Available documents:
Available documents:
Available documents:
- 0 Audit Roof Plumbing
- 1 Sanitary Plumbing
- 2 Septic Tank Installation
- 3 Drainage Below Ground Sewer
- 4 Drainage Below Ground Stormwater
- 5 Cold Water Plumbing
- 6 Hot Water Plumbing
- 7 Mechanical Services – Including Duct Fixing
- 7 Mechanical Services – Medical Gases
- 8 Backflow Prevention – Medium and High Risk Only
- 90 Residential and Domestic Fire Sprinkler Systems
- 91 Grey or Recycled Water (Non-Drinking)
- 92.1 Natural Gas Installation 93 LPG 94 Other types of gas
- 92.2 Natural Gas Servicing Type A 93 LPG Type A 94 Other types of gas
- 92.3 Natural Gas Conversion 93 LPG Type A 94 Other types of gas
- 93 LPG type A 94 Other types Caravans and Mobile Homes
- 95.1 Fire Protection – Commercial Industrial Fire Sprinkler Syetms
- 95.2 Fire Protection – Fire Hydrant Rose Heels
- 95.3 Fire Protection – Fire System Pump Set
- 95.4 Fire Protection
- 96 Irrigation (Non-Agricultural) (Applies only to Pressurised Zones)
- 97.1 Refrigeration Air Conditioning (Refrigeration)
- 97.2 Refrigeration Air Conditioning (Split System Air Conditioning)
- 98 Solar Installation
- 99 Rainwater Tank Installation
Available documents:
- Box Gutter Design
- Handheld sprays and water points adjacent to water closets
- Overflow in eaves gutters
- Overflow provisions for box gutters
- Regulatory requirements for the laying of sanitary drains under buildings
- Regulatory requirements for the off-site construction of plumbing systems
- Use of gas composite pipe in bushfire prone areas
Available documents:
- Statement of your Drainage work knowledge and experience
- Statement of your Fire Protection work knowledge and experience
- Statement of your Gasfitting work knowledge and experience
- Statement of your Irrigation (Non-Agricultural) work knowledge and experience
- Statement of your Mechanical Services work knowledge and experience
- Statement of your Refrigerated Air-conditioning work knowledge and experience
- Statement of your Roofing (Stormwater) work knowledge and experience
- Statement of your Sanitary work knowledge and experience
- Statement of your Type B Gasfitting work knowledge and experience
- Statement of your Water Supply work knowledge and experience
Available documents:
Available documents:
Available documents:
- PN-04-2018 - Stormwater drainage (UPDATED)
- PN-12-2018 - Applying BCA energy efficiency measures in existing Class 2-9 Buildings (UPDATED)
- PN-14-2018 - Access to buildings for people with a Disability (UPDATED)
- PN-23-2018 – Maintenance of Essential Safety Measures (UPDATED)
- PN-24-2018 - Occupancy Permit (UPDATED)
- PN-31-2018 - Deleting Hose from existing fire hydrants (UPDATED)
- PN-38-2018- Fire Hydrant System Design, Installation, Commisioning and Testing (UPDATED)
- PN-40-2018 - Fire Alarm Monitoring Systems (UPDATED)
- PN-45-2016 – Cooling Tower Systems (UPDATED)
- PN-61-2018 - Water Savings Options available when testing Fire Safety Systems (UPDATED)
July 2018
Licensing and Registration
- Transition of building practitioners to time-limited registration (PDF, 129.59 KB)
- Renewal of building practitioner registration (PDF, 132.62 KB)
Technical and Regulation
- Inspection of building work (PDF, 232.1 KB)
- Limitations on the issue of building permits (PDF, 265.04 KB)
- Notification during building work (section 33) (PDF, 226.37 KB)
- Notification of practitioner involvement (PDF, 253.08 KB)
January 2018
Inspections
- VBA’s power of entry to residential premises (PDF, 495.37 KB)
- VBA’s power of entry to non-residential premises (PDF, 516.3 KB)
- Changes to gathering information via a court order (PDF, 497.9 KB)
Building Practitioners & Building Surveyors
- Changes to the appointment of private building surveyors (PDF, 628.81 KB)
- Transfer of building surveyor functions (PDF, 679.89 KB) (Updated November 2018)
- Injunctions (PDF, 634.17 KB)
- Offence to hinder or obstruct, or give false or misleading statements or documents (PDF, 615.22 KB)
2017
- Scopes of work (PDF, 626.25 KB)
- Removal of Domestic Builder (Manager), introduction of Project Manager (Domestic) and transitional arrangements (PDF, 149.13 KB)
- Emergency orders, building orders and building notices (PDF, 488.42 KB)
- Statutory management (PDF, 674.26 KB)
- Power to issue directions to fix building work (PDF, 836.82 KB)
- Exiting the industry – Private Building Surveyors (PDF, 199.38 KB)
- Building practitioners and owner-builder projects (PDF, 806.78 KB)
- New liabilities for people in a partnership (PDF, 700.4 KB)
- Registration of companies as a building practitioner (PDF, 731.66 KB)
2016
- Five-year registration (PDF, 445.43 KB)
- Abolition of the Building Practitioners Board (BPB) (PDF, 604.25 KB)
- Codes of conduct (PDF, 507.55 KB)
- Conditions on registration (PDF, 319.98 KB)
- Continuing professional development (PDF, 353.51 KB)
- Fit and Proper Person (PDF, 144.37 KB)
- Owner-builder Certificates of Consent (PDF, 561.23 KB)
- Surrender of Registration (PDF, 139.46 KB)
- Disciplinary Process (PDF, 603.45 KB)
- Disciplinary Action (PDF, 766.43 KB)
- Builder may not appoint a Private Building Surveyor (PDF, 403.91 KB)
- Certified checklist of documents to lodge with the relevant council (ss30A and 30B) (PDF, 400.82 KB)
- Offences and penalties for carrying out building work without a building permit (PDF, 325.45 KB)
- Power to issue directions to fix building work (PDF, 586.24 KB)
- Powers of VBA inspectors to inspect owner-builder projects and documentation (PDF, 460.58 KB)
- Threshold amount for a Certificate of Consent (PDF, 318.79 KB)
- When a private building surveyor may not act (PDF, 408.28 KB)
July 2018
Technical and Regulation
- Limitations on the issue of building permits (PDF, 295.99 KB)
January 2018
Inspections
- Power of Entry, Information Gathering and Inspection (Part 13 of the Building Act 1993) (PDF, 703.96 KB)
Building Practitioners & Building Surveyors
- Transfer of Building Surveyor Functions (Sections 80C & 80D – Building Act 1993) (PDF, 594.42 KB) (Updated November 2018)
2017
2016
- Capacity to practise (PDF, 847.37 KB)
- Enforceable undertakings (PDF, 483.02 KB)
- Immediate suspension of registration (PDF, 471.85 KB)
- Internal review of VBA decisions (PDF, 762.61 KB)
- Show cause process (PDF, 558.55 KB)
2018
- Immediate suspension of building registration (PDF, 140.95 KB)
2016
- Capacity to practise (PDF, 1534.21 KB)
- Immediate suspension of registration (PDF, 140.95 KB)
- Internal review of VBA decisions (PDF, 901.29 KB)
- Show cause process (PDF, 569.16 KB)
- Enforceable undertakings (PDF, 540.96 KB)
2017
- Written direction to fix building work (PDF, 360.87 KB)
2016
- Section 30A approved checklist (PDF, 984.49 KB)
2017
- VBA Prosecution Policy (PDF, 161.54 KB)